Legal glossary
“civil rights”
Defined in 1 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 · s. 2
(a) "civil rights" means any right accruing to a person by reason of the abolition of "untouchability" by article 17 of the Constitution;] 6 [(aa)] "hotel" includes a refreshment room, a boarding house, a lodging house, a coffee house and a cafe; 7[(b) "place" includes a house, building and other structure and premises; and also includes a tent, vehicle and vessel;]
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