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public accommodations Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination against certain protected groups in businesses and places that are considered "public accommodations." The definition of a "public accommodation" may vary depending upon the law at issue (i.e. federal or state), and the type of discrimination involved (i.e. race discrimination or disability discrimination). Generally speaking, it may help to think of public accommodations as most (but not all) businesses or buildings that are open to (or offer services to) the general public. ...
Residential accommodation
Residential accommodation, simply means that the accommodation should be capable of being used as a residence or should have been built as a residence. Even if a portion of the accommodation is being used by the tenant as his office, this would merely mean the purpose other than residential, but would not convert a residential accommoda-tion into a non-residential accommodation, P.N. Karkhanis v. P.N. Chopra, 1977 RCJ 560.Residential accommodation, the expression 'residen-tial' qualifies the word 'accommodation' and the former is clearly descriptive of the latter. The expression, therefore, clearly denotes the purpose for which the premises was built, the use to which it was intended to be put and the category to which it belongs. It is used in contradistinction to a shop or a house of business. Whether an accommodation is residential or not would, therefore, depend on these factors and the purpose for which it was let out to a particular tenant or the actual use to which it is put or ...
franchise
franchise [Anglo-French, literally, freedom, liberty, from Middle French, from franchir to free, from Old French franc free] 1 : a special right or privilege granted by the government to an individual, group, or business entity: as a : a right to conduct a business and esp. to be and to exercise the powers of a corporation b : a right granted to a public utility company to provide services and to use public land for that purpose 2 : a constitutional or statutory right ;esp : the right to vote used with the [restricting them in employment, education, the , legal personality, and public accommodation "W. H. Burns"] 3 : a right or license that is granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory under the company's trademark, trade name, or service mark and that often involves the use of rules and procedures designed by the company and services (as advertising) and facilities provided by the company in return for fees, royalties, ...
accommodate
accommodate -dat·ed -dat·ing 1 : to make a change or provision for [ a disability] see also reasonable accommodation 2 : to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor see also accommodation paper at paper accommodation party at party NOTE: To accommodate a debtor effectively, the party must sign the debt instrument, adding words describing limitations or conditions to the accommodation, if any. ac·com·mo·da·tion [ə-kÄ -mə-dā-shən] n ...
Public chapels
Public chapels, are chapels founded at some period later than the church itself; they were designed for the accommodation of such of the parishioners as in course of time had begun to fix their residence at a distance from its site: and chapels so circum-stanced were described as chapels of ease, because built in aid of the original church, 3 Steph.Com....
Accommodation
Accommodation, the word 'accommodation' takes in both residential as well as non-residential building or part of a building. In s. 12 (1) (e) and (f), the expressions 'accommodation let for residential purposes' and 'accommodation let for non-residential purposes' are used distinctly in clear and unmistakable terms, Prem Narayan Barchhiha v. Kakmuddin Saifi, AIR 1999 SC 2450 (2452): (1999) 6 SCC 381. [M.P. Accomodation Central Act, 1961 (41 of 1961) ss. 12(1)(f), 2(a)]...
Accommodation Bill
Accommodation Bill, one which the accommodating party has signed as drawer, acceptor, or endorser, without receiving value therefor and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person; he is liable on the bill to a holder for value; and it is immaterial whether, when such holder took the bill, he knew such party to be an accommodation party or not. The accommodating party has a right to be indemnified by the party to whom he lent his name. See (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, s. 28....
Regulation of house accommodation
Regulation of house accommodation, in the entry, when power is granted to Parliament to make laws for the regulation of house accommodation in cantonment areas, there are no qualifying words to indicate that the house accommodation, which is to be subject to such legislation, must be accommoda-tion required for military purposes, or must be accommodation that has already been acquired, requisitioned or allotted to the military, Indu Bhusan Bose v. Rama Sundari Debi, AIR 1970 SC 228: (1969) 2 SCC 289: (1970) 1 SCR 443....
reasonable accommodation
reasonable accommodation : something done to accommodate a disabled person that does not jeopardize safety or pose an undue hardship for the party (as an employer) doing it ;also : something done to accommodate a religious need that does not create undue hardship for an employer ...
Accommodation works
Accommodation works, works which a railway company is required to make and maintain for the accommodation of the owners or occupiers of land adjoining the railway, e.g., gates, bridges, culverts, fences, etc. [(English) Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. C. 20), s. 68]...
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