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Joist

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A piece of timber laid horizontally or nearly so to which the planks of the floor or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling are nailed called according to its position or use binding joist bridging joist ceiling joist trimming joist etc See Illust of Double framed floor under Double a

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