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Under this section

Under this section, the words 'under this section' in the Explanation are significant relating, as it does, to the governing topic

Section or class of Hindus

Section or class of Hindus, the expression 'Section or class of Hindus' includes any division, sub-division, caste, sub-caste, sect

Weaker sections

Weaker sections, 'weaker sections', in this context, means not every 'backward class' but those dismally depressed categories comparable economically and

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section 213a

section 213a A section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which establishes that sponsors have a legal duty

Poorer sections

Poorer sections, the expression 'poorer sections' de-notes a division among socially and educationally backward classes on economic criterion, Indira Sawhney

section 1983

section 1983 : the section of title 42 of the U.S. Code that makes a person liable for depriving

Appearance sec. stat

Appearance sec. stat. (i.e., Secundum statutum), which was entered at law by a plaintiff for a defaulting defendant under 12 Geo. 1, c. 29, and 2 Wm. 4, c. 39, was abolished by 15 & 16...

cross sectional

of or pertaining to a cross section as a cross sectional slice

C section

contraction of caesarean section

securities and exchange commission (sec)

securities and exchange commission (sec) The five-member board appointed by the president that regulates and oversees stock trading and enforces federal securities statutes. Source: FindLaw

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