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Instigate
& 107); see also (2003) 12 SCC 469 The word 'instigate' denotes incitement or urging to do some drastic or unadvisable action or to stimulate or incite. Presence of mens rea, therefore, is the necessary concomitant of
Jewbush
euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus Pedilanthus tithymaloides found in the West Indies and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities
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Cousin
relative. As to the meaning of 'half cousin,' see Re Chester, (1914) 2 Ch 280. In consequence of drastic changes which were introdued by s. 45 of the (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925, all kindred of
Dismissed
by the High Court. Summary rejection of the appeal with the laconic expression 'dismissed' seems to be a drastic step in such cases. To so reject an appeal is to practically deny the right of appeal. One
Guillotine
must be voted on, The Concise Oxford Dictionary, H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler, p. 548. Is the most drastic method of curtailing debate in a legislature, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 410. In the
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, (English)
the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act, 1935, the Housing Act, 1936, and the Public Health Act, 1936. Very drastic reductions of compensation are provided for in these Acts where the property is in a bad state or
Preventive detention and punitive detention
society in the larger interest of security of the State and maintenance of public order. It is a drastic power to detain a person without trial and there are many countries where it is not allowed to
Punitive and preventive detention
society in the larger interest of security of the State and maintenance of public order. It is a drastic power to detain a person without trial and there are many countries where it is not allowed to
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