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arson [Anglo-French arsoun, alteration of Old French arsin, literally, conflagration, from ars, past participle of ardre to burn] : the act or crime of willfully, wrongfully, and unjustifiably setting property on fire often for the purpose of committing fraud (as on an insurance company) ar·son·ist [-ist] n ...
terrorism
terrorism 1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion 2 : violent and intimidating gang activity [street ] ter·ror·ist [-ist] adj or n ter·ror·is·tic [ter-ər-is-tik] adj ...
extortion
extortion 1 : the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property ;specif : the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office 2 : the crime of extorting ex·tor·tion·ate [-shə-nət] adj ex·tor·tion·er n ex·tor·tion·ist [-shə-nist] n ...
lobby
lobby pl: lobbies : a group of persons engaged in lobbying esp. as representatives of a particular interest group vb lob·bied lob·by·ing vi : to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and esp. members of a legislative body on legislation vt : to attempt to influence or sway (as a public official) toward a desired action lob·by·er n lob·by·ist n ...
privilege
privilege [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg- lex law] 1 : a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a : an exemption from liability where an action is deemed to be justifiable (as in the case of self-defense) or because of the requirements of a position or office ;also : the affirmative defense that an action is privileged compare excuse absolute privilege : a privilege that exempts a person from liability esp. for defamation regardless of intent or motive ;specif : a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability for statements made while acting in their official capacity without regard to intent or malice qualified privilege : a privilege esp. in the law of defamation that may be defeated esp. by a showing of actual malice called also conditional privilege b : an exemption from a requirement to disclose information (as fo...
rape
rape raped rap·ing [Latin rapere to seize and take away by force] : to commit rape on rap·er n rap·ist n n : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception see also statutory rape NOTE: The common-law crime of rape involved a man having carnal knowledge of a woman not his wife through force and against her will, and required at least slight penetration of the penis into the vagina. While some states maintain essentially this definition of rape, most have broadened its scope esp. in terms of the sex of the persons and the nature of the acts involved. Marital status is usually irrelevant. Moreover, the crime is codified under various names, including first degree sexual assault sexual battery unlawful sexual i...
ist
A noun suffix denoting an agent or doer one who practices a believer in as theorist one who theorizes socialist one who holds to socialism sensualist one given to sensuality...
Ist
A contraction of is it...
Contrary to law and not according to law
Contrary to law and not according to law, a decision being 'contrary to law' as provided in s. 100(1)(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure is not the same thing as a decision being not 'according to law' as prescribed in the 1st proviso of s. 75(1) of the Act. The latter expression is wider in ambit than the former. It is neither desirable nor possible to give an exhaustive definition of the expression 'according to law'. The power given to the High Court under the Ist proviso to s. 75(1) of the Act is similar to that given to it under s. 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, Malini Ayyappa Naicker v. Seth Monghraj Udhavdas Firm, (1969) 1 SCC 688: AIR 1969 SC 1344 (1346). [Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920, s. 75(1); Civil Procedure Code 1908, s. 100(1)(a)]...
Financial year
Financial year. By s. 22 of the (English) Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63):-In this Act and in every Act passed after the commencement of this Act [Jan. 1, 1890] the expression 'financial year' shall, unless the contrary intention appears, means as respects any matters relating to the Consolidated Fund, or moneys provided by Parliament, or to the Exchequer, or to Imperial taxes or finance, the 12 months ending the 31st day of March.Financial year shall means the year commencing on the first day of April. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(21)]Means the year ending on the 31st day of March, Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur Act, 2004, s. 2(5).Means the year beginning on the 1st April and ending on the 31st March of the next following year, Maharashtra Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary Management Act, 2005, s. 2(b).Means the year beginning on the Ist April and ending on the 31st March next following, Rajasthan Fiscal Responsibilities and Budget ...
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