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Reluct

To strive or struggle against anything to make resistance to draw back to feel or show repugnance or reluctance

Reluctance

The state or quality of being reluctant repugnance aversion of mind unwillingness often followed by an infinitive or by to and a noun formerly sometimes by

Revolting

Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust exciting extreme repugnance loathsome as revolting cruelty

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Act of Parliament

a prior one, not only expressly, but by implication, as when it is contrary thereto, i.e., so clearly repugnant that it necessarily implies a negative, but if the Acts can stand together, they shall have a concurrent

Articles of religion

contradicted in so many words, if the opinions promulgated by him were inconsistent with their clear construction or repugnant to it, Voysey v. Noble, (1871) LR 3 PC 357].

Assent

word 'assent' is used purposefully indicating affirmative action of the proposal made by the State for having law repugnant to the earlier law made by Parliament. It would amount to accepting or conceding and concurring to the

Avyavaharik debt

not admissible under the law or under normal conditions. Colebrooke translated it as 'a debt for a cause repugnant to good morals', S.M. Jakati v. S. M. Borkar, AIR 1959 SC 282 (286): 1959 SCR 1384; See

Within such period

the appeal is filed. To hold that the expression 'within such period' means during such period would, be repugnant in the context, Ram Lal v. Rewa Coalifieds Ltd., AIR 1962 SC 361 (364): (1962) 2 SCR 762.

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