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One who or that which nourishes...
Food
Food, Pan masala, gutka are held to be food within the meaning of s. 2(v) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Godawal Pan Masala Products Ltd. v. Union of India, (2004) 7 SCC 68 (101): AIR 2004 SC 4057.Food. In the Sale of Food and Drugs Act (see ADULTERATION) the word includes 'every article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water and any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of human food,' and also 'flavouring matters and condiments.'-(English) Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. c. 51), s. 26; (English) Public Health Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 71), s. 72; and Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 31), s. 34. For power to make regulations as to the importation of good, see AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE; AGRICULTURAL MARKETING; (English) Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c. 32). See generally, ADULTERATION, also (English) Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1927.Means ...
Food stuff
Food stuff, the term ' foodstuff' is ambiguous. In one sense it has a narrow meaning and is limited to articles which are eaten as food for purposes of nutrition and nourishment and so would exclude condiments and spices such as yeast, salt, pepper, baking powder and turmeric. In a wider sense, it includes everything that goes in to the preparation of food proper (as understood in the narrow sense) to make it more palatable and digestible In my opinion the problems posed cannot be answered in the abstract and must be viewed in relation to its background and context, State of Bombay v. Virkumar Gulabchand Shah, AIR 1952 SC 335: (1952) SCR 877. [Essential Supplies (Temporary powers) Act, 1946, s. 2(9)]'Foodstuff' need not necessarily mean only the final food product which is consumed. It also includes raw food articles which may after processing be used as food by human beings, K. Janardhan Pillai v. Union of India, AIR 1981 SC 1485: (1981) 2 SCC 45: (1981) 2 SCR 676.Expression 'foodstuf...
Dharma
Dharma, dharma embraces every type of righteous conduct covering every aspect of life essential for the sustenance and welfare of the individual and the society and includes those rules which guide and enable those who believe in God and heaven to attain moksha (eternal bliss). Rules of dharma are meant to regulate the individual conduct, in such a way as to restrict the rights, liberty, interest and desires of an, individual as regards all matters to the extent necessary in the interest of other individuals, i.e., the society and at the same time making it obligatory for the society to safeguard and protect the individual in all respects through its social and political institutions. Shortly put, dharma regulates the mutual obligations of individual and the society. Therefore, it was stressed that protection of dharma was in the interest of both the individual and the society, A 'state of dharma' was required to be always maintained for peaceful coexistence and prosperity of all.Thoug...
alimony
alimony [Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish] 1 : an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support alimony in gross : lump sum alimony in this entry alimony pen·den·te li·te [-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā] : alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation that includes a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit called also temporary alimony lump sum alimony : alimony awarded after divorce that is a specific vested amount not subject to change called also alimony in gross per·ma·nent alimony : alimony awarded after divorce which consists of payments at regular intervals that may change in amount or terminate (as upon the payee's remarriage) tem·po·rary alimony : alimony pendente lite in this entry 2 : means of living, support, or maintenance [fathers and mothers owe to their illegitimate children ...
Blood
The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals carrying nourishment to all parts of the body and bringing away waste products to be excreted See under Arterial...
Concoct
To digest to convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition...
Cow tree
A tree Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron of South America which yields on incision a nourishing fluid resembling milk...
Diet
Course of living or nourishment what is eaten and drunk habitually food victuals fare...
Dodder
A plant of the genus Cuscuta It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems It attaches itself to some other plant as to flax goldenrod etc and decaying at the root is nourished by the plant that supports it...
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