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break broke [brōk] bro·ken [brō-kən] break·ing [brā-ki] vt 1 a : violate transgress [ the law] b : to invalidate (a will) by a court proceeding 2 a : to open (another's real property) by force or without privilege (as consent) for entry often used in the phrase break and enter [one who s and enters a dwelling-house of another "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] b : to escape by force from [s prison or escapes or flees from justice "Colorado Revised Statutes"] 3 : to cause (a strike) to fail and discontinue by means (as force) other than bargaining vi : to escape with forceful effort often used with out [prisoners wounded while attempting to out] break in·to : to enter by force or without privilege [an officer may break into a building "Arizona Revised Statutes"] ...
Break
To strain apart to sever by fracture to divide with violence as to break a rope or chain to break a seal to break an axle to break rocks or coal to break a lock...
House breaking
House breaking, The crime of breaking into a dwelling or other secured building with intent to commit a felony inside, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 744. (Indian Penal Code, s. 445)See BREAKING-IN; and as to breaking in at night, see BURGLARY....
Without breaking bulk
Without breaking bulk, 'without breaking bulk' is not an expression defined in the Act or the rules. It has, therefore, to construed in its literal and ordinary sense to the extent possible, and construed as it is, in our opinion, transferring the product from the drums by breaking seal of the drums to bottles, cannot be said to be 'without breaking bulk, H.M.M. Ltd. v. Administrator, AIR 1990 SC 47 (51): (1989) 4 SCC 640: (1989) Supp 1 SCR 353. [City of Bangalore Municipal Corporation Act, 1969, s. 98(2)]...
Breaking bulk
Breaking bulk, a term formerly used to signify the separation of goods in the hands of a bailee which made him liable for felony. Since the (English) Larceny Act, 1861, this distinction is immaterial, and remains so under the Larceny Act, 1916.The expression 'breaking bulk' is an expression not unknown to legal terminology especially in England. In the Cyclopedic Law Dictionary, 3rd edn. 'breaking bulk' has been stated to mean that for a bailee to open a box or packaging entrusted to his custody and fraudulently appropriate its contents, HMM Ltd. v. Administrator, Bangalore City Corporation, AIR 1990 SC 47: (1989) 4 SCC 640.Larceny by a bailee, esp. a carrier, who opens containers, removes item from them, and converts the items to personal use; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Stone-breaking
Stone-breaking, the word 'stone' as popularly understood in ordinary parlance particularly when is it coupled with the word 'breaking' or 'crushing' would exclude manganese. When we speak of stone-breaking or stone-crushing normally we refer to stone in the sense of 'piece of rock' and that would exclude manganese. Employment in stone-braking or stone-crushing in tis sense would refer to quarry operations...............' (AIR 1960 SC 1068), Labour Inspector (Central) Hyderabad v. Chittapore Stone Crushing Co., AIR 1972 SC 1177 (1180): (1972) 3 SCC 605. (Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Sch. Part I, Item 8]...
breaking and entering
breaking and entering : the act of gaining passage into and entering another's property (as a building or vehicle) without privilege or by force ;also : the crime of breaking and entering see also burglary ...
break in
break in : to enter something (as a building or computer system) without privilege (as consent) or by force ...
break-even analysis
break-even analysis The method of determining the exact point at which a company makes neither a profit nor a loss ...
break in
break in : to enter something (as a building or computer system) without privilege (as consent) or by force ...
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