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Dependant"Dependant" means any of the following relatives of a deceased workman, namely:— (i) a widow, minor...555
Debt and Debt Charge"Debt" includes any liability in respect of any obligation to repay capital sums by way of annuities...782
Debenture"Debenture" includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company, whether constituting...916
Dangerous Goods"Dangerous goods" means such articles, goods or things as the Government may, by notification in the...804
EquityA venerable group of rights and procedures to provide fairness, unhampered by the narrow structures of...1119
Stare decisisStare decisis is a Latin term meaning “to abide by decided cases”. The doctrine that, when a court...706
Cognizance"The word 'cognizance' refers to a stage of mutual condition at which the Magistrate or a Judge decide...1060
Common intention"Common intention" of several persons is to be inferred from their conduct, manner of doing the act and...1086
Resident'Resident' ordinarily means inhabi­tant of a place; it may be permanent or it may be temporary. Temporary...937
Cognizable Case"Cognizable offence" means an offence for, and "cognizable case" means a case in, which a police-officer,...514