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Rowdy - Defined as a rough and disorderly person, indicating that the use of the term does not affect the character of the complainant. BHIMANAGOUDA MALLANGOUDA VS MALLESHAPPA BASAPPA - Karnataka
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Pontoon - According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, a pontoon is a flat-bottomed boat used as a ferry boat or to carry lifting gear, with courts interpreting an expanded meaning to include ships and similar vessels. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Rajkot VS Digvijay Cement Company LTD. - Supreme Court
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Original - Not explicitly defined in the relevant Act or Rules; the dictionary defines it as existing from the beginning, innate, novel, inventive, or creative. Rathee Devi VS State of Kerala - Kerala
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Award - Defined in the Concise Oxford Dictionary as a judicial decision or decree, which courts rely on to interpret the term in legal contexts, emphasizing the necessity of a judicial process and non-arbitrary delay. Balkar Singh VS Chajju Ram - Jammu and Kashmir
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Instigate - Defined as urge on, provoke, stimulate, incite, or impel, with authoritative sources like Webster's Dictionary corroborating these synonyms. State Of Punjab VS Kirpal Singh - Punjab and Haryana
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Reside - The dictionary states reside as to dwell permanently or for a considerable time, supported by bilingual dictionaries, reinforcing its meaning in legal and everyday contexts. GILLANDERS ARBUTHNOT AND COMPAMY LTD VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL - Calcutta
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After - Defined as following in point of time or subsequent to, aiding in temporal interpretation within legal and ordinary language. Gh. Ahmad Zaz (Najar) VS Registrar, (District Judge) Srinagar - Jammu and Kashmir
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Orchard - Described as an enclosure with fruit trees or fruit trees or banana plants, with the modern connotation emphasizing an enclosed area dedicated to fruit cultivation. Mir Fakir Mohd. VS State Of W. B. - Supreme Court
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Flood and Tornado - Their meanings involve natural calamities causing damage, such as roof collapse due to heavy rain, with dictionary definitions providing ordinary, non-legal interpretations. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. VS Imperial Gift House - Consumer
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Term - Defined as boundary, limit, especially of time, or a fixed period, with legal dictionaries reinforcing its meaning as a specific duration or boundary in legal and general contexts. Peter VS State of Kerala - Crimes
Analysis and Conclusion:
The Concise Oxford Dictionary serves as an authoritative source for defining words in legal and everyday language, aiding courts and legal practitioners in interpreting terms accurately. The dictionary's definitions provide clarity on the ordinary meanings of words, which are essential for precise legal interpretation and application.
Search Results for "Concise Oxford Dictionary"
1979 0 Supreme(Kar) 172 • India - Karnataka
M.S.NESARGI, D.R.VITHAL RAO
. - Ninth Exception to S. 499 - Concise Oxford Dictionary - Ex. D. 1 - Good faith - Sec. 52 of the I. P. C. ... Therefore, we have to look into the dictionary meaning of the word 'rowdy'. The concise Oxford Dictionary gives the meaning of the word 'rowdy' as 'rough and disorderly person'. This shows that by using the word 'rowdy' the character of the complainant is not at all touched.
1997 0 Supreme(SC) 1679 • India - Supreme Court
SUHAS C.SEN, S.S.M.QUADRI
Oxford Dictionary Edition pontoon is flat bottomed boat used as ferry boat or to carry lifting gear etc - Having regard to width ... High court that an expanded meaning has to be given to ships and pontoons will come within that expanded meaning - According to Concise ... ... (4) ACCORDING to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, 1976 Edition, "pontoon" is a flat-bottomed boat used as ferry boat or to carry lifting-gear etc.
2001 0 Supreme(Ker) 479 • India - Kerala
M.R.HARIHARAN NAIR
P4 –The term 'Original' is not defined in the Act or Rule and as such one has to go to the dictionary meaning of the term –The Concise ... Oxford Dictionary of Current English (8th Edition) defines the term 'Original' as 'existing from the beginning; innate; novel; inventive ... ; creative' etc – The Compact Oxford Thesaurus (1997 Edition) defines the word as 'initial, first, earliest, primary, beginning, ... The term 'Original' is not defined in the Act or Rule and as such one has to go to the #HL_STAR....
1984 0 Supreme(J&K) 87 • India - Jammu and Kashmir
M.L.BHAT
Ratio Decidendi: The court relied on the definition of "award" in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, which defines it as a judicial ... This meaning is given to the award in Concise Oxford Dictionary. While condoning delay for entertaining an application for compensation the Tribunal has to give a judicial decision and it cannot condone delay in an arbitrary manner. ... The award was interpreted by his Lordship in the following words: ... "The Concise Oxford#HL....
1991 0 Supreme(P&H) 515 • India - Punjab and Haryana
S.D.BAJAJ
Ratio Decidendi: THE COURT RELIED ON THE DEFINITION OF 'INSTIGATE' IN THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY AND WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY ... Expression instigate in the Concise Oxford Dictionary is defined as urge on, Webster, it has been defined as urge forward provoke with synonyms or stimulate, urge, spur, provide tempt, incite, impel, encourage, animate.
1990 0 Supreme(Cal) 79 • India - Calcutta
KALYANMOY GANGULI
It relied on the definitions of the word "reside" in the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Sansad English-Bengali Dictionary to support ... ... ( 10 ) THE Concise Oxford Dictionary, 4th Edition revised by E. ... ... ( 12 ) THE Sansad English-Bengali Dictionary, 5th Edition also gives the same meaning as given in the two editions of the Concise Oxford Dictionary. ... reside as follows : "reside h....
1973 0 Supreme(J&K) 69 • India - Jammu and Kashmir
MUFTI BAHA-UD-DIN FAROOQI
The court also relied on the definition of "after" in the Concise Oxford Dictionary to support its interpretation. ... In Concise Oxford Dictionary also, the following meanings among others have been given for the expression "after�; ... "Following in point of time. The time subsequent to that at which."
1978 0 Supreme(SC) 57 • India - Supreme Court
P.S.KAILASAM, R.S.SARKARIA
sense means a garden of fruit plants or fruit trees and a banana plant according to Concise Oxford Dictionary is a fruit-tree – ... is a tree-like perennial herb of genus Musa plant with soft herbaceous stalk Oxford Dictionary no doubt loosely describes it as ... meaning of term orchard - According to Oxford Dictionary modern connotation of orchard is an enclosure with fruit trees or an enclosure ... An orchard, it is argued, in the broad Dictionary ....
• India - Consumer
B.K.TAIMNI, S.N.KAPOOR
Oxford Dictionary Meaning of words ‘Flood’ and ‘Tornado’, as they appear in this dictionary has already been mentioned earlier in ... In our view, bereft of ‘legalese’ ordinary meaning are to be derived from the dictionary, which in this case was done from the Concise ... caused inter alia by Flood and Tornado—Loss caused by collapse of roof on account of heavy rain—State Commission, on the basis of dictionary ... In our view, bereft of ‘legalese’ ordinary meaning are to be derived fr....
• India - Crimes
MANOHARAN
In the Concise Oxford Dictionary - 7th Edition: the meaning of the word 'term' is given as Boundary, limit, esp. of time.... period ... In Black's Law Dictionary also "term" is described to mean" a fixed period; period of time etc." ... In the Concise Oxford Dictionary - 7th Edition the meaning of the word 'term' is given as Boundary, limit, esp. of time.... period of imprisonment; period over which operations are conducted or results contemplated." Therefore, the wor....
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