Sovereign
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Sovereign, a chief or supreme person. See Chit.Stat., tit. 'Crown,' and KING. Also, a gold coin of the value of twenty shillings; see Coinage Act, 1870.
1. A person, body, or state vested with independent and Supreme authority 2. Ruler of an independent state, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1401.
The term sovereign means a political superior who is not subject to any other political superior, AIR 1953 Pat 1(4).
1. A person, body, or state vested with independent and Supreme authority 2. Ruler of an independent state, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1401.
The term sovereign means a political superior who is not subject to any other political superior, AIR 1953 Pat 1(4).
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