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disability
disability pl: -ties 1 : inability to pursue an occupation because of a physical or mental impairment ;specif : inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental
Grievous hurt
eye. Thirdly.--Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear. Fourthly.--Privation of any member or joint. Fifthly.--Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint. Sixthly.--Permanent disfiguration of the head or face. Seventhly.--Fracture or dislocation
Retrospective or retroactive law
Retrospective or retroactive law, as one which takes away or impairs vested or accrued rights acquired under existing law. A retroactive law takes away or impairs vested rights acquired
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Retrospective law
acts or facts occurring, or rights occurring, before it came into force. Every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a
Kilkenny Cat
Cat, mad competition for the sake of earning. 'Complications may arise where inter-union rivalries and kilkenny cat competitions impair peace and solidarity of the working class' [Mumbai Kamghar Sabha v. Abdul Bhai, AIR 1977 SC 1455 (1459),
Deaden
To make as dead to impair in vigor force activity or sensation to lessen the force or acuteness of to blunt as to deaden
Physically handicapped
Physically handicapped, means a physical impair-ment or disability in vital organs of a human body. Such a deformity interferes with the normal functioning of
injure
interest c : to violate the constitutionally or otherwise legally protected rights of 2 : to mar or impair the soundness or appearance of (as a building) : deface
mental illness
disease 2 : a mental condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, and emotions to seriously impair the normal psychological and often social functioning of the individual called also mental disorder
obligation
;also : the binding power of such an agreement or indication [held that the amendment did not unconstitutionally impair the s of contracts "Davis v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 521 N.W.2d 366 (1994)"] 2 : a
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