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PAC
A political action committee a committee formed by an organization or special interest group to raise money to support candidates for office or to influence legislation A PAC provides a legal means for corporations in the U
Philhellenist
A friend of Greece one who supports the cause of the Greeks particularly one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks a philhellene
verdict
a verdict of acquittal ordered by the court on the ground that the evidence is not sufficient to support a conviction when viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution : judgment of acquittal at judgment
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Jaghire, Jaghur, Jagir
one, personal, for the use of the grantee; another, in trust for some public service, most commonly the maintenance of troops, Indian. The term 'jagir' originally connoted grants made by Rajput rules to their clansmen in lieu
In the interest of
to freedom of speech and expression 'in the interests of' public order, which is much wider than 'for maintenance of' public order. If certain activities have a tendency to cause public disorder, a law penalising such activities
Industrial establishment
Payment of Gratuity Act applies to an establishment in which any work relating to the construction, development or maintenance of buildings, roads, bridges or canals, or relating to operations connected with navigation, irrigation or the supply of
Industrial or other establishment
to their use, transport or sale; (g) establishment in which any work relating to the construction, development or maintenance of buildings, roads, bridges or canals, or relating to operations connected with navigation, irrigation or the supply of
Infant
distribution of the residuary estate of an intestate but the statutory powers of advancement and provisions relating to maintenance and accumula-tion of income are to apply, and infants may be permitted to use personal chattels which form
Inter-State Council
Inter-State Council, in Australia an inter-State Commission is established for the execution and maintenance within the Commonwealth of the provisions of the Australian Constitution relating to trade and commerce; in U.S.A. the
Khorposh
Khorposh, is a maintenance grant conferring on the grantee a life estate. The grantee is called Khorposhdar who was rights of a
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