Entertainment - Indian Laws - General

Meaning of word Entertainment As per Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition (Revised), the word entertainment has been assigned the following meaning: entertainment n. The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment; an event or performance designed to entertain. According to the Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition, Volume 14A, the term entertainment has been held to mean, inter alia, the following: Entertainment denotes that which serves for amusement, and amusement is defined as a pleasurable occupation of the senses, or that which furnishes it, as dancing, sports, or music. Young v. Board of Trustees of Broadwater County High School. 4 P. 2D 725, 726 : 90 Mont. 576. According to Corpus Juris Secundum, Volume XXX, the term entertainment has been explained as follows: ENTERTAINMENT ... The second meaning of the term is a diverting performance, especially a public performance, as a concert, drama, or the like; a source or means of amusement; instruction or amusement afforded by anything seen or heard, as a spectacle, a play, etc.; mental enjoyment, or that which amuses or diverts; that which serves for amusement; also the act of providing gratification or diversion. The term has been held to include recreational activities, such as games, sports, plays and dancing. BANGALORE TURF CLUB LTD. AND ORS. VERSUS REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND ORS.- 2014 (7) TMI 1336 - SUPREME COURT