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Includes

thing which the interpretation clause declares that they shall include, Scientific Engg. House (P) Ltd. v. C.I.T., (1986) 1 SCC 11: 1986 SCC (Tax) 143. The word 'includes' has different meanings in different contexts. Standard Dictionaries assign

Desertion

Desertion, (1) the criminal offence of abandoning the naval or military service without license. See ss. 12 et seq. of the (English) Army Act, 1881, replacing similar s.s of the (English) annual Mutiny Acts, and … v. Failes, 1906, P. 326. Desertion for two years will revive condoned adultery, Houghton v. Houghton, 1903, P. 150. Adultery by a husband after some years' separation by mutual consent is not evidence of desertion, and a

power

power 1 : capability of acting or of producing an effect [parties of unequal bargaining ] 2 a : authority

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Vest

been used in a particular piece of legislation, Fruit and Vegetable Merchants Union v. Delhi Improvement Trust, AIR 1957 SC 344 (356): (1957) SCR 1. [U.P. Town Improvement Act (8 of 1819)] The property must not only … a person 2. To invest, a person, with full title to property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1557. Generally means to give a property in, per Brett, L.J. Coverdale v. Charlton, (1878) 48 LJQB 128: 4

accept

accept 1 a : to receive with consent [ a gift] [ service] b : to assent to the receipt

cause

cause 1 : something that brings about an effect or result [the negligent act which was the of the plaintiff's

specific

specific 1 : relating to a particular thing 2 : intended for or restricted to a particular end or object

president

president 1 : an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly 2 : an appointed governor of a

Occupier

or upon any house, land, or place; formerly rateable to the poor rate under the Poor Relief Act, 1601, 43 Eliz. c. 2, and as 'inhabitant occupier' and entitled to the parliamentary franchise, under the Representation of

Infanticide

commences. See this subject fully discussed in Taylor's Med. Jur. cc. xxxviii. Et seq.; and Guy's Foren. Med. 118 et seq. The (English) Infanticide Act, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 18), provides that where a

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