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Signed copy

Signed copy, in Webster's New World Dictionary, the word 'sign' means 'to write one's name on, as in acknowledging authorship, authorising action etc.' Signing means writing one's name on some document or paper. A document was...

Scandalising the court

Scandalising the court, is also settled law that if a resolution is passed by Bar Associations expressing want of confidence in judicial officers it would amount to scandalising the

Nemine contradicente

phrase to signify the unanimous consent of the Members of the House of Commons to a vote or resolution; it is analogous to the term nemine dissentiente (nem. Dis.) in the House of Peers.

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Rocket docket

Rocket docket, means an accelerated dispute-resolution process, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1329.

Regional Power Committee

Regional Power Committee, means a Committee established by resolution by the Central Government for a specified region for facilitating the integrated operation of the power systems in

Railway and Canal Commission

Railway and Canal Commission, a body established by the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888, to supersede the Railway Commissioners, who had been appointed under the (English) Regulation of Railways Act, 1873 (36 & 37 Vict....

Qui facit per alium facit per se

alium facit per se. Co. Litt. 258, (He who acts through another, acts through himself.) See AGENT. The resolution of the Standing Committee is referred to in the notice itself. To all intents and purposes then the

Punchayet

Punchayet, an arbitration, Indian.

Proxy

may do what they think advisable to get shareholders to vote either in favour of or against a resolution, e.g., they may send out stamped forms at the company's expense, Peel v. L. & N.W. Ry. Co.,

Press

reports and information to newspapers. Though the Act gives a general right of admission, there is power by resolution temporarily to exclude the Press. See LOCAL AUTHORITY. There is no longer any censorship of the Press in

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