Gist
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
gist
[Anglo-French, in the phrase laccion gist the action lies or is based (on), from gisir to lie (of process), from Old French gesir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacere]
: the ground or foundation of a legal action without which it would not be sustainable
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