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Home Dictionary Name: generic term Page: 2 Page 2 of about 23 results (0.004 seconds)Luxury tax
Luxury tax, is an indirect tax and is ultimately collected from and its burden directly falls on the consumers who enjoy the luxury, Express Hotels (P) Ltd. v. State of Gujarat, (1989) 3 SCC 677.Luxury tax, is said to be generic term for excise imposed on purchase of items which are not necessaries e.g. tax on liquor or cigarettes, Black's Law Dictionary, 6th Edn....
Land
Land, in its restrained sense, means soil, but in its legal acceptation it is a generic term, comprehend-ing every species of ground, soil or earth, whatso-ever, as meadows, pastures, woods, moors, waters, marshes, furze and heath; it includes also houses, mills, castles, and other buildings; for with the conveyance of the land the structures upon it pass also. And besides an indefinite extent upwards, it extends downwards to the globe's centre, hence the maxim, Cujus est solum ejus est usque ad c'lum et ad inferos; or, more curtly expressed, Cujus est solum ejus est altum. See Co. Litt. 4 a.In an (English) Act of Parliament passed after 1850 'land' includes messuages, tenements and hereditaments, houses, and buildings of any tenure, Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 3. By the Law of Property Act,1925, s. 205(1)(ix.), 'land' for the purposes of the Act includes land of any tenure, and mines and minerals, whether or not held apart from the surface, buildings or parts of buildings (whether th...
Loss or injury
Loss or injury, 'Loss' is a generic term. It signifies some detriment or deprivation or damage. Injury too means any damages or wrong. It means 'invasion of any legally protected interest of another', Consumer Unity & Trust Society v. Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of Baroda, (1995) 2 SCC 150 (153)....
Court and Judge
Court and Judge, a 'court' is an agency created by the sovereign for the purpose of administering justice. It is a place where justice is judicially administered. It is a legal entity. It is a Tribunal presided over by one or more Judges on whom are conferred certain judicial powers for administering justice in accordance with law. When a Judge takes his seat in court, the court is said to have assembled for administering justice. Thus the word 'Court, is a generic term and embraces a judge but the vice versa is not true. While the words 'court' and 'Judge' are frequently used interchangeably they are not stricto sensu synonymous for the simple reason that a Judge by himself does not constitute a court being only an essential part of the Court, Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee v. Union of India, (1994) 6 SCC 731 (745...
VerbarLupus
originally a cutaneous disease with the appearance of the skin having been gnawed and occurring under two distinct forms Now used as a generic term for over ten distinguishable diseases having visible cutaneous symptoms...
land use
land use Generic term used to describe activities such as zoning and/or the control of real estate developments. Land-use planning laws are implemented by local zoning and ordinances. Source: FindLaw ...
Occupation
Occupation, also is employed as referring to that which occupies time and attention; a calling; or a trade; and it is only as employed in this sense that the word is discussed in the following paragraphs.There is nothing ambiguous about the word 'occupation' as it is used in the sense of employing one's time. It is a relative term, in common use with a well-understood meaning, and very broad in its scope and significance. It is described as a generic and very comprehensive term, which includes every species of the genus, and encompasses the incidental, as well as the main, requirements of one's vocation calling, or business. The word 'occupation' is variously defined as meaning the principal business of one's life; the principal or usual business in which a man engages; that which principally takes up one's time, thought, and energies; that which occupies or engages the time and attention; that particular business, profession, trade, or calling which engages the time and efforts of an ...
Band Aid
An adhesive bandage composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side and having a patch of gauze at the center It is used to cover small cuts abrasions or blisters on the skin and may be easily applied to and removed from the skin with no additional material Originally a trademark the term has been popularly used generically...
Escalator
A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously and one stepping upon it is carried up or down originally a trade term which has become the generic name for such devices Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments such as department stores and in public buildings having a heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors...
Lucite
A brand name for a transparent plastic based on methyl methacrylate esters the term is often used generically to refer to any similar transparent plastic It is sold in various forms including rigid sheets which may be used as a substitute for glass in windows...
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