Sr. No.
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Phrases
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Meaning
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Alphabet-“N”
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1.
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Negligence
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Lack of Proper attention
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2.
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Nominate
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A person who is nominated/selected by
another.
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3.
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Notary Public
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A person who is authorized to certify
the genuineness of documents (Sec. 2 Notaries Act.)
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4.
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Notice
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A formal notification
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5.
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Nullify
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To cancel the effect of some act or
thing.
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6.
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Non est
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What is not in existence/ non existing
thing.
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7.
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Nexus
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Close connection link
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Alphabet-“O”
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1.
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Obligation
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A person who is bound to act according
to law.
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2.
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Occupation
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Holding possession of a property.
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3.
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Offence
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Wrongful act or illegal act.
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4.
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Offender
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A person who commits a wrong or an
offence.
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5.
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Oral
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Verbal or spoken, not written evidence.
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6.
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Ordinance
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Law includes ordinance, law made by the
President or Governor.
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7.
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Owner
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A person who owns something as his
property.
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8.
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Onus Probandi
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Onus of Proof/ The burden of Proof.
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9.
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Obiter Dictum
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An opinion of law is not necessary to
the decision. An expression of opinion formed by Judge on a question
immaterial to the ratio Decidendi, and unnecessary for the decision of the
particular case. It is no way binding on any court. But may receive attention
as being an opinion of the high authority.
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Alphabet-“P”
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1.
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Pardon
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Forgiveness
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2.
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Partition
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Divide into parts; divide by means of
partition.
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3.
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Petition
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A written statement addressed to a court
of law or a public officer stating the facts on which the petitioner seeks a
remedy to relief; a formal written application made to an authority.
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4.
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Personal
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A persons own.
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5.
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Plaint
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The cause for which
a plaintiff makes a complaint against defendant.
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6.
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Plaintiff
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A person who initiates legal proceedings
against another.
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7.
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Pleader
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Lawyer, One who is conversant with the
legal matters.
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8.
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Possession
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One who becomes the possessor of
something
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9.
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Post mortem
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An examination of the death body to find
out the actual cause of death.
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10.
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Power of Attorney
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A written document by which a person
authorizes another to do or act on his behalf.
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11.
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Pre-emptory
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It is a kind of special right. It
signifies the right of purchasing property before or in preference to other
persons.
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12.
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Prejudice
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Harm to someone’s right.
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13.
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Prescribe
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To lay down as a rule to be observed.
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14.
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Presumption
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Presuming a thing to be true.
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15.
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Privilege
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A special right granted to special group
of persons.
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16.
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Procedure
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A way of conducting a case.
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17.
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Proceedings
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A lawsuit.
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18.
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Proclamation
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To declare officially.
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19.
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Profession
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An Occupation.
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20.
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Prohibition
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To forbid.
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21.
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Property
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A real estate and movable object.
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22.
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Prosecute
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To take legal action against person.
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23.
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Prosecutor
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One who conducts prosecution on behalf
of the state.
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24.
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Protest
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An action showing ones disapproval of
something.
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25.
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Provisions
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A statement or a clause in a contract
stipulating something.
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26.
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Public Servant
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A Government Official.
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27.
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Punish
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To cause an offender to suffer for his
offence.
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28.
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Purport
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To be intended to be seem.
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29.
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Per incuriam
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Through carelessness, through
inadvertence, A decision of the court is not binding precedent if given peer
incuriam that is, without the courts attention having been drawn to the
relevant authorities or statutes.
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30.
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Pro tanto
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To that extent, for so much, for as much
as may be.
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31.
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Pendente Lite
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During Litigation.
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32.
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Per say
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By itself
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Alphabet-“Q”
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1.
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Quorum
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The minimum number of members required
to be present at a meeting before it commences.
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2.
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Quasi
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Almost similar to
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3.
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Quasi Criminal
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Almost equal to Criminal
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4.
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Quad pro quo
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The giving of one thing values for
another thing of value, one for the other; thing given as compensaton.
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5.
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Quash
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The process of cancelling the proceeding
of assessing authorities by judicial authorities.
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Alphabet-“R”
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1.
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Receipt
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A written acknowledgement to the effect
that something has been received.
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2.
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Receiver
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A person who has been appointed by court
on an interlocutory application. He will continue to have full control over
the property till the rights of the parties have been ascertained.
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3.
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Recital
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A long account of series of Events.
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4.
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Record
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To set down in writing.
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5.
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Redemption
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Being Redeemed.
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6.
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Redundant
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Absolute or gone out of use or superfluous or no longer needed.
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7.
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Reform
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To make better by removal of faults.
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8.
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Registration
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Being registered; entered into a record
book.
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9.
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Regulation
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A rule framed by the competent
authority.
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10.
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Relevant
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Related to the matter in hand; suitable.
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11.
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Religion
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Belief in existence of superhuman
controlling power.
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12.
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Religious
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Of Religion
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13.
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Removal
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Transfer to different place.
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14.
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Repeal
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To cancel, to annual.
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15.
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Repugnant
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Objectionable, Contrary to.
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16.
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Reputation
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Goodwill, good name of person.
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17.
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Reservation
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To set aside for particular group of
persons.
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18.
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Residuary
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The remainder.
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19.
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Respondent
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The defendant in lawsuit.
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20.
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Retrospective
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Applying to the past as well as in the
future or backdated.
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21.
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Review
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To reconsider the earlier decision by
the same court.
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22.
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Rule of law
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Governance of a country according to law
framed by the competent law-givers.
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23.
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Rules
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A set of conditions must be observed by
the persons for whom they are made.
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24.
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Redundant Provision
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Out of force or outdated Provision.
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25.
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Res-judicata
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The issue of law which has been already
decided shall not be pleaded for review before same court.
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26.
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Ratio Decidendi
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Reason for deciding / Grounds for Decision.
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27.
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Res Integra
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An untouched matter; a point without
precedent; a case of novel impression.
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28.
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Rule Nisi
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It is an order to show cause means that
the ruling is absolute unless the party to whom it applies can show cause why
it should not apply. In Divorce cases a Rule/Decree Nisi issued by the court
to tell the parties that they have to wait for certain period of time before
making their divorce final. This is allow time for anyone who objects to the
divorce to tell the court why they object. The rule nisi can often be set
aside with the mutual consent of the spouses. When the period expires, they
can apply for decree absolute, which means the divorce is completed and they
are no longer married. It is also called Decree Nisi.
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Alphabet-“S”
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1.
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Secular
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Not belonging to any particular Religion
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2.
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Sentence
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Punishment awarded by a court to guilty person.
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3.
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Signature
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A person’s name of initials written by
himself.
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4.
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Solitary Confinement
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Putting a prisoner in a cell where he
lives alone.
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5.
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Sovereign
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Independent authority not subordinate to
any.
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6.
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Specified
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Expressing in exact terms.
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7.
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Spouse
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A persons husband or wife.
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8.
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Submission
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Something Presented.
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9.
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Succession
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A right of Inheritance
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10.
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Suit
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Any legal proceeding of a civil kind.
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11.
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Summary Disposal
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A brief procedure is followed to dispose
of case.
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12.
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Surety
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A person who makes himself responsible
for another person’s payment of debt.
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13.
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Survivor
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One who survives another.
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14.
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Sub judice
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Before a judge or court; pending
decision of a competent court.
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15.
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Status quo
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Existing Condition
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16.
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Stare decisis
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To stand by things decided. The legal
principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.
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17.
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Sine die
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Without Delay
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18.
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Suspended Animus
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An order under appeal is not subject to
any action by authority till the order disposing of the appeal is available.
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19.
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Suo Moto
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On its own motion
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20.
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So far as may be
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To the extent possible
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21.
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Save as otherwise provided
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Except to the extent as otherwise
provided.
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Alphabet-“T”
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1.
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Tenant
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A Person who lends a land or house from
landlord.
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2.
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Testamentary
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Given in a person’s will.
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3.
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Testify
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To give Evidence
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4.
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Testimony
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The oral evidence of a witness in a
court of law.
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5.
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Trespass
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To enter a persons property unlawfully.
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6.
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Trial
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An examination by a judge in a law court
to find out truth.
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7.
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Tribal
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A racial group in a primitive living as
a community.
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8.
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Tribunal
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A body of officials appointed to make a
judgement.
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9.
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To impugn
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To challenge
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Alphabet-“U”
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1.
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Uniform
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Common, always the same.
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2.
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Union List
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The areas where the centre is only competent to make laws.
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3.
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Unlawful
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Not in conformity with the law.
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4.
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Usage
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A habitual or a customary practice.
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5.
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Uterine Blood
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Offspring of the same mother but by a
different father.
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Ultra Virus
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Beyond one’s power.
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Alphabet-“V”
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1.
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Vakil
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A person who is qualified in law, he is
eligible to act on behalf of client.
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2.
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Validate
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To confirm or to make valid.
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3.
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Veracity
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Truthfulness, Truth.
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4.
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Verdict
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The decision or a Judgement of the Court.
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5.
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Violation
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Transgression or Infringement
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6,
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Void
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Not legally valid.
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7.
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Vitiate Proceedings
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To make proceedings null and void.
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Alphabet-“W”
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1.
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Warranty
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A Guarantee, especially one given to the buyer of an article and
involving a promise to repair the defects that become apparent in it within a
specified period.
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2.
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Welfare
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Well-being of the people by means of Social Service.
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3.
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Will
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Written Directions made by a person for the disposal of his property
after his death.
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4.
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Witness
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A person who gives evidence in court of law.
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5.
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Writ
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A formal writing command issued by a court of law (the supreme court
or high courts) directing a person to act or refrain from acting in certain
way.
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6.
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Written Statement
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The answer to the plaint by Defendant. The defendant shall at or
before the first hearing or within such time as the court may permit, present
the written statement of his defense. (Order 8 Rule 1, Code of Civil
Procedure.)
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Wrong
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A Violation or Infringement of a right.
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OTHER
IMPORTNT SENTENCES
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1.
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If one section is overriding the other section
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Use Words "Notwithstanding anything contained in
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2.
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If one section is superseded by the other section
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Use words "Save as otherwise provided ………."
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3.
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Other provisions apply in General way
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Use words "Without prejudice to the provisions
…………….."
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