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subordinate

subordinate 1 : placed in or occupying a lower rank, class, or position 2 : submissive to or controlled by authority [sə-bȯrd-n-āt] vt -nat·ed -nat·ing : to assign lower priority to (as a debt or creditor) :

Episcopal and congregationalism

'episcopal' is that in the former the authority vests in the congregation whereas in the latter it is controlled by the bishop as he is deemed to be successor of the apostle, Most Rev. P.M.A. Metropolitan v.

Congregationalism and episcopal

'episcopal' is that in the former the authority vests in the congregation whereas in the latter it is controlled by the bishop as he is deemed to be successor of the apostle, Most Rev P.M.A. Metropolitan v.

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Dealer, auction

who undertakes business in any single transaction. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, s. 2(ii)] The pawnee who has control or possession over the goods and who was given statutory authority to pass the general property in and

Ditch

Ditch, includes a culverted and a piped ditch, but not a water course vested in or under the control of a drainage authority, Land Drainage Act, 1976, sub-s. 40(4) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England (2), para 559,

Public property

immovable or movable (including any machinery) which is owned by, or in the possession of, or under the control of-- (i) the Central Government; or (ii) any State Government; or (iii) any local authority; or (iv) any

Judicial discretion

act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of will, the liberty of power of acting without other control than one's own judgment, Reliance Airport Develo-pers Pvt. Ltd. v. Airports Authority of India, (2006) 10 JT 424:

Lists

the Government of India and any local or other authority within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India. [National Commission for backward classes, 1993 (27 of 1993), s. 2(c)]

Parish Church

Parish Church, a Parish Church, is an ecclesiastical authority operating in a specific area. But they are of a religious order. Their autonomy, their financial powers, their … in a specific area. But they are of a religious order. Their autonomy, their financial powers, their administrative control have been thus different in different ages depending on the terms of creation of the trust, the purpose

Obedient

Subject in will or act to authority willing to obey submissive to restraint control or command

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