Legal glossary

“armed forces”

Defined in 3 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act, 1983 · s. 2

    (a) "armed forces" means the military forces and the air forces operating as land forces, and includes any other armed forces of the Union so operating;
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  2. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 · s. 2

    (a) "armed forces" means the military forces and the air forces operating as land forces, and includes any other armed forces of the Union so operating;
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  3. The Naval and Aircraft Prize Act, 1971 · s. 2

    (c) "Armed Forces" means the Army, Navy and Air Force or any part of any one or more of them and includes any other armed force in the service of, or employed with, the Army, Navy or Air Force during hostilities;
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