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Adequate consideration

Sonia Bhatia v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (1981) 2 SCC 585: AIR 1981 SC 1274 (1281). [Uttar Pradesh Composition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, (1 of 1961) s. 5(6) Proviso (b)] The words 'adequate consideration' denote

Alcohol

Alcohol, means ethyl alcohol of any strength and purity having the chemical composition C2H5OH. [Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (39 of 1955) s. 2 (9); (16 of 1955),

Exchequer Chamber, Court of

and 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Wm. 4, c. 70, s. 8 (error from the three Courts). The composition of this Court consequently admitted of three different combinations, consisting of any two of the Courts below which

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Bloodwit, or Bloudveit

blod, Sax., blood, and wyte, Old Eng., pity], an amercement for bloodshed; a customary fine, paid as a composition and atonement for shedding or drawing of blood, Paroch. Antiq.

Book

Book, the 'book' in common acceptation is a literary composition from which one may extend or advance his or her knowledge and learning, Commr. of Customs v. Parasrampuria

Cabinet

75 and 75A, Constitution of India] In many commonwealth countries, cabinet is modelled on British pattern. In Canada, composition of cabinet is influenced by regional considerations. Australia follows the British practice of including only selected ministers in

Chemical storage

Chemical storage, means storage for the purpose of preserving eggs by any process which does not alter the composition of the shells, including storage in gas, vapour or gaseous mixture, Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928,

Chevisance

venir a chef de quelque chose, Fr., to come to the end of a business], an agreement or composition; an end or order set down between a creditor and debtor; an indirect gain in point of usury,

Civil Law

Law; but not very long afterwards it began again to manifest its influence, and entered largely into the composition of the Common Law. Under the influence of the foreign ecclesiastics, who, pouring into this country after the

Compound householder

statutes have enabled the owners of small houses to pay the rates for the occupiers and receive a composition for so doing. To prevent the occupiers being disfranchised by this process, it was enacted that they might

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