Drishti Judiciary : List of Vocabulary

List of Vocabulary

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Vacate

To make void, To make of no authority or validity.

The Court vacated its stay order.

Valuable

Of worth or value.

A signed blank cheque is a valuable security.

Valuable Security

It denotes a document which is, or purports to be, a document whereby any legal right is created, extended, transferred, restricted, extinguished or released, or whereby any person acknowledges that he lies under legal liability, or has not a certain legal right.

A promissory note is a valuable security.

Vernacular

Language spoken by the people of a country or any part thereof.

Samachar Darpan was the first vernacular newspaper published in India.

Vessel

Anything used by human beings for the transportation of water.

The word vessel denotes anything made for the conveyance by water of human beings or of property.

Village Panchayat

An element of Panchayati Raj that functions at the village level for the welfare and development of the village.

States are empowered to organize village panchayats under Article 40 of the Constitution of India.

Void

Having no legal force or binding effect.

An illegal contract is considered void.

Voluntarily

With one's own will.

Gift is a voluntary transfer of property without consideration.

Vulnerable

People, resources, property, environments susceptible to be harmed, degrade, destroyed or exposed to hostile factors.

“child in need of care and protection” means a child - who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into drug abuse or trafficking.