Word 'only' - Indian Laws - General

Word only In Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Tenth Edition, Revised): Only adv. 1 and no one or nothing more besides... adj. alone of its or their kind; single or solitary... In Webster Comprehensive Dictionary, International Edition (Volume Two): Only ( n l ) adv... 2 In one manner or for one purpose alone.... 4 Solely; merely; exclusively: limiting a statement to a single defined person, thing, or number. adj. 1 Alone in its class; having no fellow or mate; sole; single; solitary: The word only is ordinarily used as an exclusionary term. In the American case of Henry R. Towne v. Mark Eisner 245 US 418, the court said, A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in colour and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used . In ascertaining the meaning of the word only , its placement is material and so also the context in which the word has been used. RAMESH ROUT VERSUS RABINDRA NATH ROUT - 2011 (12) TMI 766 - SUPREME COURT