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Toll [fr. tollo, Lat.], to bar, defeat, or take away, as to 'toll an entry' is to deny and take away the right of entry. See (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 27), s. 39.1. A sum of money paid for use of something esp. The consideration paid to use a public road, highway, or bridge2. A charge for a long call distance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.[fr. tol, Sax. And Dut.; told, Dan.; toll, Wel.; taille, Fr.] has two significations:-(1) A liberty to buy and sell within the precincts of the manor, which seems to import as much as a fair or market.(2) A tribute or custom paid for passage. For its importance in railway law, see ss. 3, 86 and 92 of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, s. 86, providing that:-It shall be lawful for the company to use and employ locomotive engines or other moving power, and carriages and waggons to be drawn or propelled thereby, and to carry and convey upon the railway all such passengers and goods as shall be offered to ...
cm
the abbreviation for centimeter...
curium
a radioactive transuranic element of atomic number 96 having an atomic weight of 247 for its most stable isotope half life 16 x 107 years The chemical symbol is Cm...
eightvo
the size of a book ca 16 x 23 cm whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves The pages have about half the area of a quarto Symbolized as 8vo and 8deg...
ninepenny
2 34 in or 7 cm long used of nail size as a ninepenny nail...
Electricals
Electricals, the expression 'electricals' is somewhat vague. But in a factory manufacturing cotton and other textiles, certain electrical equipment in the present stage of development would be commer-cially necessary. Without electric lighting it would be very difficult to carry on the business. Again electrical humidifiers, exhaust fans and similar electrical equipment would in the modern conditions of technological development normally be regarded as equipment necessary to effectually carry on the manufacturing process, J.K. Cotton Spg. & Wvg. Mills Co. Ltd. v. S.T.O., AIR 1965 SC 1310 (1313): (1965) 1 SCR 900. [Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, s. 8]...
Leasehold value
Leasehold value, means the value of a leasehold interest. This term usu. applies to a long-term lease when the rent paid under the lease is lower than current market rates. Some states permit the lessee to claim the leasehold interest from the landlord in a condemnation proceeding unless, the lease prohibits such a claim. Other states prohibit these claims by statute, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 900....
Leise back
Leise back, means the sale of property on the understanding, or with the express option, that the seller may lease the property from the buyer immediately upon the sale. Also termed sale and leaseback, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 900....
Marshal
Marshal, in the House of Commons, there is a Sarjeet at arms to attend upon the speaker, appointed by the Queen; some of his duties are to attend the speaker, with the make, on entering and leaving the house or going to the House of Lords, or attending her majesty with addresses, remove persons directed to withdraw from the House, bring to the Bar of the House persons in custody to be reprimanded by the Speaker, execute warrants for commitment of persons ordered into custody by the House etc., Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 198.Marshal, is military Commander, Webster American Dictionary, p. 900....
Merit
Merit, 'Merit' consists of a high degree of intelligence coupled with a keen and incisive mind, sound knowledge of the basic subjects and infinite capacity for hard work and also calls for a sense of social commitment and dedication to the cause of the poor, Dr. Pradeep Jain v. Union of India, AIR 1984 SC 1420 (1431): (1984) 3 SCC 654: (1984) 3 SCR 942.No doubt the term 'merit' is not capable of an easy definition, but it can be safely said that merit is a sum total of various qualities and attributes of an employee such as his academic qualifications, his distinction in the University, his character, integrity, devotion to duty and the manner in which he discharges his official duties. Allied to this may be various other matter or factors such as his punctuality in work, quality and outturn of work done by him and the manner of his dealings with his superiors and subordinate officers and the general public and his rank in the service and annual confidential report. All these and other...
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