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GuardianA guardian, in the popular sense of one who guars, preserves or secures, is the generic term applied...703
FatwaA judicial decree, sentence, order or judgment: particularly when delivered by a Mufti or doctor of Muhammadan...1105
MortgageA mortgage is the transfer of an interest in specific immoveable property for the purpose of securing...945
GheraoA physical blockade of a target, either by encirclement or forcible occupation. Gherao may mean one of...1194
Declaratory SuitA suit in which the plaintiff requires the court to declare some right as existing in his favour. Under...2543
GarnisheeA term used in English law. It is the procedure whereby a judgment-creditor can obtain an order from...1160
FactAn event or state of affairs known to have happened or existed. A circumstances or incident relating...1133
DefamationAn intentional false communication either published or publicly spoken, that injures another’s reputation...1258
DamagesCompensation for legal injury. As a general rule the theory upon which the law allows damages for the...1219
General ExceptionExceptions which are common to all the penal clauses of the Penal Code, or to a great variety of clauses...1196