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intention

more commonly used than intention when speaking technically esp. about the criminal and tort concepts of intent (senses 1a and 1b).

Charging order

Charging order, an order obtained from a court or judge under the (English) Judgments Acts, 1838 and 1840 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 110), s. 14, and (3 & 4 Vict. c. 82), s. 1, and...

Casual vacancy

Casual vacancy, means a vacancy occuring otherwise than by efflux of time in the office of an elected member of a Board and includes a vacancy in such office, arising under sub-s. (1A) of s. 17....

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Bestiality

Bestiality, that her husband has, since the solemnization of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality defined. [Special Marriage Act, s. 27(1A)] Bestiality, the crime of men with beasts, punishable under the (English) Offences...

Appropriate government

in relation to any other fees or stamps, the State Government. [Court-Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), s. 1A] Means as respects any matter--(i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. (ii) relating

Allowed

Allowed, may mean some positive sanction and not mere slackness on the part of the competent authority in not taking action for getting the premises vacated, Maheshchandra Trikamji Gajjar v. State of Maharashtra, (2003) 3 SCC...

Alias

Law Procedure Act, 1852, s. 10. As to concurrent writs, see R. S. C. Ord. VI., rr. 1, 1a, 2 and 2a

Account

transactions between two parties arising out of contracts or some fiduciary relations, Words and Phrases, Permanent. Edn. Vol. 1A at p. 336-338.

Under-inclusive classification

Under-inclusive classification, there are two main consideration to justify an under-inclusive classifi-cation. First, administrative, necessity. Second, the legislature might not be fully convinced that the particular policy which it adopts will be fully successful or wise....

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