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List of Vocabulary

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  • That which is contrary to law
The customs agents seized the illegal cargo and arrested several crew members.
  • Not recognized as lawful offspring
A legitimate or illegitimate child may claim maintenance from his or her father or mother so long as the child is a minor.
  • Process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official.
Impeachment of president can be done on the ground of Violation of Constitution.
  • Indicated not by express words but by logical inference.
Where acceptance is made otherwise than in words, the promise is said to be implied.
  • implicitly; by implication
The employee's continued employment impliedly constituted acceptance of the company's updated policies.
  • To place athouritatively.
Heavy fine was imposed on A.
  • The legal process of creating an entity or corporation.
The word person includes any Company or Association, or body of persons, whether incorporated or not.
  • Security or protection against hurt, loss or damage.
Government agreed to indemnify tax payers against any loss.
  • Act of the owner/payee signing his name to the back of a negotiable instrument so as to make it payable to another or cashable by any person.
An indorser performs the indorsement of a negotiable instrument.
  • That which induces, something attractive by which a person is led on or persuaded to action.
A Confession caused by inducement is irrelevant under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
  • the state or period of being an infant; early childhood
Due to his infancy, his contract was deemed void and unenforceable in court.
  • to derive by reasoning
Article 21 of the Constituion infers various rights.
  • power which, while not expressly granted will nevertheless be deemed to exist or be inherent in a court, or a corporate or governmental body
The court exercised its inherent power to ensure that justice was served, even in the absence of specific statutory provisions.
  • A Court order commanding or preventing an action.
The Court passed an order for temporary injunction.
  • Infringement of rights of another in his person, reputation or property for which an action lies at law.
An injury under law can be caused to a person's body,mind,reputation or property.
  • the fact of not being guilty of that with which one is charged; guiltlessness; the condition of being innnocent
In court, the presumption of innocence requires that the accused be treated as innocent until the prosecution successfully establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
  • Without practical force.
An inoperative law does not have any effect.
  • It means every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this Code by a Magistrate Court.
Section 176 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 provides for inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.
  • Unsoundness of mind as a consequence of brain disease, madness, mental derangement.
If legal insanity is proved such a person cannot be convicted under the law.
  • the state of one who has not property sufficient for the full payments of his debts; the condition of being insolvent
Insolvency occurs when an individual or organization cannot pay their debts as they come due, often leading to legal proceedings to resolve their financial situation.
  • The fact of presentment of suit in Court of Law.
Institution of suit shall be made by presentation of plaint.
  • A written document; a formal or legal document in writing, such as a contract, deed, will, bond, or lease
An instrument may be rectified on the ground of fraud or mutual mistake of the parties.
  • that in respect of which insurance has been done
An insurer insured insuree
  • The person insure against loss
Insurer made insurance for the loss which may occur to insured
  • Interim orders are provisional or temporary orders by judges or administrative agencies
The interim order shall remain in effect until further notice, pending a final adjudication of the matter by the court
  • An application made in the course of an action; an application made for keeping things in status quo till the rights can be decided or for the purpose of obtaining some interim direction of the court.
The lawyer filed an interlocutory application seeking a temporary injunction while the case was being heard in court.
  • to meddle with the affairs or property of another
The executor of the estate may not intermeddle with the decedent's property before officially being appointed by the court.
  • A suit pleaded between two parties to determine a matter of claim or right to property held by a third party.
Procedure for Interpleader Suit is provided under Order 35 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908.
  • a section in an Act defining the meanings of different words occurring in that statute
"Under the interpretation clause, singular includes plural, genders are inclusive, and 'persons' includes all entities."
  • Between Living Persons.
Transfer of property by sale can be made intervivos.
  • One who has died without a valid will.
The intestate’s widow, or if there are more widows than one, all the widows together, shall take one share.
  • A substance that produces false feeling of pleasure, happiness and a lack of control.
Intoxicants should not be consumed.
  • to resort to
The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees
  • not done willingly
A prisoner made an involuntary statement cannot be obtained as proof in the court of law