Hostile Attack - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Hostile attack, means any attack by any person or body of persons, whether during any war, external aggression, internal disturbance or otherwise which endangers the security of any life, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory thereof. [Civil Defence Act, 1968 (27 of 1968), s. 2 (c)]...
Civil defence
Civil defence, includes any measures, not amounting to actual combat, for affording protection to any person, property, place or thing in India or any part of the territory thereof against any hostile attack, whether from air, land, sea or other places, or, for depriving any such attack of the whole or part of its effect, whether such measures are taken before, during, at or after the time of such attack. [Civil Defence Act, 1968 (27 of 1968), s. 2 (a)]...
attack
attack : an attempt to prove something invalid or incorrect esp. through judicial procedures [made an on the will as not properly witnessed] ;specif : an attempt to have the judgment of a court corrected or overruled collateral attack : an attack on a judgment made during or by a proceeding brought for a different purpose see also habeas corpus ad subjiciendum at habeas corpus direct attack : an attack on a judgment made in a proceeding (as an appeal) brought for the specific purpose of having the judgment corrected or overturned attack vb ...
Hostile
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy showing the disposition of an enemy showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure occupied by an enemy or enemies inimical unfriendly as a hostile force hostile intentions a hostile country hostile to a sudden change...
hostile environment harassment
hostile environment harassment : employment discrimination consisting of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct (as comments, jokes, or acts) relating to the victim's constitutionally or statutorily protected classification (as race, religion, ethnic origin, or age) that has the effect of substantially interfering with a person's work performance or of creating a hostile work environment ;esp : hostile environment sexual harassment ...
hostile environment sexual harassment
hostile environment sexual harassment : sexual harassment that has the effect of unreasonably interfering with a victim's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment that affects the victim's psychological well-being called also hostile environment harassment compare quid pro quo sexual harassment ...
hostile work environment
hostile work environment The basis for a sexual harassment claim, a "hostile work environment" is created where the presence of demeaning or sexual photographs, jokes, threats, or overall atmosphere is so pervasive as to create an intimidating and offensive work environment. ...
collateral attack
collateral attack see attack ...
direct attack
direct attack see attack ...
hostile
hostile 1 : having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature [a work environment] 2 a : of or relating to an opposing party in a legal action [a claim] b : adverse to the interests of a party to a legal action [if the interests of the party joined involuntarily render him to the original plaintiff, he must remain a defendant "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] 3 a : adverse to or incompatible with the interests of a property owner [a use] see also adverse possession at possession easement by prescription at easement, prescription b : unwelcome by or contrary to the interests of corporate stockholders or management [a takeover bid] ...
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