Comprehensionhard · Past Paper
'Justice delayed is justice denied.' What does this famous legal maxim imply?
AIt is better to wait for a long time for a trial.
BSlow legal processes are fundamentally unfair to the victims.
CThe court should be closed on holidays.
DDenying justice is always the right thing to do.
✓ Correct Answer: B — Slow legal processes are fundamentally unfair to the victims.
The quote suggests that if a legal remedy takes too long, it is as if no remedy was given at all.
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