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Special and special reasons

or 'ordinary'. Now what does term 'special' connote? 'Special' means distinguished by some unusual quality; out of the ordinary (See Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition, Volume 39A, p. 82) Webster defines 'special as particular; peculiar; different from

May

May, Prima facie the word 'may' must be given its ordinary and natural meaning. Primarily it is permissive in its meaning and until the contrary is established the word

Default summons

courts for the summary recovery of a debt or liquidated demand. These summonses are of two kinds: (i.) Ordinary Default Summonses; and (ii.) Special Default Summonses. (i.) an Ordinary Default Summons is only applicable to liquidated demands

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Martial law

Constitution of India, Art. 34. Martial Law, in the proper sense of the term, means the suspension of ordinary law and the government of a country or parts of it by military tribunals. It must be clearly

gain

on the sale or exchange of an asset held for more than a specified period (as a year) ordinary gain : a gain from the exchange or sale of an asset that is not capital short-term capital

life insurance

the payment of money to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the insured see also endowment insurance ordinary life insurance : whole life insurance in this entry straight life insurance : whole life insurance in this

waste

something) called also ameliorative waste permissive waste : waste caused by the failure of a tenant to take ordinary or proper care of the property voluntary waste : waste caused by the intentional commission of a destructive

Debruised

Surmounted by an ordinary as a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it as in the

Accident, Accidental

an accident is not the same as an occurrence, but something that happens out of the normal or ordinary course of things. An effect is said to be accidental when the act is not done with the

Banker's Books

Banker's Books, includes ledgers, day books, cash-books, account-books and other records used in the ordinary business of the bank, whether in written form or kept on microfilm, magnetic tape, or other forms of

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