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Dependant"Dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased workman, namely:— (i) a widow, minor...420
Debt and Debt Charge"Debt" includes any liability in respect of any obligation to repay capital sums by way of annuities...619
Debenture"Debenture" includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company, whether constituting...749
Dangerous Goods"Dangerous goods" means such articles, goods or things as the Government may, by notification in the...639
EquityA venerable group of rights and procedures to provide fairness, unhampered by the narrow structures of...925
Stare decisisStare decisis is a Latin term meaning “to abide by decided cases”. The doctrine that, when a court...508
Cognizance"The word 'cognizance' refers to a stage of mutual condition at which the Magistrate or a Judge decide...892
Common intention"Common intention" of several persons is to be inferred from their conduct, manner of doing the act and...932
Resident'Resident' ordinarily means inhabi­tant of a place; it may be permanent or it may be temporary. Temporary...738
Cognizable Case"Cognizable offence" means an offence for, and "cognizable case" means a case in, which a police-officer,...388