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Journal

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Journal, a day-book or diary of transactions used by merchants, mariners, tradesmen, etc., in their business.

Means (1) A book or record kept usu. daily, as of the proceedings of a legislature or the events of a ship's voyage (2) Accounting. In double entry book-keeping, a book in which original entries are re-corded before being transferred to a ledger (3) A periodical or magazine, esp. one published for a scholarly or professional group. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 844.

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