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Forward onward in time place or order in advance from a given point on to end as from that day forth one two three and so forth...
Holder forth
One who speaks in public an haranguer a preacher See hold forth b under hold...
Thence forth
Thence forth, means as from and after and it, or its equivalent 'thenceforward' will not have a retroac-tive operation, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, P.V. Madely, 15 QB 49....
bill
bill 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment ;also : the law itself [the GI ] ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill [ə-prō-prē-ā-shənz-] : a bill providing money for government expenses and programs NOTE: Appropriations bills originate in the House of Representatives. bill of attainder 1 : a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry 2 : a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial NOTE: Bills of attainder are prohibited by Article I of the U.S. Constitution. bill of pains and penalties : a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial compare bill of attainder in this entry NOTE: The term bill of attainder is often used to include bills of p...
Deed
Deed [fr. d'd, Sax.; ded gaded, Goth.;daed, Dut.], a formal document on paper or parchment duly signed, sealed, and delivered. It is either an indenture (factum inter partes) needing an actual indentation [(English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 5], reproduced by the Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 56 (2), made between two or more persons in different interests, or a deed-poll (charta de una parte) made by a single person or by two or more persons having similar interests. By the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 57, a deed may be described according to the nature of the transaction, e.g., 'this lease,' 'this mortgage,' etc., or as a 'deed' and not habitually by the word 'indenture.'The requisites of a deed are these:-(1) Sufficient parties and a proper subject of assurance.(2) It must be written, engrossed, printed, or lithographed, or partly written or engrossed, and partly printed or lithographed in any character or in any language, on paper, vellum, or parchm...
Fossway
Fossway [fr. fossus, Lat., digged], one of the four ancient Roman ways through England. Trevisa describes it thus: 'The first and gretest of the foure weyes is called fosse, and stretches oute of the southe into the north, and begynneth from the corner of Cornwaille, and passeth forth by Devenshyre, by Somersete, and forth besides Tetbury, pon Cotteswold, besides Coventre, unto Leycester, and so forth by wylde pleynes towards Newerke, and endeth at Lincoln.'-Polychron. 1. 1, c. xiv....
Processing
Processing, in common parlance 'processing' is understood as an action which brings forth some change or alteration of the goods or material which is subjected to the act of processing. 'What is necessary in order to characterise an operation as 'processing' is that the commodity must, as a result of the operation, experience some change' (See Chowgule & Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, 1981 (1) SCC 653: AIR 1981 SC 1014). In a cold storage, vegetables, fruits and several other articles which requires preservation by refrigeration are stored. While as a result of long storage, Scientific examination might indicate loss of moisture content that is not sufficient for holding that the stored articles have undergone a process, Delhi Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi, AIR 1991 SC 2125.Processing, include the preservation of such products as canning, freezing drying, salting, smoking, peeling or filleting etc., Regional Executive, Kerala Fishermen's Welfare Fund...
To state
To state, 'to state' is to declare or to set forth, especially in a precise, formal or authoritative manner; to say (something), especially in an emphatic way; to assert, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Lalai Singh Yadav, AIR 1977 SC 202 (204): (1976) 4 SCC 213: (1977) 1 SCR 616.In Black's Law Dictionary (5th Edn.) as 'To express the particulars of a thing in writing or in words; to set down or set forth in detail; to aver, allege, or declare. To set down in gross; to mention in general terms, or by way of reference; to refer'. 'To state' has a distinct connotation of informing the party for whom the statement is meant. No one makes a statement to himself, Mohd Zafar v. Union of India, (1994) Supp (2) SCC 1 (7).It is to declare or to set forth, especially in a precise formal or authoritative manner, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Lalai Singh Yadav, AIR 1977 SC 202....
claim
claim [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a : a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due ;specif : a demand for a benefit (as under the workers' compensation law) or contractual payment (as under an insurance policy) b : a paper embodying such a demand [filing a with the court] 2 : a title to something (as a debt or privilege) in the possession of another [assigned her to the proceeds] 3 a : a right to seek a judicial remedy arising from a wrong or injury suffered [a plaintiff who has been injured in an accident has…one for a broken arm, another for a ruptured spleen, and so forth "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] ;also : the formal assertion of such a right [bringing a in the district court] b : cause of action [a plaintiff stated a against a seller of applesauce when she alleged that her children…ate the applesauce…and were then so discomforted that they had to have their stomachs pumped "J. J. Whit...
complaint
complaint 1 : the initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and that sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff's demand for relief see also prayer, process, well-pleaded complaint rule compare answer 2 : a document sworn to by a victim or police officer that sets forth a criminal violation and that serves as the charging instrument by which charges are filed and judicial proceedings commenced against a defendant in a magistrate's court compare declaration, indictment, information 3 : petition ...
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