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Pawn
Pawn, is a security, whereby contract, a deposit of goods is made as security for a debt. The right to property vests in the pledge only so far as is necessary to secure the debt. A pawn or pledge is an intermediate between a simple lien and a mortgage which wholly passes the property in the thing covered, Lallan Prasad v. Rahmat Ali, AIR 1967 SC 1322.Means security, whereby contract, a deposit of goods is made as security for a debt. The right to property vests in the pledge as to secure a debt, Holliday v. Holygate, (1968) 3 Ex 299; Lallan Prasad v. Rahmat Ali, AIR 1967 SC 1322: (1967) 1 SCWR 709....
Qarib
Qarib, the word 'qarib' meaning nearest in degree, Niamat Ali v. Ashiq Ali, AIR 1922 Oudh 96....
Quarib
Quarib, means in the absence of anything recording a custom to the contrary the word quarib should be interpreted in its widest sense as 'nearest in degree', Niamat Ali v. Ashiq Ali, 67 IC 803....
Sajjadeh-nishin
Sajjadeh-nishin, a 'sajjadanashin' is the curator of the Dargah is supposed to continue the spiritual line. The office of sajjadanashin implies the existence of a religious institution, the holder of the office being the person in charge of the spiritual affairs of the institution, Ali Muhammad Khan v. Ali Akbar Khan, AIR 1924 Lah 382...
substantial capacity test
substantial capacity test : a test used in many jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense which relieves a defendant of criminal responsibility if at the time of the crime as a result of mental disease or defect the defendant lacked the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct or to conform the conduct to the requirements of the law called also ALI test Model Penal Code test compare diminished capacity, irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test NOTE: This test was first formulated in the Model Penal Code and has been adopted by many jurisdictions. ...
Bahai
A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents of Baha Mirza Husain Ali entitled ldquoBaha u llahrdquo or ldquothe Splendor of Godrdquo the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of Nur who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists Baha in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect and became its recognized head There are upwards of 20000 Bahais in the United States...
Ismaelian
One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael of the house of Ali...
Mameluke
One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism who during several centuries had more or less control of the government of Egypt until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811...
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