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Sthanam
Sthanam, some of the aristocratic Hindu families in the west coast had attached to their families an office called Sthanam meaning literally 'status, rank, or dignity'. The holder of Sthanam was called a Sthanee or Sthanamdar....
Reservoir
Reservoir, a reservoir cannot be understood merely to be a means to hold water in a stream. It is only by controlling the following stream in an area such as water can be stored in reservoir....
Responsa prudentium
the learned in the law), the opinions and decisions of learned lawyers, forming part of the Roman laws, Cum. C.L. 6; Maine's Anc. Law, Ch. II
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Reus
Reus, a defendant, properly the debtor to whom the question was put. Rei, the parties or litigants, Cum. C.L. 251. Means a party to a suit, whether plaintiff or defendant, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.
Sacramentum
Sacramentum, an oath. As to the sacramenti actio of the Civil Law, see Sand. Just., and Cum. C. L. 313. Means the money staked as wager. The word evidently has a religious significance. The sum
Interpretation of Statute
Interpretation of Statute, it is well-settled that in construing the provisions of statute the Courts should be slow to adopt a construction which tends to make any part of the statute meaningless or ineffective. Thus, an...
Substitution
SC 879: (1977) 1 SCC 643. Substitution. In the Civil Law a conditional appointment of a h'res. See Cum. C.L. 143; Sand Just. In Scots law the enumeration or designation of the heirs in a settlement of
Tarwad
Tarwad, expression 'tarvad' in Marumakkattayam law is the name given to the joint family consisting of males and females, all descended in the female line from a common ancestress, Kalyani v. Narayanan, AIR 1980 SC 1173...
Via
Via, the right to use a way for any purpose, Cum. C.L. 83; also, by way of, or through, a given point to a destination.
Vis
any kind of force, violence, or disturbance to person or property. It was a vis armata, i.e. vis cum armis, or vis simplex, i.e. vis sine armis, 1 Reeves, c. 6, p. 322.
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