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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 contradictory

Contradicting ones self or itself...


Discrepancy and contradiction

Discrepancy and contradiction, 'discrepancy' has to be distinguished from 'contradiction'. Whereas contradiction in the statement of the witness is fatal for the case, minor discrepancy or variance in evidence will not make the prosecution's case doubtful. The normal course of the human conduct would be that while narrating a particular incidence there may occur minor discrepancies, such discrepancies in law may render credential to the depositions. Parrot like statements are disfavoured by the Courts, State of Himachal Pradesh v. Lakh Raj, (2000) 1 SCC 247: AIR 1999 SC 3916 (3921). [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 161]...


Contradictable

Capable of being contradicted...


Contradicter

one who contradicts...


Contradiction in terms

Contradiction in terms, a phrase of which the parts are expressly inconsistent, as e.g., 'murder but not wilful,' 'a fee-simple for life.'...


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....


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