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Indian reservation, means an area that the federal government has designated for use by an American Indian tribe, where the tribe generally settles and establishes a tribal government, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 775...
Indian Naval Reserve Forces
Indian Naval Reserve Forces, 'Indian Naval Re-serve Forces' mean the naval reserve forces raised and maintained by the Central Government. [Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957), s. 3(9)]...
reservation
reservation 1 : the act or an instance of reserving [ of rights] 2 : the creation by and for a grantor of a new right or interest (as an easement) in real property granted to another ;also : the right or interest so created or the clause creating it in a deed compare exception 3 a : public land reserved for a special purpose (as conservation) b : a tract of land reserved for use by an American Indian tribe see also Indian Removal Act of 1830 in the Important Laws section compare Indian title at title NOTE: The federal government has jurisdiction over certain serious felonies committed on American Indian reservations, and a member of a tribe is vested with the rights of an American citizen even if in a tribal court proceeding. Prior to the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, states could obtain civil and criminal jurisdiction over a reservation or other American Indian lands by legislative action, but that Act created the requirement that such jurisdiction be acquired with the cons...
Non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned officer, means a person holding a non-commissioned rank or an acting non-commissioned rank in the regular Army or the Indian Reserve Forces, and includes a non-commissioned officer or acting non-commissioned officer of the Indian Supplementary Reserve Forces or the Territorial Army who is for the time being subject to this Act. [Army Act, 1950 (46 of 1950), s. 3 (xv)] [s. 132(3)(d), Cr. P.C.]Nonconformist. See DISSENTERS....
Reserve
Reserve, the term 'reserve' is not defined in the Act. The dictionary meaning of the word 'Reserve' is: To keep for future use or enjoyment; to store up for some time or occasion; to refrain from using or enjoying at once. To keep back or hold over to a later time or place or for further treatment. To set apart for some purpose or with some end in view; to keep for some use. To retain or preserve for certain purposes.' (Oxford Dictionary). In Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, page 2118, 'Reserve' is defined as follows:To keep in store for future or special use; to keep in reserve; to retain, to keep, as for oneself. To keep back; to retain or hold over to a future time or place. To preserve, Commissioner of Income Tax v. Century Spinning and Manufacturing Co., AIR 1953 SC 501: (1954) SCR 203.(ii) As to what the word 'Reserves' as used in the Business Profits Tax Act connotes, was considered by this Court in Commissioner of Income-tax v. Century Spinning & Manufact...
Reserve forest
Reserve forest, the forest declared to be reserved by the State Government under section 20 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 or declared as such under any other State Act. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. 2(25B)]...
Indian currency
Indian currency, 'Indian currency' means currency which is expressed or drawn in Indian rupees but does not include special bank notes and special one rupee notes issued under s. 28A of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. [Foreign Exchange Man-agement Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), s. 2(9)]...
title
title [Anglo-French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a : the means or right by which one owns or possesses property ;broadly : the quality of ownership as determined by a body of facts and events after-acquired title : title that vests automatically in a grantee when acquired by a grantor who purported to sell the property before acquiring title ;also : a doctrine that requires such vesting compare estoppel by deed at estoppel NOTE: The doctrine of after-acquired title generally does not apply when the grantor receives title by quitclaim deed; to vest title in the grantee the deed must include words expressing such an intention. clear title : title that exists free of claims or encumbrances on the property [had clear title to the farm] ;broadly : marketable title in this entry equitable title : title vested in one who is considered by the application of equitable principl...
Cheyennes
A warlike tribe of indians related to the blackfeet formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory They are noted for their horsemanship...
tribal court
tribal court : a court administered through self-government of an American Indian tribe esp. on a reservation and having federally prescribed jurisdiction over custody and adoption cases involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands by members of the tribe, and broader civil jurisdiction over claims between tribe members and nonmembers NOTE: Criminal prosecutions of tribal members in tribal courts must respect constitutional rights specifically listed in the Indian Civil Rights Act, which also provides for a federal habeas corpus remedy in lieu of federal appellate review. Parties to a civil action that arguably falls within the jurisdiction of a tribal court must first exhaust remedies there before seeking adjudication in a federal court, whether they are both tribal members or not. A dispute over such jurisdiction is ultimately a federal question. ...
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