Legal glossary

What a word means in law.

1,966 words and phrases from the definitions sections of Central and State Acts, each with the section that defines it. The number is how many Acts define the word.

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cable operator cable service cable television channel service cable television network2 camp campus2 canal-officer candidate3 candidate for election cannabis (hemp)cannabis plant cantonment capital account transaction capital goods capitation fee captive animal cardamom cardamom plant care-giver career centre cargo ship carriage carrier case2 casual trader casual vacancy cement corporation central authority2 central board4 central council2 central educational institution2 central identities data repository central information commission central pool central provident fund commissioner central public information officer central recordkeeping agency central register2 central registrar central registry central seed laboratory central silk-worm seed testing laboratory central vigilance commissioner central warehousing corporation centre4 cerebral palsy certain legitimate uses certificate6 certificate of registration certificate on inventory of hazardous materials certification agency certification officer certification trade mark certified certified body certified jeweller certifying officer cess cessation of practice chairman19 chairman and managing director chairperson50 chairperson, national authority chairperson, state authority chancellor3 channel chapter charge chargeable expenditure chargeable interest chargeable profits chargeable receipts charkha raw silk chartered accountant2 chemical weapons chief commissioner6 chief election commissioner chief electoral officer chief executive2 chief executive officer5 chief executive officer and managing director chief executive officer or the executive officer chief inspector chief of defence staff chief wild life warden child9 child belonging to disadvantaged group child belonging to weaker section chit chit agreement chit business chit fund company christians circus city court city of madras civil contempt civil enclave civil offence6 civil prison6 civil prisoner civil rights claim4 claimant claims commissioner3 claims tribunal close arrest close-out netting co-developer co-operative bank co-operative society co-ordination forum coal india coal mining operations coast guard coast guard court coast guard custody coastal aquaculture activity coastal aquaculture unit coastal area coastal environment coastal waters coasting ship coasting trade of india coconut coconut palm code8 codicil2 coffee coin collateral collective investment scheme collective mark collector9 college8 college development council collision regulations commander-in-chief commanding officer2 commemorative coin commercial appellate courts commercial appellate division commercial court commercial dispute2 commercial division commercial surrogacy commercial taxes officer commission15 commissioned officer commissioner23 commissioner of food safety commissioning mother commitment committee16 committees common carrier common expenses common gaming-house common high court common profits common regulations communication pipe community radio service companies act8 company20 company law board company secretary compensation compensatory afforestation competent authority18 competent court competent officer competent person completed year of service composite insurer composite licence composite offence compound comprehensive environmental evaluation compulsory deposit compulsory vaccination concealment2 concession holder conductor's licence confinement confirming court conformity assessment conformity assessment scheme connected person consent manager conservancy conservancy measures consignee2 consignment2 consignor2 constable constituency5 constituent college2 constituent institute constituent units constituents' subsidiary general ledger account construction act consultative parties consumer2 container contaminant contempt of court content content broadcasting service contiguous zone continuous discharge certificate contract carriage contract labour contract of marine insurance contracting organisation contracting party contracting state4 contributing oil contribution5 contributory provident fund control equipment controlled area controlled business controlled company controlled industry controller3 controlling authority convention8 convention country4 conventional chit conventions convertible foreign exchange conveyance convicted criminal prisoner coordination committee coordination forum copyright core biometric information core services corporate applicant corporate debtor corporate guarantor corporate person corporation13 corporations corps corrective institution corresponding new bank corresponding university corrupt practice cosmetic cost accountant cost of land costs2 council22 council of scientific and industrial research councillor counter-magnet area country to which the load line convention applies country to which the safety convention applies court12 court-martial2 court of small causes court of the judicial commissioner credit information credit institution criminal contempt criminal court5 criminal prisoner critical telecommunication infrastructure crude oil3 curing curing establishment current assets current liabilities current rate of interest custodian7

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