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Disadvantageous

Attended with disadvantage unfavorable to success or prosperity inconvenient prejudicial opposed to advantageous as the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense...

Disadvantaged land, means land which is inherently suitable for extensive livestock produc-tion but not for the production of crops in quantity materially greater than that necessary to feed such livestock as are capable of being maintained on such land, and whose agricultural production is restricted in its range by soil, relief, aspect or climate, Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allow-ances) Regulations 1984, Reg. 2(1) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England 1(2), para 816, p. 499...

Inexpedient

Inexpedient, as it means not expedient disadvantageous in the circumstances, inadvisable, impolitic (Webster's Third New International Dictionary) see also Union of India v. Major General Madan Lal Yadav (Retd.), (1996) 4 SCC 127: 1996 SCC (Cri) 592.Inexpedient, the dictionary meaning of the word 'inexpedient' is not expedient; disadvantageous in the circumstances; unadvisable, impolitic, Murlidhar Aggarwal v. State of U.P., AIR 1974 SC 1924: (1974) 2 SCC 472: (1975) 1 SCR 575 [U.P. (Temporary Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947, s. A]'Inexpedient' as it means not expedient; disadvantageous in the circumstances, inadvisable impolitic, Major Radha Kishan v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 3091 (3093): (1996) 3 SCC 501....

Personally interested

Personally interested, does not imply merely intellectual interest but something of the nature of an expectation of advantage to be gained, or of a loss or some disadvantage to be avoided by one who was said to be so interested, Jokhan Singh v. Marjad Koeri, AIR 1972 Pat 208: (1972) Cr LJ 788: (1977) BLJR 403.The question whether a Magistrate is 'personally interested' in a case within the meaning of s. 556, Criminal Procedure Code, has essentially to be decided on the facts of each case. There is no question that 'personal interest' within the meaning of the section is not limited to private interest, and that it may well include official interest also, Rameshwar Bhartia v. State of Assam, AIR 1952 SC 405: (1953) SCR 126.The words not imply mere intellectual interest of a Judge or the court, but something of the nature of an expectation of advantage to be gained, or of a loss or some disadvantage to be avoided, by the person who was said to be interested in the case, Jokhan Singh v. M...

estoppel

estoppel [probably from Middle French estoupail plug, stopper, from estouper to stop up see estop ] 1 : a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another ;esp : equitable estoppel in this entry compare waiver equitable estoppel : an estoppel that prevents a person from adopting a new position that contradicts a previous position maintained by words, silence, or actions when allowing the new position to be adopted would unfairly harm another person who has relied on the previous position to his or her loss called also estoppel in pais NOTE: Traditionally equitable estoppel required that the original position was a misrepresentation which was being denied in the new position. Some jurisdictions retain the requirement of misrepresentation. estoppel by deed : an estoppel precluding a person from denying the truth of any matter that he or she asserted in a deed esp. regarding his or her title to the property compare after-acquired title a...

fraud

fraud [Latin fraud- fraus] 1 a : any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage ;specif : a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that is reasonably relied on by the other who is injured thereby b : the affirmative defense of having acted in response to a fraud 2 : the crime or tort of committing fraud [convicted of securities ] see also misrepresentation NOTE: A tort action based on fraud is also referred to as an action of deceit. actual fraud : fraud committed with the actual intent to deceive and thereby injure another called also fraud in fact compare constructive fraud in this entry collateral fraud : extrinsic fraud in this entry constructive fraud : conduct that is considered fraud under the law despite the absence of an intent to...

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