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Pivotal
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Pivot
A fixed pin or short axis on the end of which a wheel or other body turns
Crapaudine
Turning on pivots at the top and bottom said of a door
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Pawl
A pivoted tongue or sliding bolt on one part of a machine adapted to fall into notches or interdental spaces
Singletree
The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed a whiffletree
Material
Committee Exp. McCormick (Q.B.D.), (2000) 1 WLR 1804 Material, means 'fundamental', vital, basic, cardinal, central, crucial, decisive, essential, pivotal, indispensable, elementary or primary, Burton's Legal Thesaurus (3rd Edn.), p. 349. Material, means 'legally significant' or relevant, Clen
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between the pleading and the proof usu. when there is any uncertainty about the exact date of a pivotal event. When used in non-pleading contexts, the phrase is mere jargon, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1117
Holding
SC 865: (1982) 1 SCC 680: (1982) 3 SCR 218. A court's determination of a matters of law pivotal to its decision; a principle drawn from such decision, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 737. Means a
Pinchers
An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot used for griping things to be held fast drawing nails etc
Padlock
A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened the other end being fastened by the bolt used
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