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Nomination

Nomination, is equivalent to the word 'appointments'. When used by a mayor in an instrument executed for the purpose of appointing

Phantom circuit

The equivalent of an additional circuit or wire in reality not existing obtained by certain arrangements of real circuits as

Mynheer

The Dutch equivalent of Mr or Sir hence a Dutchman

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Dithionic

Containing two equivalents of sulphur as dithionic acid

Bivalent

Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen dyad

Compensation

loss, Ghaziabad Development Authority v. Balbir Singh, (2004) 5 SCC 65 (75): AIR 2004 SC 2141. --Making things equivalent, satisfying or making amends, a reward for the apprehension of criminals; also that equivalent in money which is

Erg

mass in the earths gravitational field One foot pound is equal to 13560000 ergs The absolute Joule is equivalent to 107 ergs which are equivalent to 02389 gram calories at 15deg C See also mechanical equivalent of

Valuation

process of valuing, Jensen v. Jensen, 458 NW 2d 391 (1990). This term is generally applied to the equivalent in money of any kind of property. Thus for the payment of estate duty, a valuation of property

Consideration

loss or injury sustained by the promisee. It is not necessary that the consideration and promise should be equivalent in actual value, for it would be impossible precisely to determine whether, in a given case, the consideration

Gift

thus to be distinguished from each other, that gifts re always gratuitous, grants are upon some consideration or equivalent. Thus, according to Lord Halsbury's statement the essential distinction between a gift and a grant is that whereas

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