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  1. A causa de
  2. Ab Initio
  3. A/C Abbreviation
  4. Abjure
  5. About
  6. Abridge
  7. Absconding
  8. Absolute
  9. Absolute Law
  10. Abstract
  11. Abundans cautela non nocet
  12. Abuse
  13. Access
  14. Accession
  15. Accessory
  16. Accident
  17. Accommodation
  18. Accompany
  19. Accrual basis
  20. Accused
  21. Acknowledgement
  22. Acquainted
  23. Distinction between acquiescence and laches
  24. Principle of acquiescence
  25. Acquire
  26. Act of State
  27. Actionable Claim
  28. Actionable
  29. Actual
  30. Actual loss
  31. Actus reus
  32. word ad hoc, stop gap and fortuitous
  33. AD IDEM
  34. Ad litem
  35. Ad punctum temporis
  36. Addressee
  37. Adequate
  38. Adjourn
  39. Adjudication
  40. Admonition
  41. Adopt
  42. Advance
  43. Adverse
  44. Advertisement
  45. Advice
  46. Advise
  47. Affect
  48. Affirm
  49. Affix
  50. Aforesaid
  51. Against
  52. As against; as between
  53. Agante
  54. Forwarding agent
  55. Distributor or selling agent
  56. Nature of relationship of master and servant, principal and agent, and between principal and principal
  57. Mercantile agent
  58. Del credere agent
  59. Aggrieved
  60. Agnates
  61. Agony
  62. Agree
  63. Agreement
  64. Agriculturist
  65. Agricultural Produce
  66. Agriculture
  67. Primary agricultural Credit Society
  68. Word "Aid"
  69. Aircraft
  70. Airgun
  71. Alibi
  72. Alimony
  73. Alive
  74. Word "All"
  75. Allegation
  76. Alliance
  77. Allow
  78. Alloy
  79. Word "also"
  80. Alter
  81. Material alteration
  82. Alternative
  83. Latent ambiguity
  84. Patent ambiguity
  85. Effect of Amendment- Prospective or retrospective
  86. Amendment
  87. Amenity
  88. Amicus Curiae
  89. Amnesty
  90. Amortization
  91. Amount
  92. An Anglo-Indian
  93. Anarchy
  94. Ancient
  95. Annoy
  96. Annoyance
  97. Anomaly
  98. Anonymous
  99. Ante Natus
  100. Ante-factum
  101. Antecedent
  102. Word "any"
  103. At Any Time
  104. At Any Time Prior To
  105. Apparatus
  106. Apparent
  107. Apparent heir
  108. Appearance
  109. Appliance
  110. Apportionment
  111. Apprentice
  112. Principle of appropriation
  113. Appropriation/appropriate
  114. Disapproval
  115. Approval
  116. Approximate
  117. Appurtenance
  118. Arable
  119. Arbitrary
  120. Manifestly arbitrary
  121. Archaeology and Epigraphy
  122. Archives
  123. Argument
  124. Arise
  125. Aristocracy
  126. Arrears
  127. Article
  128. Artificial Juridical Person
  129. Meaning of the word 'as'
  130. Expression 'as if'
  131. Phrase 'as is where is'
  132. Word "As per"
  133. Ascertain
  134. Assemble
  135. Assent
  136. Assess
  137. Assessee
  138. Assignee and Nominee
  139. Assignment
  140. Associate
  141. Association
  142. Attachment
  143. Power of Attorney (POA)
  144. Audit
  145. Authentication of electronic records
  146. Authentication
  147. Author
  148. Authority
  149. Autocracy
  150. Autonomy
  151. Principle of ‘autrefois convict’ or ‘double jeopardy’
  152. Autrefois acquit
  153. Business auxiliary service
  154. Auxiliary
  155. Doctrine of avoidable consequences
  156. Avoidance
  157. Rule of bail
  158. Definition of Bail
  159. Ballot
  160. Banking Company
  161. Banking
  162. Expression 'bar'
  163. Barrier
  164. Barter
  165. Before
  166. Behavior
  167. Beneficial Use
  168. Beneficial Enjoyment
  169. Beneficial Estate
  170. Principles of Beneficial construction
  171. Bequeath
  172. Betting and Gambling
  173. Beverages
  174. Doctrine of bias
  175. Test of disqualification due to apparent bias
  176. Word "Bias"
  177. Bicycle and Rickshaw
  178. Right to receive bill of lading and effect of mate's receipt
  179. Binding Effect of circulars / orders / instructions
  180. Bitumen
  181. Blacklist
  182. Blue pencil doctrine (test)
  183. Bodily
  184. Word "Body"
  185. Bolam test
  186. Bona Fide
  187. Word 'Bond'
  188. Bonus
  189. Bonus shares
  190. Book value
  191. Borrow
  192. Boycott
  193. Brackets Or Parentheses
  194. Brain death/cessation of life
  195. Brick
  196. Brief
  197. Bring
  198. Broker
  199. Building
  200. Bullion
  201. Business
  202. Calamity
  203. In camera
  204. Can and cannot
  205. Cancel
  206. Principles Of En-Masse Cancellation
  207. Canvas
  208. Caoutchouc
  209. Capita, PER
  210. Capitalisation
  211. Caption
  212. Care-giver
  213. Cargo
  214. Carpet Area
  215. Carry
  216. Cartel
  217. Caste
  218. Casual
  219. Catering establishment
  220. Cause Or Matter
  221. Cause of action
  222. Caveat
  223. Cease
  224. Cereals
  225. Writ of Certiorari
  226. Chairman
  227. Chance
  228. Change
  229. Essential requirements of legal Charity
  230. Charity
  231. Claim
  232. Class
  233. Co-operative Bank
  234. Co-operative society
  235. Coachwork
  236. Word coal
  237. Codicil
  238. Cohabitation
  239. Word Coke
  240. White-collar crime
  241. Collateral challenge or attack
  242. Collateral contracts and collateral warranties
  243. Colon
  244. Commence
  245. Commercial
  246. Communication
  247. Compensation
  248. Doctrine of Competence-Competence(Kompetenz-Kompetenz)
  249. Components
  250. Compromise
  251. Computer Resource
  252. Computer System
  253. Concealment
  254. Going concern
  255. Concern
  256. Congregationalism and episcopal
  257. Connivance
  258. Consent
  259. Consideration
  260. Adequate consideration
  261. Consignor
  262. Constitution Bench
  263. Consultation
  264. Consumer
  265. Consume
  266. Consumption
  267. Container
  268. Doctrine of Contemporanea Expositio
  269. Contemporaneous
  270. Contest
  271. Non-contestable
  272. Continuing offence
  273. Rule of Contra Proferentem
  274. Distinction between contract of sale and contract for work and labour
  275. Wagering Contract
  276. Contract
  277. Bilateral Contract
  278. A contrario sensu
  279. Contravention
  280. Control
  281. Doctrine of Forum non Conveniens
  282. Principle of forum conveniens
  283. Conveyance
  284. Coparcenary
  285. Corporation tax
  286. Doctrine of "Lifting the Corporate Veil" Or "Piercing the corporate veil"
  287. Body corporate Or Corporation
  288. Corporation aggregate
  289. Corrigendum
  290. Corroboration
  291. Cosmetic
  292. Court
  293. Court of Record
  294. Doctrine Of Coverture
  295. Concept Of Crime
  296. Current Account
  297. Custody
  298. Danger
  299. Days included or excluded
  300. Principle of "De facto Authority"
  301. Dead freight
  302. Dead Rent
  303. Word "Debt"
  304. Decoder
  305. Deemed
  306. Doctrine of Delay and Laches
  307. Delegate
  308. Delegation
  309. Democracy
  310. Democracy
  311. Demurrer
  312. Distinction between a "Earnest Or Deposit and An advance part payment of price"
  313. Depository
  314. Term “in derogation of”
  315. Determination
  316. Determine
  317. Obiter dictum (Dicta)
  318. Principles for Understanding the Role of Context, Dictionary Meanings, and Legislative Intent
  319. Digital Signature
  320. Due diligence
  321. Direction
  322. Directly
  323. Disability
  324. Wholly and Permanently Disabled
  325. Disaster
  326. Disbursement
  327. Discharge
  328. Disclosure
  329. Discretion
  330. Discrimination
  331. Disgraceful Conduct
  332. Dishonour
  333. Disinfectant, Pesticides and Fungicides
  334. Disparage
  335. Dispose
  336. Dispute
  337. Distinction between obiter dictum and ratio decidendi
  338. Distribution
  339. Clean-hands doctrine
  340. Documents
  341. Dominus Litis
  342. Principle Against Doubtful Penalisation
  343. Word `Due'
  344. Doctrine of 'Duty to Act fairly'
  345. E-commerce operator
  346. Concept of Earnest Money
  347. Non-continuous easement
  348. Edible
  349. Education
  350. Ejusdem generis
  351. "Electronic Mail" and "Electronic Mail Message"
  352. Electromagnetic waves
  353. Electronic verification code
  354. Electronic record
  355. Employ
  356. Employer
  357. Enactments
  358. Encumbrance
  359. Endowment
  360. Enforce
  361. Engineering
  362. Enquiry
  363. Entertain
  364. Entertainment
  365. Entrust
  366. Equivalent
  367. Word "Era"
  368. Doctrine of "Escheat" Or "Bona vacantia"
  369. Essential
  370. Establishment
  371. Estate duty
  372. Estate
  373. Et seq
  374. Word “etc.”
  375. Evade
  376. Ex parte
  377. Exchange
  378. Execute and Executed
  379. Execution
  380. Exhibition
  381. Existence
  382. Expedient
  383. Expenditure
  384. Explosive
  385. Exposition ex visceribus actus
  386. Maxim ‘expressio unius est exclusio alterius’
  387. Extinguishment
  388. Extraordinary circumstances
  389. Fabric
  390. Calender fabrics
  391. False
  392. Family
  393. Principles on Family Settlement or Arrangements
  394. Distinction between Misfeasance (positive action) and Non-feasance (omission)
  395. Malfeasance, Misfeasance or Non-feasance
  396. Federalism
  397. Word 'Fee'
  398. Fertilizer
  399. Fibre
  400. Artificial Fibres
  401. Rayon fibre
  402. Fiduciary relationship
  403. Word "file/filed"
  404. Finance
  405. Finding
  406. Doctrine of First sale/Principle of Exhaustion
  407. Term Fish
  408. Fishing vessel
  409. Fittings
  410. Fluorescence
  411. Fodder
  412. Foodstuff and food
  413. Force Majeure
  414. Forfeiture
  415. Word 'Form'
  416. Forthwith
  417. A fortiori
  418. Founder and foundation
  419. Fraud
  420. Freeze
  421. Word "From"
  422. Functus officio
  423. Furtherance
  424. Word 'Gain'
  425. Galvanization
  426. Game/ Sport
  427. General and Special
  428. General insurance business
  429. Maxim of generalia specialibus non derogant
  430. Distinction between "a Gift and a Grant"
  431. Word 'Gift'
  432. Godowns and warehouses
  433. Good faith
  434. Goods carriage
  435. Goods
  436. Goodwill
  437. Government establishment
  438. Constitutional Government
  439. Gratification
  440. Gross vehicle weight
  441. Group of Companies doctrine
  442. Guarantee
  443. Guardian
  444. Gypsum
  445. Writ of Habeas Corpus
  446. Handicraft
  447. Hard cases
  448. Principle of Harmonious Construction
  449. Hash function
  450. Hazardous
  451. Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle
  452. Hedging Transaction
  453. Word "Heir"
  454. Legal heir
  455. Classes of Heirs (Muslim Law)
  456. Heydon’s /Mischief Rule
  457. High support
  458. Hinduism
  459. Word "hold" or "held"
  460. Hotel
  461. Hygiene
  462. Immaterial
  463. Immediately
  464. Immovable property
  465. Principles relating to Implied terms
  466. Import and Export
  467. Incident
  468. Incidental
  469. Inclusive education
  470. Income
  471. Inconvenience
  472. Principle of Incorporation
  473. Independent
  474. Indian ship
  475. Indian Insurance Company
  476. Inference
  477. Infirm
  478. Information and communication technology
  479. Infra
  480. Inheritance
  481. Initiate
  482. Install
  483. Insult
  484. Insurable Interest
  485. Fidelity insurance
  486. Insurer
  487. Integral
  488. Inter vivos
  489. Interest
  490. Interim Order
  491. International Financial Services Centre
  492. Role of Court in Interpretation
  493. Strict interpretation
  494. Interpretation of treaties
  495. Intersection
  496. Intra Vires
  497. Invention
  498. Involve
  499. Expression “is”
  500. Issue
  501. Jewellery
  502. Joint and Several
  503. Judgment
  504. Principle of Judicial Non-Interference
  505. Judicially separated
  506. Jurisdictional fact
  507. Jurisdiction
  508. Word Just
  509. Just and Equitable
  510. Khadi
  511. Constructive knowledge
  512. Knowledge
  513. Word 'land'
  514. Ad largum
  515. BY-LAWS
  516. Financial lease
  517. Lease
  518. Legal Representative
  519. Legal proceedings
  520. Legal person
  521. Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation
  522. Lethal
  523. Levy
  524. Liability
  525. Licence
  526. Word 'Lien'
  527. Maritime lien
  528. Statutory lien
  529. Words “in lieu of”
  530. Life Insurance Business
  531. Light Motor Vehicle
  532. Lime (calcium oxide)
  533. Statutes of limitation
  534. Limited liability partnership agreement
  535. Liquidated damages and Penalties
  536. Word ‘Lis’
  537. Livestock
  538. Word Loan
  539. Local
  540. Local Area
  541. Local authority
  542. Locus standi
  543. Word lorry/Truck and Cranes
  544. Constructive loss
  545. Non-Pecuniary loss 
  546. Word 'loss'
  547. Luxury
  548. Made/ Make
  549. Mala fides
  550. Management Sciences
  551. Concept of Mandamus
  552. Manufacture
  553. Interpretation of Marginal note
  554. Marketing
  555. Distinction between `Material facts' and `Material particulars'
  556. Material
  557. Means and Includes
  558. Medicine
  559. Medium Goods Vehicle
  560. Medium Passenger Motor Vehicle
  561. Meeting
  562. Menace
  563. Word "mere"
  564. Metropolitan area
  565. Word "mill"
  566. Differences between Mill board and straw board
  567. Mimansa Rules of Interpretation [Gunapradhan Axiom]
  568. De minimis
  569. Ministerial, ministerial office, ministerial act and ministerial duty
  570. Minority
  571. Misconduct
  572. Mistake
  573. Mistake Or Error Apparent
  574. Modify
  575. Modo et forma
  576. Money
  577. Monopoly
  578. Calender month
  579. Moral Turpitude
  580. Morality AND Immoral
  581. Movable Property
  582. Mutatis Mutandis
  583. Doctrine of Mutuality
  584. Namely
  585. Natural Justice
  586. Natural Gas
  587. Nazul
  588. Necessaries
  589. Negligence
  590. Negotiation
  591. Non obstante clause / Notwithstanding
  592. Non-Banking Financial Company(NBFC)
  593. Doctrine of Noscitur A Sociis
  594. Word "note"
  595. ‘Giving of notice’ and ‘receiving of the notice’
  596. Novation
  597. Nudum pactum
  598. Nullus commodum capere potest de injuria sua propria
  599. Nursery
  600. Objection
  601. Obscenity
  602. Observation
  603. Obstruct
  604. Obtain
  605. Occasion
  606. Doctrine of Occupied Field
  607. Occurrence
  608. Word "of"
  609. Of Course
  610. Offensive
  611. Office
  612. Colour of office
  613. On account
  614. Word 'only'
  615. Open Market
  616. By Operation of Law
  617. Difference between “Decision” and “Opinion”
  618. change of opinion
  619. ‘Or’, ‘may’ and ‘And’
  620. Ordinary
  621. Organise
  622. Originator
  623. Other
  624. Owelty
  625. Own, Ownership, Owned
  626. Word Pane
  627. Paper
  628. Paralegal
  629. Doctrine of Parens Patriae
  630. Pari passu
  631. Pari Materia
  632. Parole
  633. Part performance
  634. Participant
  635. Particle Boards
  636. Partner
  637. Partnership
  638. Patent
  639. “Patented article” and “Patented process”
  640. Patently illegal
  641. Paternity
  642. Patterns, Dies and templates
  643. Expression 'in the pay of'
  644. Payable
  645. Payment
  646. Pending
  647. Concept Of Pension
  648. Pension
  649. People
  650. Per Incuriam
  651. Perfume
  652. Perjury
  653. Permanent
  654. Perpetuity
  655. Person with benchmark disability
  656. Person
  657. Personal
  658. Personal law
  659. Perverse
  660. Petroleum
  661. Philanthropic
  662. Doctrine of Pith and Substance
  663. Word "Plain"
  664. Plastic
  665. Pledge
  666. Polygraph
  667. Word 'poor'
  668. Population
  669. Portable
  670. Physical and Legal Possession
  671. Dispossession and Discontinuance
  672. Potato
  673. Impracticable
  674. Practicable
  675. Pre- Emption: Future Domain Doctrine
  676. Rule of Binding Precedence(Article 141)
  677. Precedent
  678. Binding precedent
  679. Precincts
  680. Precise
  681. Preference
  682. Without prejudice
  683. Prejudice
  684. Premeditate
  685. Premises
  686. Preparatory
  687. Preponderance of the evidence
  688. Doctrine of the balance or preponderance of probabilities
  689. Prerogative
  690. Presumption
  691. Price
  692. Principal
  693. Principle
  694. Printing
  695. Priori Petent
  696. Private establishment
  697. Privilege
  698. Parliamentary Privileges
  699. Doctrine of Privity
  700. Probability
  701. Process
  702. Produce and Production
  703. Profession and Occupation
  704. Practise the Profession of Law
  705. Promissory estoppel
  706. Pronounce
  707. "Burden Of Proof" and "Onus Of Proof"
  708. Property
  709. Doctrine of Proportionality
  710. Proportionality Test
  711. Proprietorship
  712. Propriety
  713. Doctrine of Prospective Overruling-
  714. Protest
  715. Provision
  716. Defeat the provision of law
  717. Proviso
  718. Prurient
  719. Public facilities and services
  720. Public building
  721. Public Interest Litigation(PIL)
  722. Public policy
  723. Public purpose
  724. Public Servant
  725. Doctrine of the Public Trust
  726. Public Utility
  727. Publish
  728. Purge
  729. Purport
  730. Purpose and intention
  731. Purposive approach
  732. Pushtaini and Gair Pushtaini
  733. Qualification
  734. Quarry
  735. Question/doubt
  736. Question of law
  737. Quia Timet
  738. Writ Of Quo warranto
  739. Quorum
  740. Railway
  741. Ratio decidendi
  742. Raw Material
  743. Principles of “Reading Down”
  744. Reason
  745. Reason To Believe
  746. Reasonable suspicion 
  747. Reasonable
  748. Reasonable accommodation
  749. Rebate and Concession
  750. Recapitalization
  751. Receipt
  752. Reckless
  753. Recommend
  754. Record
  755. Rectify
  756. Refuse and Withdraw
  757. Registered organisation
  758. Regulate
  759. Rehabilitation
  760. Reinstate
  761. “in relation to”
  762. Religion
  763. Religious denomination
  764. Remission
  765. Partial remission
  766. Word 'Rent'
  767. Renunciation
  768. Repeal, Substitute and Omission
  769. Effect of repeal
  770. Repugnancy
  771. Word "RES"
  772. Principles of Res Judicata
  773. Principle of Res ipsa loquitur
  774. Resides
  775. Resins
  776. Resources
  777. Word 'Rest'
  778. Restitution
  779. Restriction
  780. Restrictive covenant
  781. Difference between "Voluntary retirement" and "Resignation"
  782. Retrospective/ Retroactivity
  783. Revenue
  784. Review
  785. Reward
  786. Term 'road'
  787. Letter rogatory
  788. Royalty
  789. Commonsense Construction Rule
  790. Rule of Law
  791. Word 'Sale'
  792. Word "same"
  793. Sanction
  794. Saving clause
  795. Scandal
  796. Scheme
  797. Scrap
  798. Scrip
  799. Sea-going
  800. Security receipt
  801. Security
  802. Security deposit
  803. Concept of Separability or severability
  804. Separation of powers: a nuanced modern doctrine
  805. Setting up
  806. Word 'shall'
  807. Shearing
  808. Ships
  809. Word 'shop'
  810. Short circuit
  811. Show cause
  812. Signature
  813. Sine die
  814. Slurry
  815. Software
  816. term ‘sole’ or ‘solely’
  817. As soon as practicable
  818. Source
  819. Special Employment Exchange
  820. Specific
  821. Specified disability
  822. Spectacles
  823. Spend
  824. Spiritual
  825. Standard
  826. Doctrine of Stare Decisis
  827. Status
  828. Status quo
  829. Statute
  830. Declaratory statutes
  831. Stipend
  832. Store or storage 
  833. Strand
  834. Principles of Strict Construction
  835. Word "strip"
  836. Structure
  837. Subject to
  838. Officer, Subordinate, Officer subordinate
  839. Subrogation
  840. Subsidy
  841. Substance
  842. Doctrine of 'Substantial Compliance' and 'Intended use'
  843. Substantial
  844. Substantive law and Procedural law
  845. Substantive clause
  846. Substantive evidence
  847. Successor
  848. Word ‘such’
  849. Sufficient cause
  850. Suggestio Falsi
  851. Suggestion
  852. Sui Generis
  853. Sui Juris
  854. Law suit
  855. Word 'Suit'
  856. Word "sum"
  857. Summary
  858. Supervision
  859. Supervisor
  860. To supply
  861. Support
  862. Supposition
  863. Suppress
  864. Supra 
  865. Surcharge
  866. Surplus
  867. Suspension
  868. Tangible
  869. Intangible asset
  870. Tax on the Sale or purchase of goods
  871. Tax on Income
  872. Distinction between a Tax and Fee
  873. Taxation
  874. Word "tea"
  875. Technology
  876. Telescope and Theodolite
  877. Tenancy and Tenancy at sufferance
  878. Incidents of tenancy
  879. 'Tenant' and 'Holdover Tenant'
  880. Tender
  881. Difference between auction and tender
  882. Tenure
  883. Doctrine of Territorial Nexus
  884. Textile
  885. Words "that is to say"
  886. Thing
  887. Word "this" and "that"
  888. Through
  889. Timber
  890. From time to time
  891. Word 'to'
  892. Expression "tolls"
  893. Tonnage
  894. Expression "toy""
  895. Tractor
  896. Trade
  897. Concept of trade mark
  898. Transcript
  899. Transfer
  900. Transit
  901. Transportation systems
  902. Treaty shopping
  903. Trespass
  904. Word 'trial'
  905. True and first inventor
  906. Trust
  907. Doctrine of Uberrima fidei
  908. Ultimate
  909. Doctrine of ultra vires 
  910. Undertake/Undertaking
  911. Undisclosed Foreign Income and Asset
  912. Undisclosed Asset Located Outside India
  913. Unemployment
  914. Unfair competition
  915. Unilateral
  916. Unincorporated Body
  917. Universal design
  918. University
  919. Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment
  920. Unladen weight
  921. Word 'use'
  922. Utensil
  923. Valuable
  924. Valuable consideration
  925. Value of an Undisclosed Asset
  926. Volume and Value
  927. Time value of money
  928. Varnish
  929. Vegetable
  930. Venire
  931. Verdict
  932. Verify
  933. Verify
  934. Versus
  935. Ocean-going vessel-going vessel
  936. Vesting
  937. Expression "Veto"
  938. Vexatious
  939. Expression "Vide"
  940. Expression "View"
  941. Vigilance
  942. Village Industry
  943. Vitiate
  944. Voir dire 
  945. Voluntary
  946. Expression "Vote"
  947. Voucher
  948. Wages
  949. Principle of Waiver
  950. Waiver
  951. Warranty
  952. Waste
  953. Wealth
  954. Weaving
  955. Born Out Of Wedlock
  956. Wednesbury principle
  957. Expression "Week"
  958. Word "when"
  959. Whistleblower
  960. Whole
  961. Wholesale
  962. Wilful/wilful disobedience
  963. Willful
  964. Will, Joint wills and Mutual wills
  965. Winnings
  966. Withhold
  967. "Mandatory and Directory Or Permissive Words"
  968. Statutory Interpretation of 'words and phrases'
  969. Work of Art
  970. Workman
  971. Worth
  972. Word 'Yarn'
 
 
 

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