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.
Defined in the most Acts
prescribed211notification84appointed day73board66member56chairperson50regulations32fund31appropriate government28administrator25authority24schedule24commissioner23council22director22appellate tribunal21company20chairman19competent authority18employee17committee16academic council15commission15institute15
A to Z
facility providerfactfactory4faculty6faculty of the academyfair price shopfalse trade descriptionfamily4family courtfamily holding2farefaridabadfarmfaultfellow3fertilisersfiberfilature raw silkfinance committee4finance officer2financial assetfinancial assistancefinancial companyfinancial creditorfinancial debtfinancial institution3financial lease2financial productfinancial year2fiscal deficitfiscal indicatorsfishfishingfishing vesselfissile materialfixed boundariesfixed term employmentflag officer2foetal deathfood securityfood security allowancefoodgrainsfoodstuffsforce6force court2force custody4foreign award2foreign countryforeign exchange assetforeign exchange bondsforeign-going shipforeign insurerforeign state2foreign vesselforemanforest-officer2former secretary of state service officerforward contractfoundation3fragment2free areafree boardfreezing2fuel oilfugitive criminalfugitive economic offenderfunctional planfund31fund conventionfund convention countryfundsfungible goodsfuture goods