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Nativity
Nativity, the dictionary meaning of the word 'nativity' is birth, P. Rajendran v. State of Madras, AIR 1968 SC 1012 (1015): (1968) 2 SCR 786. [Constitution of India,
Nativi de stipite
Nativi de stipite, villeins or bondmen by birth or stock.
Nationality
Nationality, the quality which arises from being a member of a particular State. It arises through place of birth, parentage or naturalization, and implies allegiance.
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Murder
the felony of infanticide if at the time she had not fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child, and by reason there of the balance of her mind was then disturbed, although but
Hindu joint family
larger body consisting of a group of persons who are united by the tie of sapindaship arising by birth, marriage or adoption, Surjit Lal Chhabda v. CIT, AIR 1976 SC 109 (114): (1976) 3 SCC 142.
Mother and step mother
not be assigned the same meaning. The expression 'mother' clearly means only the natural mother who has given birth to the child and not the one who is the wife of one's father by another marriage, Kirtikant
Morganatic marriage
Morganatic marriage. The lawful and inseparable conjunction of a man of noble or illustrious birth with a woman of inferior station, upon condition that neither the wife nor her children shall partake of
Molmutian or molmutin laws
the laws of Dunvallo Molmutius, sixteenth King of the Britons, who reigned above four hundred years before the birth of Christ. These were the first published laws in Britain, and, together with those of Queen Mercia, were
Misdemeanour
1014. Misdemeanour, a crime less than felony, as perjury, obtaining money by false pretences, endeavouring to conceal a birth, and fradulently obtaining property on credit and not having paid for it within four months of bankruptcy, which
Midwife
woman, not certified under the Act, who styles herself a midwife, or who habitually attends women in child birth for gain; constitutes a Central Midwives Board to regulate the issue of certificates; establishes a 'Midwives Roll'; provides
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