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Piracy

amended provides that:- 3. Whosoever shall be convicted of any offence which by way of the Acts hereinbefore referred to amounts to the crime of piracy, and is thereby made punishable with death, shall be liable to

Petroleum

mostly of hydrocarbons compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, the New Bank of Popular Science, Vol. 2; Special Reference No. 1 of 2001, In Re (2004) 4 SCC 489. Means liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons are so intimately

Peerage

which the claimant must present a petition to the Crown through the Home Secretary, which the Crown then refers to the Attorney-General, and in most cases the claim is subsequently referred to the Lords Committee for Privileges.

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Parliamentary Committee

any subject that is brought under the consideration of either House, may, if the House thinks proper, be referred to a committee; and when the inquiry is ended, the committee, through their chairman, make a report to

Other additional remuneration

Other additional remuneration, the expression 'other additional remuneration' refers to such remuneration which is payable at the will of the employer and it does not refer to

Obscene

that the adolescent ought not to be brought into contact with sex or that if they read any references to sex in what is written whether that is the dominant theme or not they would be affected,

Similarly apportioned

Similarly apportioned, the words 'similarly apportioned' which occur in the explanation mean apportioned 'with reference to the amounts of profits and gains attributable to the two parts of the company's business'. Thus, the

Abortion

miscarriage and there would be distinct advantages in assigning this meaning to it; but there are so many references to lawful abortion or justification for abortion that it is necessary to speak of 'criminal abortion' or the

Money of account, money of measurement money of payment

Bill, cannot be introduced in the Council of States. [Constitution of India, Art. 109(1)] Money Bill, cannot be referred to Joint Committee, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, r. 74.

Vegetable

table, Words and Phrases, Vol. 44. Vegetable, is defined as 'a general term used as an adjective in referring to any kind of plant, plant life or plant product, viz., 'Vegetable matter'. More commonly and Specifically, in

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