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COMMUTED LEAVE

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Term usually used in Indian Law relating to the All India Services (Leave) Rules and refers to leave propertly taken under Rule 13, which is a leave from government service by a government employee. … [Read more...] about COMMUTED LEAVE

COMPASS

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To imagine; to contrive. 2. In England, to compass the death of the king is high treason. … [Read more...] about COMPASS

Comp. Lab. L. & Pol'y J.

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Comparative Labor Law Journal & Policy Journal … [Read more...] about Comp. Lab. L. & Pol'y J.

COMPASS, THE MARINER'S

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An instrument used by mariners to point out the course of a ship at sea. It consists of a magnetized steel bar called the "needle," attached to the under side of a card, upon which are drawn the points of the compass, and supported by a fine piu, upon which it turns freely in a horizontal plane. … [Read more...] about COMPASS, THE MARINER'S

COMPACT

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contracts. In its more general sense, it signifies an agreement. In its strict sense, it imports a contract between parties, which creates obligations and rights capable of being enforeed, and contemplated as such between the parties, in their distinct and independent characters. The constitution of the United States declares that no state shall, without the consent of … [Read more...] about COMPACT

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