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law breaking

an act punishable by law usually considered an evil act...


law clerk

law clerk : one (as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research and analysis ...


Law Commission

Law Commission,'means an official or quasi-official body of people formed to purpose legal reforms intended to improve the administration of justice. Such a body is often charged with the task of reviewing the law with an eyes toward systematic development and reform, esp. through codifi-cation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 891....


Law Courts

Law Courts, the name popularly given to the Royal Courts of Justice. See that title....


Law declared

Law declared, a decision which is not express and is not founded on reasons nor it proceeds on consideration of issue cannot be deemed to be a law declared to have a binding effect as is contemplated by Article 141, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., (1991) 4 SCC 139 (163)...


Law department

Law department, means a branch of a corporation, government agency, university, or the like charged with handing the entity's legal affairs, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 891....


Law enforcement information network

Law enforcement information network, means a computerised communications system used in some States to document drivers' license records, automobile registrations, wanted persons' files etc., Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 891....


Law enforcement officer

Law enforcement officer, means a person whose duty is to enforce the laws and preserve the peace, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 891....


Law graduate

Law graduate, means a person who has obtained a bachelor's degree in law from any university established by law in India. [Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961), s. 2 (h)]...


Law in force

Law in force, a law cannot be said to be in force unless it is brought into operation by legislative enactment, or by the exercise of authority by a delegate empowered to bring it into operation. The theory of a statute being in operation in a constitutional sense though it is not in fact in operation has, no validity, State of Orissa v. Chandra Shekhar Singh Bhoi, (1969) 2 SCC 334: AIR 1970 SC 398 (401). [Constitution of India, Art. 13]--the words 'law in force' as used in article 372 of the Constitution are wide enough to include not merely a legislative enactment but also any regulation or order which has the force of law. Edward Mills Co. Ltd. V State of Ajmer, AIR 1955 SC 25 (31): (1955) 1 SCR 735. [Constitution of India, Art. 372]Sales tax could not be charged on pure silken fabrics by the said State Government on Oct. 31, 1966 merely by virtue of the notification dated Aug. 24, 1966. It was, therefore, not a law in force when the composite State was re-organised. S. 88 of the Pu...



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