KJ Aiyar's Judicial Dictionary (2 Vols)

As the volume of words began to increase, mankind felt the need for a dictionary. The function of a dictionary is to present the meanings of words in an orderly fashion. The alphabetical arrangement is primarily meant for convenience and there could be other methods of arrangement also. The essence of a dictionary is to bring out the link between a word and its meaning. One must, however, examine more deeply how the words are chosen to constitute a dictionary. In the field of law, words come to acquire importance either because they have been defined or employed in statutes or because they have come to gather around them a certain meaning by judicial interpretation. In addition, there are certain words or maxims which though not defined in statutes or case law, yet possess considerable theoretical interest. In a sense, such words and maxims reflect the philosophy of the law in a pithy, nuclear language. The present revision has attempted to take note of noticeable judicial decisions pronounced since the publication of the last edition. As it often happens, a single word is interpreted in different ways by different courts in different contexts. In such cases, the dictionary presents the different judicial interpretations thereby helping the reader understand the subject clearly and comprehensively.
As it often happens, a single word is interpreted in different ways by different courts in different contexts. In such cases, the dictionary presents the different judicial interpretations thereby helping the reader understand the subject clearly and comprehensively.

Salient Feature
• A compendium of legal terminology mostly used in Indian courtrooms
• Encompasses authoritative interpretation of judicially defined words, terms, phrases and maxims.
• Contains judicially interpreted words and phrases with their meanings as interpreted by the Supreme Court and various High Courts and Tribunal Benches in India
• Important words and phrases defined in judgments reported in all major law journals of India have been covered.
• The book covers all major journals including All India Reporter, Supreme Court Cases, Income Tax Reports, SEBI & Corporate Laws, Taxman, Current Tax Reporter, All India Tax Tribunal Judgments, VAT & Service Tax, Goods & Service Tax, Company Cases, Service Tax Review, Service Tax Today
• Equivalent citations have been provided to make this edition user friendly to the readers.

Ideal reference for
Legal Professionals, Judiciary, Magistrates, Academicians, Law libraries, Law Faculty, Law Students, Law Firms and all others interested in law as a subject

Foreword
Preface to the Thirteenth Edition
Preface to the Twelfth Edition
Preface to the First Edition

Table of Contents
List of Authorities Consulted and their Abbreviation Used
List of Law Reports Referred to
List of Abbreviations
Appendix I Foreign Legal Words and Phrases in Ordinary Usage (with their Meanings)
Appendix II Foreign Legal Maxims and their Abbreviation Used

M.K. Pithisaria, B.Com., LL.B., Calcutta University,
Assisting co-author of Chaturvedi and Pithisaria's “Three Taxes”
(containing Wealth, Gift and Expenditure-tax)”, “Direct Taxes Circulars” and "Commentary on Service Tax".

Mukesh Kumar Pithisaria, B.Com., LL.B., Ranchi University,
Assisting co-author of Chaturvedi and Pithisaria's “Three Taxes”
(containing Wealth, Gift and Expenditure-tax)”, “Direct Taxes Circulars” and "Commentary on Service Tax".