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Women's modesty

Women's modesty, the essence of a woman's modesty is her sex. The modesty of an adult female is writ large on her body. Young or old, intelligent or imbecile, awake or sleeping, the woman possesses a modesty capable of being outraged. Whoever uses criminal force to her with intent to outrage her modesty commits an offence punishable under s. 354. The culpable intention of the accused is the crux of the matter. The reaction of the woman is very relevant, but its absence is not always decisive, as for example, when the accused with a corrupt mind stealthily touches the flesh of a sleeping woman. She may be an idiot, she may be under the spell of anaesthesia, she may be sleeping, she may be unable to appreciate the significance of the act: nevertheless, the offender is punishable under the section, State of Punjab v. Major Singh, AIR 1967 SC 63 (68): 1966 Supp SCR 286....

Marshal of the Queen's bench

Marshal of the Queen's bench, an officer who had the custody of the Queen's Bench Prison. The 5 & 6 Vict. c. 22 abolished this office, and substituted an officer called Keeper of the Queen's Prison....

New Year's Day

New Year's Day, the 1st of January. The 25th of March was the civil and legal New Year's Day till the alteration of the style in 1752, when it was permanently fixed as the 1st January.In Scotland the year was, by a proclamation which bears date 27th November, 1599, ordered thenceforth to commence in that kingdom on the 1st January instead of the 25th March. By the (English) Bank Holidays Act, 1871 (34 Vict. c. 17), New Year's Day is made a bank holiday in Scotland, and bills, etc., becoming due on that day are payable on the following day. See HOLIDAY....

Children's home

Children's home, means an institution established by a State Government or by voluntary organization and certified by that Government under s. 34. [Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000), s. 2 (e)]...

Locke's Act

Locke's Act (English), (23 & 24 Vict. c. 127), the Solicitors Act, 1860, amending the law as to the admission etc., of solicitors. Secs. 22 (in part) and 34, 35 have not been repealed by the Solicitors Act, 1932 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 37).Locke-King's Act (English) (17 & 18 Vict. c. 113), the Real Estates Charges Act, 1854 (amended by the Real Estate Charges Act, 1867 and 1877 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 69, and 40 & 41 Vict. c. 34)), whereby the heir or devisee of real estate was first precluded from claiming payment of a mortgage on such estate out of the personal assets of the ancestor or testator. In respect of deaths after 1925, both these Acts were repealed and reproduced and extended by the Administration of Estates Act, 1925; see s. 35....

Commission, the promoter's

Commission, the promoter's, means the amount by which the aggregate total stakes in all the competitions exceeds the sum of (1) the aggregate prize in the competitions; (2) the aggregate pool betting duty payable in respect of the competitions; and (3) the expenses of the promoter actually incurred by him in the conduct of the competitions, excluding any expenses properly chargeable to capital and any interest on borrowed money, and in particular, excluding any provision for the depreciation of building or equipment, any emoluments payable to the promoter, or, if the promoter is a partnership, to any of the partners, or, if the promoter is a body corporate, to any of the directors, and in any case any emoluments payable to any person whose emoluments depends to any extent on the profits of the promoter, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1963, s. 4(3), Sch. 2, para 23(2) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(1), para 116, p. 84....

Learner's licence

Learner's licence, 'learner's licence' means the licence issued by a competent authority under Chapter II authorising the person specified therein to drive as a learner, a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle of any specified class or description light motor vehicle. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2(19)]...

banker's acceptance

banker's acceptance : a short-term credit instrument issued by an importer's bank that guarantees payment of an exporter's invoice ...

battered woman's syndrome

battered woman's syndrome : the psychological symptoms suffered by a woman repeatedly abused by a mate (as a husband) NOTE: Battered woman's syndrome is used as a defense to violent criminal charges (as homicide). Evidence of repeated abuse is used to show that the defendant acted in self-defense even though the threat or danger was not imminent. Battered woman's syndrome is also used as a mitigating factor in sentencing. ...

subchapter S

subchapter S : a subchapter of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code that allows a small business corporation's taxable income to be computed in a manner similar to that used for a partnership see also S corporation at corporation ...

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