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Jeux de bourse

Jeux de bourse, mean 'games of the stock exchange. Speculation in stock or bonds, as by dealing in options or futures. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 840.

So long as that tax continues to be levied in that State

tax it was a part of the Mysore State. It is neither necessary nor advisable for us to speculate or hazard a surmise to find out a reason for making this distinction between the right of a

Hedge fund

a mutual fund or partnership of investors who pool large sums of money to speculate in securities increasing the risk of such activity by using borrowed money to leverage the investments or by

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pyramid

the series of operations involved in pyramiding on an exchange 3 : a pyramid scheme vi : to speculate (as on a security or commodity exchange) by using paper profits as a margin for additional transactions vt

Knew to be likely to be committed

assembly that an offence of a particular kind committed, would be committed. It means something more than a speculation that such an offence might happen to be committed, Dalel Ram Sarup v. Emperor, AIR 1946 Lah 222.

Damages

continuing damages, double damages, excessive damages, exemplary damages, general damages, irreparable damages, pecuniary damages, prospective damages, special damages, speculative damages, substantial damages, unliquidated damages. But the essentials are (a) detriment to one by the wrong doing of

Forward contract

Regulations, 2000, R. 2 (iv)] The expression 'forward contracts' in s. 2(c) is construed so as to include speculative contracts which ostensibly are for delivery of goods, Shivanarayana Kabre v. State of Madras, AIR 1967 SC 986

Gaming or gambling

law, and wagering contracts void. As to the liability of a bankrupt for gambling or rash and hazardous speculation, see (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 157. And as to gambling on loss by maritime perils, see (English)

Joint-stock Banks

regulated by the Banking Companies (Shares) Act, 1867(30 & 31 Vict. c. 29), which, in order to prevent speculative transactions, requires that the numbers of the shares shall be distinguished in the contract of sale, which is

Joint-tenancy

by the same matter of conveyance or claim in solido, and not as merchan-dise, or for purposes of speculation, to two or more persons in the same right, either simply, or by construction or operation of law

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