When a word has both an ordinary and a specialized meaning, no presumption favors one over the other; the court determines the applicable meaning based on the context P.C. SEBASTIAN vs P.C. CHACKO - Kerala.
Analysis and Conclusion:
Hermman Gundert, the word (krayavikrayam) means "buying and selling". ... 12. Learned counsel for the appellant contended that going by the plain meaning ascribed to "X", it cannot take in a testamentary disposition. ... Learned author further says that if the meaning of a word or phrase has changed with the passage of time, it is the ordinary meaning current, when the will was made, which is relevant. ... If the word or expression has both an ordinary meaning and this special meaning,....
According to വ(cid:14)ല<ന” വ(cid:14)കകയ(cid:10)” Malayalam-English Dictionary by Dr.Hermman Gundert, the word “ (krayavikrayam)” means “buying and selling”. ... Learned author further says that if the meaning of a word or phrase has changed with the passage of time, it is the ordinary meaning current, when the will was made, which is relevant. ... If the word or expression has both an ordinary meaning and this special meaning, no prior presumption arises in favour of one or the other, and the court dete....
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