Glossary - A

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AslThe original or principal thing, Asl jama: the Land Revenue as distinct from the extras, ceases, etc;...497
Asli or AsaliPrimary original. Applied to a registered village under the Mohammedan system, in opposition to Dakhili;...538
Asmani-FarmaniA term used formerly in deeds and lease, providing for any incidents or injuries arising from calamitous...526
AsthalPlace of residence or abiding , especially the kind of free monastery in which communities of religious...557
AsuraA form of Hindu marriage in Hindu law. Asura Marriage is a marriage where the bride’s father or any...656
AtaAn appointed allowance or gratuity to soldiers and ministers of law or religion.[Wilson’s Glossary]469
AtatayiIn Hindu Law, one guilty of a heinous offence. [Wilson’s Glossary]477
Aul or AolIncrease. In Mohammedan law, the distribution of a fractional proportion of inherited property more than...542
AuladChildren, progeny, descendants. [Wilson’s Glossary]473
AuliaIn law the nearest of kin, and therefore entitled to demand the fine of blood, or communication for murder....481