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Home Dictionary Name: scepter lessPeriod of not less than
Period of not less than, on the plain reading of the proviso to Rule 1(v), Second Schedule to the Act it is clear that in order to claim benefit of the said provision the borrowed money has to be repaid during the period of more than seven years. The only interpretation which can be given to the expression 'during a period of not less than seven years' is that the said period should go beyond seven years. The reasoning is simple. The period of seven years would not complete till the last 'minute' or even the last 'second' of the said period are counted. In other words till the last minute of the seven years period is completed the period remains less than seven years, C.I.T. v. Braithwaite & Co. Ltd., (1993) 2 SCC 262: (1993) 2 SCR 187....
Say not less than
Say not less than, means if a covenant provides for the purchase of say not less than hundred packs of combing skins, it would mean that there is a stipulation securing to the purchaser a minimum quantity of hundred packs, or, in other words, there is an absolute contract to supply hundred packs at least, owing to the use of the words 'not less than', Leeming v. Snaith, (1851) 16 QB 275....
Not being less than one month
Not being less than one month, the words 'not being less than one month' do imply that clear one month's notice was necessary to be given, that is, both the first day and the last day of the month had to be excluded, Pioneer Motors (P) Ltd. v. Municipal Council, AIR 1967 SC 684 (687): (1961) 3 SCR 609. [Travancore District Municipalities Act, 1116 (23 of 1116), s. 78 Proviso]...
Tenant is in arrears of rent for not less than four months
Tenant is in arrears of rent for not less than four months, the expression 'the tenant is in arrears of rent for not less than four months' may suggest that the tenant is in arrears of rent for one or any number of months and that the arrears have fallen due four months back meaning thereby that within four months there was no attempt on the part of the tenant to pay up the arrears and cure the default, Har Charan Singh v. Shiv Rani, AIR 1981 SC 1284 (1291): (1981) 2 SCC 535....
less traveled
not visited by many travelers as the tourists desire to visit less traveled countries...
More or less
More or less (sive plus siveminus). These words in a contract, which rests in fieri, will only excuse a very small deficiency in the quantity of an estate; for if there be a considerable deficiency, the purchaser will be entitled to an abatement; see Crossv. Eglin, (1831) 2 B. & Ad. 106. The words are inconstant use in describing the parcels in a conveyance, but the cases do not seem to define their precise effect....
Sceptral
Of or pertaining to a scepter like a scepter...
empowered
invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter...
Neptune
The son of Saturn and Ops the god of the waters especially of the sea He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter...
Scepter
A staff or baton borne by a sovereign as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority a royal mace...
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