Self Consistency - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: self consistencySelf consistency
The quality or state of being self consistent...
Self consistent
Consistent with ones self or with itself not deviation from the ordinary standard by which the conduct is guided logically consistent throughout having each part consistent with the rest...
Self contradiction
The act of contradicting ones self or itself repugnancy in conceptions or in terms a proposition consisting of two members one of which contradicts the other as to be and not to be at the same time is a self contradiction...
Self contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve called also SCUBA SCUBA gear or SCUBA apparatus...
Statement
Statement, means statement of facts and not the statement of law, Madan Sah v. Laleshwar Choubey, AIR 1994 Pat 149. [See Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act (3 of 1947), s. 14(4)]Statement, the primary meaning of the word 'statement' to be found in Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's New World Dictionary is 'something that is stated'. Another meaning that is given in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is 'written or oral communication'. The word 'statement' has been used in number of ss. so the Act in its primary meaning of 'something is stated' and that meaning should be given to it under s. 157 also unless there is something that cuts down that meaning for the purpose of that section, Bhogilal Chunilal Pandya v. State of Bombay, AIR 1959 SC 356 (359): 1959 Supp (1) SCR 310. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 157)In its dictionary meaning is the act of stating or reciting, 'Prima facie' a statement cannot take in an omission. A statement cannot include that whic...
self-insure
self-insure : to insure by self-insurance (as in workers' compensation) [an employer wishing to its liability "Pennsylvania Statutes"] vi : to use self-insurance [a governmental agency that s] self-in·sur·er n ...
Self acting
Acting of or by ones self or by itself said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency automatic as a self acting feed apparatus a self acting mule a self acting press...
Self government
The act of governing ones self or the state of being governed by ones self self control self command...
Self appraisal
Self appraisal, the method of performance appraisal is based on the self-appraisal by the officer concerned. It is a method where the employee is asked to give, in his own words, his strong points, weak points and constraints faced by him in the service. The self-appraisal is then considered by the reporting officer who gives his remarks. Finally the higher reviewing authority decides the assessment by weighting both the employee's self-appraisal and the remarks given by the reporting officer, A.P. State Financial Corpn. v. C.M. Ashok Raju, AIR 1995 SC 39 (41): (1994) 5 SCC 359....
imperfect self-defense
imperfect self-defense : a defense based on self-defense that does not shield the defendant from all liability but reduces the liability esp. because the defendant actually but unreasonably believed that he or she was in imminent danger of death or great bodily injury NOTE: Imperfect self-defense is not recognized in all jurisdictions. When it is successfully used in criminal cases it eliminates the element of malice, reducing the level of the offense from murder to manslaughter. ...
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