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Relaxation

The act or process of relaxing or the state of being relaxed as relaxation of the muscles relaxation of a law...


Relax

To make lax or loose to make less close firm rigid tense or the like to slacken to loosen to open as to relax a rope or cord to relax the muscles or sinews...


Relaxable

Capable of being relaxed...


Relaxant

A medicine that relaxes a laxative...


Relaxative

Having the quality of relaxing laxative...


Emollition

The act of softening or relaxing relaxation...


Incuria

Incuria, literally means 'carelessness'. In practice per incuriam appears to mean per ignoratum. English courts have developed this principle in relaxation of the rule of stare decisis. The quotable in law is avoided and ignored if it is rendered, 'in ignoratium of a statute or other binding authority, Young v. Bristol Aeroplace Co. Ltd., (1944) 2 All ER 293: 1944 KB 718.literally means 'carelessness', State of Uttar Pradesh v. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., (1991) 4 SCC 139.literally means 'carelessness', Mayuram Subramanian Srinivasan, (2006) 5 SCC 752.Incuria, literally means 'carelessness' . In practice per incuriam is taken to mean per ignoratium. English courts have developed this principle in relaxation of the rule of stare decisis. The 'quotable in law', as held in Young v. Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd., 1944 KB 718 is avoided and ignored if it is rendered 'in ignoratium of a statute or other binding authority'. Same has been accepted, approved and adopted by this Court while inte...


bill

bill 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment ;also : the law itself [the GI ] ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill [ə-prō-prē-ā-shənz-] : a bill providing money for government expenses and programs NOTE: Appropriations bills originate in the House of Representatives. bill of attainder 1 : a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry 2 : a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial NOTE: Bills of attainder are prohibited by Article I of the U.S. Constitution. bill of pains and penalties : a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial compare bill of attainder in this entry NOTE: The term bill of attainder is often used to include bills of p...


informal

informal : marked by the absence of required forms or procedures or by the relaxation of prescribed rules [an hearing] ...


Deck chair

a folding chair usually having arms and a full length leg rest used for relaxing on the deck of a ship at poolside etc Also called steamer chair...


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