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Conductor's licence

Conductor's licence, means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter III authorising the person specified therein to act as a conductor. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

outfight

to exceed in fighting fight more competently as He outfought his challengers the boxer outfought his opponent for eight rounds but lost the bout in

Analysis

is made for the appointment in every district by the local authorities of one or more persons possessing competent medical, chemical, and miscroscopical knowledge as analysts of all Articles of food and drink. An article purchased for

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Passport

Permission to pass a document given by the competent officer of a state permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place without

pit stop

A stop by one of the competing cars in a pit by the side of the racetrack to take on gasoline change tires or perform

Quorum

Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business as a quorum of the House of Representatives a constitutional quorum

Action of adherence

Action of adherence, an action competent to a husband or wife, to compel either party to adhere in case of desertion; unknown in practice

Administrator

Repeal) Act, 2002 (58 of 2002). [Income Tax Act, 1961, s. 80C(8)(i)]. Administrator means a person appointed by competent authority to administer the estate of a deceased person when there is no executor. [Indian Succession Act (39

Allowed

Allowed, may mean some positive sanction and not mere slackness on the part of the competent authority in not taking action for getting the premises vacated, Maheshchandra Trikamji Gajjar v. State of Maharashtra, (2003)

Amittere legem terr', or liberam legem

85, persons who were previously excluded from giving evidence by incapacity arising from crime or interest are made competent witnesses, their credibility being left to the jury. A person outlawed was (see OUTLAW) said to lose his

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