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Cross-examination

of the other side, through (a) relationship. (b) favour. (g) corruption. (2) a friend of his cause (a) to screenhis own

Meason-due

Meason-due [corruption of maison de Dieu, Fr.], a house of God; a monastery; religious house, almshouse or hospital. See 39...

Pais or pays

the people out of whom a jury is taken; a corruption of pagus.

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Darrein

Darrein, a corruption of the Fr. dernier, the last. See PUIS DARREIN CONTINUANCE.

Obtaining or attempting to obtain

AIR 1956 SC 476 (478): (1956) SCR 182. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5(1)(d)]

Obstruction of justice

1105. Means the goal, to proscribe every wilful act of corruption, intimidation or force which tends in any way to distort

Obit

Obit [a corruption of the Latin obiit, or obivit, he died], a funeral

Pecuniary advantage

so in the context of s. 5(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, obtaining goods on credit cannot be held to

Necessaries

5 SCC 138: AIR 1999 SC 1912 (1922). [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, s. 3(1)] [S. 9(1), Cr.P.C.]

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure

(1973) 2 SCC 72: (1973) 3 SCR 818. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5A (1)]

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