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rule
rule 1 a : a prescribed guide for conduct or action b : a regulating principle or precept 2 a
Abduction
is incapable of taking any estate or interest in the woman's property, (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1861. (c) Where any person by force takes away or detains any woman being of age with like intent
voluntary
voluntary 1 a : proceeding from one's own free choice or consent rather than as the result of duress, coercion,
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Bar
The term 'bar' in Entry 26-A(1) would also include a rod, Alcebax Metals (P) Ltd v. CCF, (1997) 11 SCC 613 (614). [Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944, Item 26A(1)] To prevent, esp. by legal objection; Black's
Call
Call, 1, (1) The election of students to the degree of barrister-at-law, hence (2) the ceremony or epoch of election,
Commitment
person to prison by warrantor order, either for a crime, contempt, or contumacy [see the (English) Debtors Act, 1869, for the abolition of imprisonment for debt, 32 & 33 Vict. c. 62, s. 5]. In the county
Drachm
Drachm: (1) Apothecaries' weight, 1/8 of an ounce; (2) Apothecaries' measure, 1/8 of a fluid ounce. Not to be confused with dram (q.v.)
Resumption
Resumption. 1. The taking again by the Crown of such lands or tenements, etc., as on false suggestion had been
Outgoing
Outgoing. 1. Payments which have to be made out of the gross returns of a property or business before its
Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour, 1. A crime that is less serious than a felony and is usually punishable by fine, penalty. Forfeiture or
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