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Hoard

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Hoard, to amass and deposit in secret, Kamla Prasad v. The District Magistrate Saran, AIR 1975 SC 726: (1975) 1 SCC 314. [Bihar Essential Commodities other than Foodgrains Prices and Stocks (Display and Control) Order, 1967]

To acquire and hold (Goods) by and one's reason-able needs, usu. because of an actual or anticipated short or price increase, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.

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