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Cessation of service

is that it proceeds on a ground personal to the employee involving an imputation which may conceivably be explained by him in the circumstances of a particular case, State of Assam v. Akshaya Kumar Deb, (1975) 4

Broker

agent employed to make bargains and contracts between other persons in matters of trade, commerce and navigation, by explaining the intentions of both parties, and negotiating in such a manner as to put those who employ him

Bread

4, c. 37), which, by s. 4 (as to which see Cox v. Blaines, (1902) 1 KB 670, explained in Mattinson v. Binley, (1908) 2 KB 534), prescribes that bread, 'except French, or fancy bread (as to

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Bracton

the chapters and a complete digest of the contents of this venerable code. The rules of property are explained; the proceedings in actions, through the minutest steps, are investigated and developed; while every proposition is supported by

Bill of sale

required, who is to state in the attestation that the effect of the bill of sale has been explained to the grantor, and the Act applies to trade machinery. The evasion of the law, Ramsden v. Lupton,

Belonging to

interest less than that of full ownership could be signified by that word. In Webster 'belong to' is explained as meaning inter alia 'to be owned by, be the possession of. The precise sense which the word

Backward classes

of Article 16, namely, (i) a class of citizens is backward, i.e., socially and educationally, in the sense explained in Balaji's case ([1963] Supp 1 SCR 439); and (ii) the said class is not adequately represented in

Autrefois acquit

conviction upon the first, R. v. Emden, (1808) 9 East, 437; R. v. King, 1897 (1) QB 214, explained and distinguished in Rex v. Barron, 1914, s. KB 570; Criminal Procedure Act, 1851 (14 & 15 Vict.

Landlord and tenant

to operate (Walker v. Hatton, 10 M&W 249), even though destroyed by fire, etc. 'Good tenantable repair' was explained in Proudfoot v. Hart, 25 QBD 42, as such repair as having regard to the age, character and

Jurisdictional fact

of which depends assumption or refusal to assume jurisdiction by a Court, Tribunal or an authority. It can explain as a fact which must exist before a court can properly assume jurisdiction of a particular case, Shrisht

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