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Dividend

Dividend, a share, the part allotted in division; the interest paid on the public funds; the share of profits of...

Domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium

'is to him as his castle,' so that he is justified in killing another who breaks into his house to rob

Donation

Donation, When a person gives money to another without any material return, he donates that sum. An act by which...

Drunkenness

8 Ex 132. Mere drunknness was punishable by statutes 4 Jac. 1, c. 5, and 21 Jac. 1, c. 7, ss.

Duress

like manner, so entirely overcome his free agency as to justify the Court in setting aside a contract made by him

Earliest opportunity

Earliest opportunity, The word 'earliest' in s. 13 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 which qualifies the opportunity

Edition

Edition, any fresh issue or publication of a work is an edition, it seems that it is unnecessary that the...

Election

competent authority after the publication of the election notification, Manda Jaganath v. K.S. Rathnam, (2004) 7 SCC 492: AIR 2004 SC

Crypto-hamlet

Crypto-hamlet, a term coined by Iyer, J. to denote the mysterious brooding and ideologically confused state of

Electoral roll

any Parliamentary Constituency except for those in the State of J&K and the Union Territories not having a legislature, Law of

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