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
half-yearhall7handicappedhatcheryhazardous materialhazardous substance2head of the archiveshealth universityheavy goods vehicleheavy packageheavy passenger motor vehicleheinous offenceheir2heliporthertzian waveshigh court11high court legal services committeehighwayhighway administrationhighway landhill areas2hill areas committeehindihistory-ticketholderholding8holding capacityholding of landhomehome-based workerhome-trade shiphomesteadhomoeopathyhomoeopathy education boardhooghly areahost countryhost governmenthousehouse-gullyhouseholdhousing boardhudcohut2hybrid authorisation committeehypothecation