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Servi

Servi, bondmen, or servile tenants.They were of four sorts: (1) Such as sold themselves for a livelihood. (2) Debtors sold because they were unable to pay their debts. (3) Captives in war, retained and employed

Occupation

four expressions in Article 19(1)(g). 'Occupation' would be an activity of a person undertaken as a means of livelihood or a mission in life', T.M.A Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka, (2002) 8 SCC 481 (535). [Constitution

Nomadic Tribes

Nomadic Tribes, means the Tribes wandering from place to place in search of their livelihood as declared by Government from time to time; The Maharashtra State Public Services (Reservation for Schedule Castes, Schedule

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Mensa

Mensa, patrimony, or goods, and necessary things for livelihood, Jac. Law Dict.

Bonded labour system

either without wages or for nominal wages, or (2) forfeit the freedom of employment or other means of livelihood for a specified period or for an unspecified period, or (3) forfeit the right to move freely throughout

Landless person/bhumihin kissans

Landless person/bhumihin kissans, means those landless persons whose main source of livelihood was agriculture and who were agriculturists residing in the village where the land is situated and who had

Labourer

4) have vested in the justices of the peace the power of com-pelling persons not having any visible livelihood to go out to service in husbandry, or in certain specific trades, for the promotion of honest industry.

Gainfully occupied person

in any trade, business, profession, office, employment or vocation and is wholly or sub-stantially dependent thereon for a livelihood, or a person who, though temporarily unemployed, is normally so engaged and dependent. [Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act,

Business

'business' means an affair requiring attention and labour as the chief concern; mercantile pursuits, that one does for livelihood, occupation, employment, Kesavan Nair v. C.K. Babu Naidu, AIR 1954 Mad 892. Though ordinarily 'business' implies a continuous

Sharking

Petty rapine trick also seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices

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