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Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means as in many four cycle engines by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe...
Means and includes
Means and includes, The definition which consists of two separate parts which specify what the expression means and also what it includes is obviously meant to be exhaustive. As Lord Watson observed in Dilworth v. Commissioner of Stamps, 1899 AC 99. The word 'include' is very generally used in interpretation clauses in order to enlarge the meaning of words or phrases occurring in the body of the statute, Mahalakshmi Oil Mills v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1989 SC 335: (1989) 1 SCC 164: (1988) Supp 2 SCR 1088.(ii) A particular expression is often defined by the Legislature by using the word 'means' or the word 'includes'. Sometimes the words 'means and includes' are used. The use of the word 'means' indicates that 'definition is a hard-and-fast definition, and no other meaning can be assigned to the expression than is put down in definition'. The word 'includes' when used, enlarges the meaning of the expression defined so as to comprehend not only such things as they signify according...
Such as
Such as, the expression 'such as' which follows the expression 'public grounds' clearly shows that the two categories of public ground are illustrative and not exhaustive, State of Maharashtra v. V.S. Naik, AIR 1980 SC 1095: (1980) Supp SCC 229.The words 'such as' indicate that what are mentioned thereafter are only illustrative and not exhaustive, Royal Hatcheries v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1994 SC 666 (668): 1994 Supp (1) SCC 429....
Trust
Trust, is a comprehensive expression, as covering not only the relationship of trustee and beneficiary but also that a bailor and bailee master and servant pledger and pledgee, guardian and ward and all other relations which postulate the existence of fiduciary relationship between the complainant and the accused, State v. K.P. Jain, (1983) 2 Crimes 947 (All).Trust, is a trust for public purposes, the substances and primary intention of the creator must be seen, Shabbir Husain v. Ashiq Husain, AIR 1929 Oudh 225.Trust, is an obligation annexed to ownership. A trustee holds property 'subject' to an obligation, which the testator has imposed upon him, Mahadeo Ramchandra v. Damodar Vishwanath, AIR 1957 Bom 218: (1957) 59 Bom LR 478.Means any arrangement whereby property is transferred with intention that it be administered for another's benefit is a trust. It casts an obligation on the trustee to use the property for achieving the purpose for which the trust is created, Baba Jamuna Das Mah...
Drying
Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture as a drying wind or day a drying room...
harass
harass [Middle French harasser to exhaust, fatigue, from harer to set a dog on, from Old French hare, interjection used to incite dogs] : to subject persistently and wrongfully to annoying, offensive, or troubling behavior [a collection agency ing a debtor] see also sexual harassment ha·rass·er n ha·rass·ment n ...
tribal court
tribal court : a court administered through self-government of an American Indian tribe esp. on a reservation and having federally prescribed jurisdiction over custody and adoption cases involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands by members of the tribe, and broader civil jurisdiction over claims between tribe members and nonmembers NOTE: Criminal prosecutions of tribal members in tribal courts must respect constitutional rights specifically listed in the Indian Civil Rights Act, which also provides for a federal habeas corpus remedy in lieu of federal appellate review. Parties to a civil action that arguably falls within the jurisdiction of a tribal court must first exhaust remedies there before seeking adjudication in a federal court, whether they are both tribal members or not. A dispute over such jurisdiction is ultimately a federal question. ...
Blast pipe
The exhaust pipe of a steam engine or any pipe delivering steam or air when so constructed as to cause a blast...
Desiccate
To dry up to deprive or exhaust of moisture to preserve by drying as to desiccate fish or fruit...
Ordinis beneficium
Ordinis beneficium, means 'the benefit of order' means the privilege of a surety by which the creditor must exhaust the principal debtor's property before having recourse against the surety, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1126....
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