Indiscriminate - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: indiscriminateIndiscriminate attack
Indiscriminate attack, means an aggressive act that (1) is not carried out for a specific military objective (2) employs a means of combat not directed at a specific military objective, or (3) employs a means of combat the effects of which cannot be limited in accordance with an international protocol such as the Geneva Convention of 1949, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 777....
Common carrier
Common carrier, the question in any particular case whether the carrier was a common carrier or a private carrier has therefore to be decided on the ascertainment of what he publicly professes. This profession, it need hardly be mentioned, may be by public notice or by actual indiscriminate carrying of goods. It is also clear that the profession to carry goods indiscriminately may be limited to particular goods or to particular routes or even as to two or more specified points, River Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. v. Shyam Sunder Tea Co. Ltd., AIR 1962 SC 1276 (1279): (1962) 2 SCR 802. [Carriers Act, 1865, ss. 2 and 3]Is not by his description of his own business, al-though if may be inferred from the character of that business that he is a common carrier, Upston v. Slark, (1827) 2 C&P 598.Whether or not a person is a common carrier is in every case a question of fact, Belfast Ropework Co. Ltd. v. Bushell, (1918) 1 KB 210 (215) per Bailhache, J.'Common carrier' denotes a person, other than ...
prostitute
prostitute : a person who engages in sexual activity indiscriminately esp. for money compare panderer, pimp vt -tut·ed -tut·ing [Latin prostitutus, past participle of prostituere, from pro- before + statuere to cause to stand, place] : to offer as a prostitute ...
prostitution
prostitution : the act or practice of engaging in sexual activity indiscriminately esp. for money ;also : the crime of engaging in such activity ...
bloodbath
Indiscriminate slaughter the killing of multiple persons...
Galleon
A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries often having three or four decks and used for war or commerce The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel...
Hock
A Rhenish wine of a light yellow color either sparkling or still The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines...
Indiscriminate
Not discriminate wanting discrimination undistinguishing not making any distinction confused promiscuous...
Indiscriminating
Not discriminating...
Indiscrimination
Lack of discrimination or distinction impartiality...
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