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above 1 : higher on the same page or on a preceding page [the discussion ] 2 : higher or...

Above-cited, or mentioned, quoted before. A figurative expression taken from the ancient manner of writing books or scrolls, where whatever...

Pawnbroker, contemplates that every person who keeps a shop for the purchase or sale of goods or chattels and who...

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Distress [fr. distringo, Lat., to bind fast; districtio, Med. Lat., whence distraindre, Fr.], a taking, without legal process, of a...

National insurance. The (English) National Insur-ance Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 55), introduced by Mr. Lloyd George,...

Abusing children, having carnal intercourse with young girls. If the girl be under the age of 13 (formerly 10 and...

Sky Sign. This expression is defined in s. 91 (3) of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907, as follows:-...

Poaching, taking name by trespass. Also taking fish, e.g., salmon and trout by illegal methods (see infra). Trespassing in the...

Indian hemp, means-- (i) the leaves, small stalks and flowering or fruiting tops of the Indian hemp plant (Cannabis sativa...

Insurance, see, Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80C, Expl. 1. Insurance, the act of providing against a possible...

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