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Dram
Dram, 1/16 of an ounce [(English) Weights and Measures Act, 1878, s. 14]. Not to be confused with drachm (q.v.)
Free silver
often specif the free coinage of silver at a fixed ratio with gold as at the ratio of 16 to 1 which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of
Purchase money
368 [see also Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1962, s. 16(3)(i)] … in order to acquire title in the property which constitutes 'purchase money', Dukhan Sah v. Gajendra Sah, AIR 1984 Pat 368 [see also Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1962,
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Otter
fish is prohibited by the (English) Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 16), s. 1.
Knighthood
gave rise to knight-service and the compulsion of landowners to become knights or pay a fine, but by 16 Car. 1, c. 20, no man can be compelled to take the Order of Knighthood. See Sir N.H.
Guardian (Gardein) de Lesteinery
Guardian (Gardein) de Lesteinery, the warden of the stannaries or mines in Cornwall and Devon. See 16 Car. 1, c. 15
Employer
or not, but excluding any fund or trust or institution eligible for exemption under clause (23C) of section 10 or registered under section 12AA; (iv) a local authority; and (v) every artificial judicial person, not falling within
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 … those things which the interpretation clause declares that they shall include, CIT v. Taj Mahal, AIR 1972 SC 168 (170): (1972) 3 SCC 550.
power
power 1 : capability of acting or of producing an effect [parties of unequal bargaining ] 2 a : authority
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
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