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Vis major force majeure usual

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Dictionary, p. 657. The expression 'force majeure' is not a mere French version of the Latin expression 'vis major'. It is undoubtedly a term of wider import. Difficulties have arisen in the past as to what could

Impracticability

Krishan v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 3091 (3093): (1996) 3 SCC 507. The meaning of the term 'impracticable' in sub-rule (2) of Rule 14. In Major Radha Krishan case ((1996) 3 SCC 507: 1996 SCC … action is 'possible' but owing to certain practical difficulties or other reasons it is incapable of being performed, Major Radha Krishan v. Union of India, AIR 1996 SC 3091 (3093): (1996) 3 SCC 507. The meaning of

nuclear war

A war in which nuclear weapons are used by both sides As generally used the term assumes major use of nuclear weapons by at least two opposing warring states As of 1999 no nuclear war has

Ether

structure giving the generic formula ROR. They may be derived from alcohols by elimination of water, but the major method is catalytic hydration of olefins. Only the lowest member of the series, methyl ether, is gaseous; most … the series, methyl ether, is gaseous; most are liquid and the highest members are solid (cellulose ethers). The term 'ether' is often used synonymously with 'ethyl ether' and is the legal label name for it, Hawley's Condensed

Adequate consideration

insists that there should be 'adequate consideration' and not good consideration , it excludes mere love and affection, Major V. P. Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 1991 Supp (2) SCC 346 (347): AIR 1991 SC 1502. … 1872)] In the absence of a definition of the phrase 'adequate consideration', the common parlance meaning of the term has to be accepted. A reference to the decision of Hidayatullah, J. as he then was in Tulsidas

lipid

Any of a variety of oily or greasy organic compounds found as major structural components of living cells they are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as alcohol … and carbohydrates form an essential structural component of living cells as in the cell walls and membranes The term lipid refers to its solubility in nonpolar solvents and has no significance with regard to chemical structure

Negligence

owing to the thing escaping, unless, possibly, the damage is due to the plaintiff's act or default, vis major, or the act of God, or under statutory sanction positively enjoining the act causing damage; even in this … of Karnataka, AIR 1979 SC 1848: (1980) 1 SCC 30: (1980) 1 SCR 95. (iv) Negligence is a term of art but has distinct meanings in different jurisdictions. In Torts, damage is an essential ingredient, but that

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