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Of narrow mental scope lacking tolerance or breadth of view illiberal mean Opposite of broad minded open minded liberal...
broad minded
incapable of being shocked Opposite of shockable...
Bhrashtachar
Bhrashtachar, Election speeches should be understood broad-mindedly' not literally. Election speakers often do not mean what they say, and the audience generally does not take them by their words. Even literally, 'bhrashtachar' and 'bhrashtachari' will not inevitably establish a corrupt practice, Laxminarayan v. Returning officer, (1974) 3 SCC 425: AIR 1974 SC 66 (83). [Representation of the People Act, (43 of 1951) s. 123(4)]...
Person of unsound mind
Person of unsound mind, a term by which in a more enlightened age persons afflicted with a mental illness affecting their reason are to be known, as distinguished from Idiots, Imbeciles, Feeble-minded Persons and Moral Defectives under the Mental Deficiency Act, 1927 (17 & 18Geo. 5, c. 33) (see those titles, and LUNATICS).The statute law affecting persons of unsound mind in contained in the (English) Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts, 1890 to 1930, of which the principal are the (English) Lunacy Acts, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 5), 1891 (54 & 55 Vict., c. 56), and as regards Boards of Control, the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913 to 1927 and the Mental Treatment Rules, 1930 (S.R. & O., 1930 No. 1083). A classification of patients has been made as follows: (a) Voluntary (see the (English) Act of 1930, s. 1; (b) Temporary (ibid., s. 5 (1); (c) Certified [(English) Lunacy Act, 1890, s. 4]; (d) Found to be of unsound mind upon inquisition (see that title), and a further classification is into a pri...
Broad
Wide extend in breadth or from side to side opposed to narrow as a broad street a broad table an inch broad...
Broad-arrow
Broad-arrow, use as a Government mark, is thought to have had a Celtic origin; and the so-called arrow may be the ' or ', the broad a of the Druids. This letter was typical of superiority either in rank and authority, intellect, or holiness; and is believed to have stood also for king or prince. Public stores are marked with the Broad Arrow. See (English) Public Stores Act, 1875....
Broad-halfpenny, or Broad half penny
Broad-halfpenny, or Broad half penny. See BORD-HALFPENNY....
Broad leaved
Having broad or relatively broad leaves in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves...
Earthly minded
Having a mind devoted to earthly things worldly minded opposed to spiritual minded...
meeting of the minds
meeting of the minds :assent to the mutually agreed upon and understood terms of an agreement by the parties to a contract that may be manifest by objective signs of intent (as conduct) [the parties had not reached a meeting of the minds, and they did not have a specifically enforceable agreement "Franklin v. Stern, 858 P.2d 142 (1993) (dissent)"] ...
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