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machine pistol

A fully automatic pistol a small submachine gun...


Colt pistol

A self loading or semi automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case and reloads ready for another shot Called also Browning pistol Colt Browning pistol automatic pistol and automatic...


Revolvers and pistols

Revolvers and pistols, the term 'revolvers and pistols' include a country-made revolver or pistol, Paras Ram v. State of Haryana, (1992) 4 SCC 662: AIR 1993 SC 1212 (1214). [Arms Rules (1962), Sch. I, Category III (a)]...


Pistole

The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon or about 390 and in Germany and Italy nearly the same There was an old Italian pistole worth about 540...


Pistoleer

One who uses a pistol...


Pistol

Pistol. See GUN; FIREARMS....


Machine

Machine, A device or apparatus consisting of, fined and moving parts that work together to perform some function, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 961.Machine, includes prime movers, transmission machinery and all other appliances whereby power is generated, transferred, transmitted or applied to a dangerous machine. [Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 (35 of 1983), s. 3 (i)]Machine, the meaning of the word 'machine' according to the dictionary in a popular and mechanical sense is '....... more or less complex combination of mechanical parts, as levers, gears, sprocket wheels, pulleys, shafts and spindles, ropes, chains, and bands, cams and other turning and sliding pieces, springs, confined fluids etc. together with the frame work and fastenings, supporting and connecting them, as when it is designed to operate upon material to change it in some pre-conceived and definite manner, Sales Tax Commissioner v. Ladha Mal, AIR 1971 SC 2221 (2222): (1971) 2 SCC 407....


Dangerous machine

Dangerous machine, means a power thresher, and includes any such machine intended to be used in the agricultural or rural sector the Central Government, being of opinion that it is of such a nature that any accident in the course of operation thereof is likely to cause to its operator death, dismemberment of any limb or other bodily injury, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify as dangerous machine. [Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 (35 of 1983), s. 3 (c)]...


Threshing machines

Threshing machines. Steam threshing machines, by the Threshing Machines Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 12), must be fenced....


machine readable passport (mrp)

machine readable passport (mrp) A passport which has biographic information entered on the data page according to international specifications. A machine readable passport is required to travel with a visa on the Visa Waiver Program. See the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to learn more about the requirements. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...


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