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Singlestick

In England and Scotland a cudgel used in fencing or fighting a backsword

Fire prevention and fire safety measures

measures' means such measures as are necessary in accordance with the building bye-laws for the prevention, control and fighting of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property in case of fire. [Delhi Fire Prevention

Affray

Affray [fr. effrayer, Fr. to affright], a skirmish or fighting between two or more persons; there must be a stroke given or offered, or a weapon drawn, otherwise

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Baiting animals

Baiting animals. The fighting or baiting of any animal, or being concerned therein in any way, is punishable as 'cruelty,' under s.

Benefit of doubt

rational thinking men will reasonably, honestly and conscientiously entertain and not the doubt of a timid mind which fights shy-though unwittingly it may be-or is afraid of the logical consequences, if that benefit was not given, State

External wall

wall, the expression 'external wall' must be held to be one which abuts a vacant space to which fighting and rescue equipment can have access and from which rescue operations are feasible, N.D.M.C. v. Statesman Ltd., AIR

Vadiare duellum

Vadiare duellum (to wage combat), where two contending parties, on a challenge, give and take a pledge of fighting.

Fortunium

Fortunium, a tournament or fighting with spears; and an appeal to fortune therein, Mat. Par. 1241.

Maim

for the Commission of Mayhem; especially, serious injury to part of a person's body that is necessary for fighting, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 964.

Marine

as also the whole economy of naval affairs, or whatever respects the building, rigging, arming, equipping, navigating, and fighting of ships. It comprehends also the government of naval armaments, and the state of all the persons employed

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