Word "Plain" - Indian Laws - General

Word plain Webster s Encyclopaedic Unabridged Dictionary 1989 Edition defines Plain as- Plain (plan) adj. 1. clear to distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river, to stand in plain view. 2. one s meaning plain, a dislike of the subject that was plain. 3. conveying the meaning clearly and simply: easily understood; plain 4. downright; sheer; utter; plain folly, plain stupidly. 5. free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken: the plain truth of the matter. 6. without special pretension, superiority elegance, etc.; ordinary: plain people. 7. not beautiful: physically unattractive or undistinguished: a plain face; a childhood fear that she would be plain. 8. without intricates or difficulties. 9. ordinary, simple, or unostentatious: Although she was a duchess, her manners were attractively plain. 10. with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration: a plain blue suit. 11. without a pattern, figure, or device: a plain fabric. 12. not rich, highly seasoned, or elaborately prepared, as food: plain, fresh, substantial fare; a plain diet. 13, flat or level: plain country. 14. unobstructed, clear or open, as ground, a space, etc. 15. Cards, being other than a face card or a trump. - adv. 16. clearly and simply: He s just plain stupid - n. 17. an area of and not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor difference in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet, within the area. 18. the Plain, Fr. Hist. (in the National Assembly) the loosely organised party of moderate republicans: so called because its members occupied the lowest seats or benches. Cf. mountain (def. 4). 19. The plains. See Great Plains. In the Compact Oxford Reference Dictionary audited by Catherine Soanes the word Plain means- 1. simple or ordinary 2. without a pattern 3. unmarked 4. easy to see or understand.......... In the Dictionary by Webster the word plain means as follows: (plein) 1. adj. easy to see or understand simple, not embellished or complicated absolute, complete, plain madness (of food) unelaborated, not having unusual or spicy ingredients bluntly frank unsophisticated lacking physical beauty, but not ugly 2.n. a large expanse of level, open country 3. adv. Manifestly, it s just plain wrong clearly, candidly, she told him plain [KO F. fr.L] M/S TRIVENI GLASS LIMITED REP. BY ITS DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER- 2023 (10) TMI 493 - SUPREME COURT