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American Law

American Law. A term generally applied to the law of the United States of America which is based, in the main, on the common law of England. The law of Louisiana, however, is derived from the...

Arising out of accident

Arising out of accident, indicates that for the purpose of awarding compensation, the casual relationship between the use of the motor vehicle and the accident resulting in death or permanent disablement is not required to be...

As the case may be

As the case may be, expression 'as the case may be' is otherwise rendered superflous, Union of India v. Ashok Kumar, (2005) 8 SCC 760. --the words 'as the case may be' would only mean 'whichever...

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Poverty

The quality or state of being poor or indigent want or scarcity of means of subsistence indigence need

Attempt

Attempt [fr. tentare, Lat.; tenter, temter, tempter, O. Fr. to try], an endeavour to commit a crime or unlawful act. Persons indicted for a felony or misdemeanour may be found guilty only of an attempt to...

Au besoin

Au besoin (in case of need).

Award

Award [the primitive sense of ward is shown in the It. Guardare, Fr. regarder, to look. Hence, Prov. Fr. eswarder (answering in form to award), to inspect goods, and, incidentally, to pronounce them good and marketable;...

Bailment

Bailment [fr. bailler, Fr., to deliver], a compendious expression to signify a contract resulting from delivery; perhaps best defined as a 'delivery of a thing in trust for some special object or person, and upon a...

Banking policy

Banking policy, means any policy means any policy which is specified from time to time by the Reserve Bank in the interest of the banking system or in the interest of monetary stability or sound economic...

Battery

Battery [batterie, Fr., fr battre, to beat], beating and wounding. This, in law, includes every touching or laying hold, however trifling, of another's person or clothes, in an angry, revengeful, rude, insolent, or hostile manner. It...

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