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Held

[U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act (1 of 1951), s. 9] In the Unabridged Edition of The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, the word 'hold' has been inter alia stated to mean 'to have

Impost

Dictionary of Law, William C. Anderson, 1889, p. 527. Is especially a duty on imported goods and merchandise, Random House Webser Unabridged Dictionary, p. 962.

Instance

verb means 'tourge, entreat urgently, importune.' The mean-ing of the phrase 'at the instance of' as given in Random House Dictionary of the English Language at p. 690 is: at the urging or suggestion of 'Instance' does

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Kilkenny Cat

Abdul Bhai, AIR 1977 SC 1455 (1459), para 9]. Also see Marad Massacre - A National Alarum in Random Reflections, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., p. 55. (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)

Lame Duck Session

and the inauguration of a succession, Webster's American Dictionary, p. 734. Is an ineffective, helpless or disable session, Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Jess Stein and Laurence Urdang, p. 803. In India this type of

Procure

documents; to obtain (women or girls) for the purpose of prostitution; to act as a procurer or pimp, Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged Edn., p. 1147. Means to take care of; to get possession

Nameboard

Nameboard, according to the Random House Dictionary of the English language, the expression 'nameboard' (perhaps hyphenated) means a sign board that identifies a

Personal effects

attends the person, Words and Phrases, Permanent Edn., Vol. 31, p. 277. In the unabridged edition of the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, at page 1075, the expression is given the following meaning: Personal effects,

Personal use

intended only those articles to be included in the definition which were intimately and commonly used the assessee, Random House Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged Edn., p. 1075. Means article associated with person as property having

Dissent

Dissent, honest dissent is a vibrant democratic polity. is an open disagreement with the majority opinion, Random House Dictionary of English Language, Jess Stein and Laurence Urdang, p. 569

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