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Sidetrack
To transfer to a siding from a main line of track
Inter-State transmission system
Inter-State transmission system, includes-- (i) any system for the conveyance of electricity by means of main transmission line from the territory of one State to another State; (ii) the conveyance of electricity across the
Terminus, terminal and terminal tax
situated at the end of a line of railway. In other words, terminus means the point to which main action tends, goal, end, finishing point, the point at which something comes to an end. In Corpus Juris
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collateral
collateral 1 a : accompanying as a secondary fact, activity, or agency but subordinate to a main consideration b : not directly relevant or material [a evidentiary matter] [a issue] 2 : belonging to the … [a evidentiary matter] [a issue] 2 : belonging to the same ancestral stock but not in a direct line of descent compare lineal 3 a : of, relating to, or being collateral used as a security (as
Paper
which is manufactured by coating the tissue paper with a thermosetting ink (made to a liquid consistency) based mainly on wax, non-drying oils, pigments and dyes by means of a suitable coating roller and equalising rod and … Dictionary (volume 2) (Third Edition) as: A substance composed of fibers interlaced into a compact web, made from linen and cotton rags, straw, wood, certain grasses, etc, which are macerated into a pulp, dried, and pressed; it
Settled land
January, 1883, was retrospective, and though not repealing the Act of 1877, rendered its provisions comparatively useless. The main objects of the Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890, were to liberate tenants for life from the control … (English) S.L Acts, 1882 to 1890. The Act of 1925, however contains some innovations which bring it into line with the rest of the land legislation of 1925, so that a fee-simple in possession or a term
Marriage
c. 119), all, whether Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, or others, being treated on the same footing, and is now mainly regulated by the (English) Marriage Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 58). This Act dispenses with the … this depended the validity of marriages solemnized in ambassadors' chapels, or before a British consul, or within British lines, or on board a man-of-war, or a merchant vessel, which are now regulated by the (English) Foreign Marriages
Frigate
application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870 when the introduction of ironclads superseded them … 1750 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line Frigates from about 1750 to 1850 had one full battery deck and often a spar deck with a
Supplies
their adulterated substitute. This seems to be the correct line of approach, but it does not stop at maintenance of 'supplies' only. It extends further to 'services', also. One of the primary necessaries of life is food,
Chief whip
whip performs the most important duties, he is officially designated as Parliamentary secretary to the Treasury and his main work is the organization of government in consultation with opposition Chief Whip. The Chief Whip customarily moves the … the time of voting and sends advance intimation through the familiar system of ordinary one, two and three line whips. He selects the speakers from his party and also the members for select committees etc. In the
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