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Any

or 'every' as well as 'some' or 'one' and its meaning in a given statute depends upon the context and the subject- matter of the statute. It is often synonymous with 'either', 'every' or 'all'. Its generality

Dharma

moral and personal as also civil, criminal and constitutional law, it gives the precise meaning depending upon the context in which it is used. When dharma is used in the context of duties of the individual and

For the time being

For the time being, it may be for indefinite period of time depending upon the context in which the phrase is used. It denotes indefinite period of time, meaning thereby, the position as existing

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May

The word 'may' used in s. 5(1) of the U.P. Large Land Holdings Tax Act, 1957 in the context cannot mean 'shall' or 'must', Raja Jagannath Baksh Singh v. State of U.P., AIR 1962 SC 1563: (1963)

Processing

has normally been interpreted to mean 'bringing out a new commodity'. But that meaning would be out of context for interpreting the word in this Act for the simple reason that where a word has not been

That is to say

a possible doubt for which purpose the word 'includes' is generally employed. In unusual cases, depending upon the context of the words 'that is to say', this expression may be followed by illustrative instances, State of Tamil

Good faith

AND PHRASES, Permanent Edition, Vol. 18-A, page 91). Although the meaning of 'good faith' may vary in the context of different statutes, subjects and situations, honest intent free from taint of fraud or fraudulent design, is a

Property

import and subject to any limitation which the content may require, it signifies to any limitation which the context may require, it signifies every possible interest which a person can clearly hold or enjoy, Ahmed GH Ariff

Family

[Employees' State Insurance Corporation (General Provident Fund) Rules, 1995), R. 2 (1) (f)] The word 'family' in the context of a family arrange-ment is not to be understood in a narrow sense of being a group of

Incidental

Workmen, AIR 1967 SC 469: (1967) 1 SCR 882. Incidental, The expression 'Incidental' may mean differently in different contexts while dealing with a procedural law. It may mean proceedings which are procedural in nature but when it

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