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Personal effects, generally include such tangible property as is worn or carried about the person, or to designate articles associated with the person. Personal effects are used to designate articles associated with person, as property having more or less intimate relation to person of possessor, or such tangible property as attends the person, Words and Phrases, Permanent Edn., Vol. 31, p. 277.In the unabridged edition of the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, at page 1075, the expression is given the following meaning: Personal effects, privately owned articles consisting chiefly of clothing, toilet items, etc., for intimate use by an individual. In Black's Law Dictionary, Fourth Edition, at page 1301, the expression is assigned the following meaning: Personal effects, articles associated with person, as property having more or less intimate relation to person of possessor. In Cyclopedic Law Dictionary, Third Edition, at page 832, the expression 'personal effects' witho...
Effective
Having the power to produce an effect or effects producing a decided or decisive effect efficient serviceable operative as an effective force remedy speech the effective men in a regiment...
effective
effective 1 : producing a desired effect [an revocation of the contract] 2 : capable of bringing about an effect [ assistance of counsel] see also ineffective assistance of counsel 3 : being in effect 4 of a rate of interest : equal to the rate of simple interest that yields the same amount when the rate is paid once at the end of the interest period as a quoted rate of interest does when calculated at compound interest over the same period compare nominal ef·fec·tive·ness n ...
chilling effect
chilling effect : a usually undesirable discouraging effect or influence [the chilling effect it will have on the assertion of legitimate claims "S. V. Bomse"] used esp. of First Amendment violations ...
Effective driving licence
Effective driving licence, the word 'Effective' in 'effective driving licence' would mean a valid licence both as regards the period any type of vehicle, Ashok Gangadhar Maratha v. Oriental Insur-ance Co. Ltd., (1999) 6 SCC 620: AIR 1999 SC 3181 (3183). (Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, s. 3)...
Effective representation
Effective representation, If a procedure under Article 21 has to be reasonable, fair and just, then the words 'effective representation' appearing in Article 22(5) must be construed so as to provide a real and meaningful opportunity to the detenu to explain his case to the detaining authority in his representation. If the words 'effective representa-tion' are interpreted in an artificial or fanciful manner, then it would defeat the very object not only of Article 22(5) but also of Article 21 of the Constitution, Kamla Kanhaiyalal Khushalani v. State of Maharashtra, (1981) 1 SCC 748: AIR 1981 SC 814 (816): (1981) 2 SCR 459. [Constitution of India, Arts. 21 and 22(5)]...
force and effect
force and effect : legal efficacy [have the force and effect of a formal acceptance "Louisiana Civil Code"] ...
Effects
Effects, 'effects', in relation to a seaman, includes clothes and documents. [Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), s. 3(10)]--property, goods, and chattels.Movable property; goods, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Maintenance-effect on divorce
Maintenance-effect on divorce, if there is no specific provision to the contrary, nothing that there is in the Code of Criminal Procedure will affect any special provision in force, or in other words there being nothing to the contrary the provisions of s. 188 of the Code of Criminal Procedure will have no effect on s. 44 of Divorce Act, James Fredrick Rowland v. M/s. Raynah Rowland Nee Glover, AIR 1959 Cal 703....
Shall have effect
Shall have effect, the words 'shall have effect' appearing in s. 6(4) of the Act means that the Motor Vehicles Act will continue as before subject to the amendments made by s. 6(4), Kumaon Motor Owners' Union Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1986 SC 785 (790). [Defence of India Act, (51 of 1962), s. 6(4) and 43]...
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