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Decency

Edn., Vol. C, p. 125. In India, the State can impose reasonable restrictions on the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression on the ground of decency, Constitution of India, Art. 19(2). Decency, the meaning of

Crop

Damage Act, 1861 (24 & 25Vict. c. 97), s. 16. As to growing crops, see EMBLE-MENTS. As to freedom of cropping, see AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS ACT. It connotes in its larger signification, products of the soil that are

Constructive treason

by circumstantiality and not by the simple genuine letter of the law, and therefore highly dangerous to public freedom, Erskine's Defence of Lord George Gordon; 3 Hall, Const. Hit. c. xv. See TREASON.

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Constitution

great political leaders and legal luminaries, most of whom had taken an active part in the struggle for freedom from the British yoke and who knew what domination of a foreign rule meant in the way of

Coliberts

tenants in socage, particularly such villeins as were manumitted or made freemen; but they had not an absolute freedom, for though their condition was better than that of servants, yet they had superior lords, to whom they

Phase rule

by Prof J Willard Gibbs It may be stated thus The degree of variableness number of degrees of freedom of a system is equal to the number of components minus the number of phases plus two Thus

Immunity from prosecution

Immunity from prosecution, the phrase 'immunity from prosecution' in s. 64 would mean 'Freedom from punishment during a proceeding instituted and carried on by law', Jasbir Singh v. Vipin Kumar Jaggi, AIR 2001 SC 2734 (2742):...

Bonded labour system

specified period or for an unspecified period, either without wages or for nominal wages, or (2) forfeit the freedom of employment or other means of livelihood for a specified period or for an unspecified period, or (3)

Bill of Rights

King, and discouraging petitions; by raising and keeping a standing army in time of peace; by violating the freedom of election of members to serve in Parliament; by violent prosecutions and the causing partial and corrupt jurors

Audi alteram partem

Audi alteram partem, an order which infringes a fundamental freedom passed in violation of the audi alteram partem rule is a nullity, Nowabkhan Abbaskhan v. State of Gujarat,

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