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Gram Sabha

means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level. [Constitution of India, Article 243(b)] Gram Sabha means a body consisting of

Bills of mortality

providing for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages now secure full statistics on these subjects; but the area 'within the bills of mortality' came to be occasionally used in Acts of Parliament as a practical equivalent

Cottise

A diminutive of the bendlet containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend When a single cottise is used alone it is often

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Broadway

a street in Manhattan famous for its restaurants and its theaters in the Times Square area At its intersection with Seventh Avenue it forms Times Square an area with impressive displays of bright lights

birthrate

the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area usually expressed as birthes per 1000 population per year

market

price at which a security or commodity is currently selling : market price 2 a : a geographical area of demand for commodities or services [seeking new foreign s] b : a formal organized system enabling the

drug-free zone

drug-free zone : a statutorily designated area or place (as a public park or beach or a school bus) within which the distribution of or

agency

: a department or other unit of government created by legislation to administer the law in a particular area of public concern called also administrative agency see also enabling statute, exhaustion of remedies Administrative Procedure Act in

abnormally dangerous activity

abnormally dangerous activity : an activity esp. that is not common in or appropriate to an area, that creates a high degree of risk of harm to someone or something despite the exercise of due

Adoptive Act of Parliament

Adoptive Act of Parliament, an Act which comes into operation within a limited area upon being adopted, in manner prescribed therein, by the local authorities or inhabitants of that area, e.g.:- The

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