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ABBREVIATIONS
(i) Abbreviations of Prominentses Law Re rt 8
.
A.C Ap pea l Ca po and Journals
A.C.J. Accidents Claims Cases
A.LR All Ind ia Reporter
All. All aha bad Series from 1876
A. Cr. R Allahabad Criminal Rulings
A.L.J. Allahabad Law Journal
All. C.J · Allahabad Criminal Judgment
A.LT. An dhr a Law Tunes
A.W.C. Allahabad Weekly Cases
A.P.W An dhr a Pradesh Weekly Reports
A.LJ.R. Allahabad Law Journal Reports
A.LR. American Law Reports
All. E.R. All England Reporter
An. W.R. An dhr a Weekly Reporter
A.S.I.L. Annual Survey of Indian Law
A.T.C. Administrative Tribunal Cases
Ac. L.R. Academy Law Review
B.C. Bankruptcy Cases (New South Wales)
Bombay Law Report-from 1899 ·
Bom. L.R.
Bombay Law Journal
Bom. L.J.
Bombay Law Reports Journal from 1990
Bom. LR.J.
Bihar Law Reporter
B.L.R.
Bihar Law Journal
B.LJ.
Bihar Law Times
B.LT. Bankruptcy and Company Cases
Ba nd CC 1
British Tax Review
B.T.R
British Chancery Cases.
6)
B.C.C. Court of Appeal (England and Wales, 193
C.A. Current Law Cases
C.LC. Calcutta Weekly Notes from 1896
C.W.N. Cuttack Law Times
C.L.T. Civil Revenue Cases
C.R.C. Calcutta Law Reports
C.L.R Columbia Law Review
Columb. L.R California ·Law Review
Cal. L.R.
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ABBREVIATIONS
OUTLINES OF LEGAL LANGUAGE IN /NOIA
4n
476
Journal of the Constitutional And
Ch. Chancery (Law Reports) from 1891 J.C.P-5,
Parliamentary Studies
C.M.L.J. Civil and Military Law Journal Journal of the Indian Law Institute
Cr. L.J. Criminal Law Journal J.LJ.L.
J.C.L,R, Judicial Civil Law Reports
Comp. L.R. Comparative Law Review
J.I.C. . Judgment on Industrial Cases
Ch.D. Chancery Division
Ju. R. Jurist Report
Ch. App. Chancery Appeal
Cox Jen, R. Jenkin's Report
Cox's Criminal Cases from 1843
Comp. Cas. Company Cases Jur. R.N.S. Jurists Reports New Series
Comp. L.J. Company Law Journal K,B. King Bench, 1.aw Report from 1891
_,
C.P.J. Consumer Protection Journal K,L.T Kerala Law Tunes;
C.P.R. Consumer Protection Reporter Karnataka Law Times
Can. L.R. Canadian Law Review K.L.J. Kerala Law Journal;
Can. B.R. Canadian Bar Review Kerala Law Judgment
D.L.R. Delhi Law Reporter L.C.D. Lucknow Civil Division
Dominion Law Reporter L.J. Law Journal, Lord Justice
D.L.J. Delhi Law Journal L.L.T. Lucknow Law Times
D.L.T. Delhi Law Times L.L.J. Labour Law Journal
E.Q. Equity (Law Reports) L.J. Bky Law Journal Reports, Bankruptcy
Exch. Rep. Exchequer Reports L.J. Ch. Law Journal Reports, Chancery
E. and E. Ellis and Ellis L.Q.R. Law Quarterly Review
Ex. D. Exchequer Division Labour and Industrial Cases
Lab. I.C.
E.S.C. Education and Service Case Law Reports
L.R.
Fam. Div. Family Division Law Reports, Chancery Appeal
L.R. Ch. App. '
F.S.R.
Fleet Street Patent Law Reports L.T.R. Law Trmes Reports
F.C.R
Federal Court Reports L.T Law Times
G.L.T.
Gauhati Law T1D1es· , L.R.E.Q. Law Reports; Equity Cases
Gujarat Law T1D1es ' L.L.R. . Labour Law Reporter
G.L.R.
Ga~ti Law Reporter; L.W. Law Weekly, Madras from 1974
H.L. Cas.
Gujarat Law Review L.J.K.B. . Law Journal Reports King's Bench
Harv. L. Rev. House of Lords Cases L.J.Q.B. Law Journal Reports, Queen
LC.R. Harward Law Review , L.J.P.D and A ' r Law Joumal ,Reports, Probate,
1.L.J. Industrial Cases Reports • . , . . I;>iv~ & Admiralty
1.L.R. Industrial Law Joumal L.R.Q.B. Law Report~een ~ch
l.R.L.R. Indian Law Re L.R.R.P. i Law ·Rego.r\S;rRestrictive Practices ~
Industrial R l f!orts; International Law Report
l.T.R. e anons Law Re orts M .L.J. ··'' . Madras ~wJ oumal
Income Tax Reporte P M.P.L.J.· ... Madhya )fflldesh Law Jourru,.)f
I.T.L.T. Indian Tax Reports r '
~ I M .P.Cr. L.J. .. , Madhya Pla~esh Crµninal
I.A.
J.C.
Income Tax Law Tun
Indian Appeals· I n ~
,Ji·
'·
. ··r•
I
Mich. L.R.
M.L.R.
Michi~LJ.~ Reyl~
iJ . Modem..1 ~ ~ ~ew
1.8.R. Indian Cases ' Advocate '1Lil M.W.N. .. Ma~ -}:Vj
LJ. Leg. Studi
LL ReV.
Ind. Jur. NS
J.B .CJ.
..
es
Indian Bar Review
Indian
Indian
In .
turna1 ~£ Legal Studies
w Review
J dian Jurists New Series
Ollnlal of the Bar
Council of India

.,
:I
•--

Mah. L.J.
Mys. L.J. .
N.S.R.
N.Z.L.J.
. . ~. :.-;:b{~;-Ne·
,;-,..

Mahar,
 National commission Law Journal
N.C.L.J. (Consumer Protection)
N.Y.T. New York nmes
New York University Law Review
N.Y.L.R.
Notes on Cases
N.0.C. Orissa Judicial Decisions
0.J.D.
Punjab Law Journal
Punj. L.J.
Punjab Law Times
Punj. L.T. Punjab Law Reporter_
Punj. L.R. Patna Law Times
Pat. L.T. Patna Law Reporter
Pat. L.R. Patna Weekly Notes
Pat. W.N.
Privy Council
P.C. Probate Division
P.O. Queensland Law Reports and Weekly Not
Q.W.N. Queensland Law Reports es
Q.L.R.
Revenue Decisions
R.D.
Revenue Reports
R.R.
Rajasthan Law Weekly, from 1950
R.L.W.
R.J. Revenue Judgment
R.P.C. Reports of Patent Cases
Rom. Romilly's Notes on Cases
R.T.R. Road Traffic Reports
Shim. L.T. Shimla Law Tunes
Shim. L.R. Shimla Law Reports
S.A.R South Australian Reports
s.c.c. Supreme Court Cases
S.C.R. Supreme Court Reports
S.C.J. Supreme Court Journal
Sau. L.R. Sourashtra Law Reports, from 1948
S.L.J. Service Law .Journal
T.L.R. Times Law Reports
Tax Cas. Tax Cases
T.R. Taxation Report
U.S. United States Reports
V.A.T.T.R. . ts
. t .Added Tax Tribunal Repor
Value
V.L.R. Vic onan Law Reports
W.N. Weekly Notes
Yale. L.J. Yale Law Journal
Y.R. Yearly Reports (Law)
(ii) General Abbreviations us~d in L
A.A. Aut_omob'l aw
1 e Association; Anti Aircraft
a.a.r.
Ale against all risks (insured)
Current Account
 ABBREVIATIONS 479

a/c account
A,D. Anno Domini (in the year of Christ)
A.D. Acknowledgment Due
a.d. after date
A.D.C. Aide-de-Camp.
ad. lib. ad libitum-at pleasure
ad valo ad valorem According to value
Adv. Advocate
Advt. Advertisement
aftn. afternoon
agcy. agency
agt. agent
A.M. Ante Meridiem (before noon)
amt. amount
approv. approval
approx. approximately
C.-in-C. Commander-in-Chief
c.i.f. cost insurance and freight
cit. Citizen
C.J. Chief Justice
C/L Car Load
Cml. Commercial
Co. Company
Clo Care of
Comp. Comparative, Compound
Com. Commander
Com. Commercial Services
c.o.d. cash on delivery
Col. Colonel, Column
Consgt. Consignment
Co-op Co-operative (society)
Corpn. Corporation
Corr. Correspondence
er. creditor
Cr. P.C. Criminal Procedure Code
C/R Company's Risk
ct. carat
currt. · current
c.w.o. Cash With Order
Hundred weight (C for hundred and wt. for
Cwt.
weight)
Cye or Cyclo Cyclopaedia
D. Dollar
d. delete (dele)
documents against acceptance
d/a
480 deamess allowance, daily allow
d.a December ~
oec. definition
def. defendent, draft
deft. degree (s)
deg. delivery
dely. department
deptt.
discount
disc.
district
dist. Doctor of Literature
D. Litt.
The same
ditto
dividend
div.
div. division
Div. Divine
do. ditto ( the same)
art. article
A/S Account Sales
assoc. association
astt. assistant .
aux. auxiliary
Auth. ver. Authorised version
Ax. Axiom
B.A. Baccalaureus Artium-Bachelor of Arts
b.b. bank book
bd. . bond .·
b.o. branch office '.• I

B.C. before christ .

B.E. -Bill of Exchange ----- ~ ' ......J,•. . ,,.

b.f. . brought forward

B.L. Bachelor of·Laws
bk. book ~ ,... -
B/L Bill·of Lading ., . ;,r. ·.~.).-
b/k blank ·· _·: ., . !!,;1
B.P. i
Bills Payable .·
B.0.T.
Board of Trade
BIR
Bills ·Receivable
Bros.
Brothers .,
b.s; B/s
© Bill of sale ..•
C.A. Copyright ·,
Cap. Chartered Accountant
Capital · ·1 ;. :
Capt.
Cat. Captain _..,
c.c. <;atalogue ,
c.c. Cent (s)
·Carbon <na
I c.E. Civil Engineer
Cent a hundred
cf. refer, c;ompare
cge. pd. Carriage paid
C.H. Custom House
Cha. Chancellor
Ch. Chancery
Chg. Charge
Chron. Chronological
C.I.D.
Sriminal Investigation Department
CRAT
~yber Regulations Appellate Tribunal
dks. docks .
D.L.O. Dead 'Letter Office
D/n Debit itote
D/O Delivery Order
doz. dozen
d/p document against payment
Dr. Doctor, Debtor
d.s. days after sight
O$.C. Distinguished Service Cross
dup. duplicate
J.
D.y. Dockyard
E. East
Eccl. Ecclesiastical Errors Excepted
ed. editor
e.g. exempli gratia, for example
ends. enclosures
E. and O.E. Errors and Omissions Excepted
Emp. .Emperor
E.O.D. Every Other Day
E.P.D. Excess Profit Duty
esq. Esquire
est. established, estimate
etc. etcetra
et. al. et alibi-And elsewhere
ex. example; exchange
ex. div. ex dividend (without dividend)
Exe. Excellency
Exr. Executor
Extrx. Executrix
f. following; farthing
F.A.A. Free of All Average; Fleet Air Arm
fac. facsimile -.
f.a.q. fair average quality
f.a.s. free alongside ship
 0 un:1Nc:
free docks (goods to be delivered)
482
figure
f.d. Field Marshall
fig. ·,
f.tJ. Field Officer . .. ..
Food and Agriculture Organisation of _..
f.0.
f./\.0• the United Nations
free on boar~ ·
f.o.b, free on rail .
f.o.r. Fren'ch ,I
fr, foot-pound .
f.p. free particula~s average, free care, j
f.p.a. no charge for care.
Gallon . I.

g. General Assembly.
G.A.
Great Britain •
G.B.
greatest COpllll"n factor
g.c.f. ... • 1 (

gds. goods
Gen. General , ..
geog. Geography .·
General Officer Commanding j'
G.O.C.
gm. gramme
Gr. grains
gr. wt. gross weight
guar ~ ' ~ ..
guarantee~
Guv. Governor
G.T. Grand Treasure •1

H. Hydrozen -,,::

h. and c. hot and.cold

H.C. House ·of _Commons, High Court . . ....
Hon. Honourable -· ~'
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H.J.S. .Higher' Judiciai' Service r·

·,_t C,
H.P. Half day, Hire Purchase
H.R. . _Hous~_of,Representatives
hr. hour ·
' . ·' .
http: Hyper T~".(t Transfer Protocol
H.W.M. . High Water Mark
I.A. Indian Army
Id; ibid Ibidem-In the same place
i.e. in charge of ..
i.e. id est, th~t is
I.A.S. In~ian A~ministrative Service
IAEA Iritern~tional Atomic Energy Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisati~
I.C.S Indian Civil Service · ·
I.C.T.- , Information and Communication
 ABBREVIATIONS
483
Technology
J.D. Intelligence Depart ment
ILO ~nternational Labour Organisation
import ant
irnP•
Inc. Incorp orated
in ex. in extenso
Ind. India
ins. insuran ce
int. Interes t
inv. invice
1.0.u. I owe you (letters used to acknowledge
a del>t)
i.q. idem quod, the same as
I.R.O. Inland Revenue Office
LS.A.Cs. Inform ation Shaving and Analysis
Centre s
I.S.C. Indian Staff Corps
I.T. Indian Territory
J. Justice
J.A. Judge Advocate
Jan. Januar y
J.C.D. Juris Civilis Doctor, Doctor of Civil Law
Jour. Journa l
Jr. Junior
June. Junction
K.B. King Bench
Kg. Kilogramme
Km. Kilometre
Knt. Knight ·
Kw. Kilowatt
h Latin, Liberal
L.A. LawA gent .
lb. A Pound' s We~ght
L.B. Leg Bye
L.C. Lord Chancellor ·. "~
L/C Letter of Credit '
Le. loco citato, In the place cited before
Leet. Lecturer
L.C.J. Lord Chief Justice
Lieut. Lieutenant
Lib. library .
Litt. D. Doctor of Letters, Litteran.uJl Doctor · , .
LL. B. Legum · Ba~calaureus, Bachelor of Laws
LL. D. Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws , .
L of C Life of Communication
 OF LEGAL LANGUAGE IN IND
IA
0urLIN Es ·
484 Loquitor, Speaks
Joq, Limited .
Ltd, . Lieutenant Governor
Lt· GoV, ·. month, minute, metre
J:11, Meridian, Noon
M, Magister Artium; Master of
Arts
M.A. Magazine
Mag. March .
Mar, Maximum
Max. Minimum
Minl• months after date
M/d · merchandise
mdse m:anufacturing ·
mfg.
Memorandum ' '''
Mem.
iniligram ·
mg. .
mgr. · Manager ·
Mm. · minut'e, Minimum ·
Misc. Miscellaneous
M.L.A. Member of Legislative Asse
mbly
M.0. . Money Order,·Medical Offic
er
M.P. Member of Parliament
- ' ·•.
_m.p.h. • per·
mile. hour ·· • _, I

Mr. · Mister •· :

Mrs. Mistress
m/s. Messrs
Mtg. \ Mortgage
mths. · · months
N.B.1 not a bene;·Note well
.rn .. i,
n.d.'' no date; not ·dated
.~rJi
N.l;I.R.C. National _H um ~ Rights Co
mmission: :it
neg.I negative I . : , •

No. Number (Numero)

non obstante Notwithstanding
Nov. November ; ·.
N.P. N~tary Public
n.s. _not . specified
0. Order · ·- ,.·_ ·
o.a. . .?n accou~t (of)
obj. objection · ·
o.c. over charge; office
o.d. ' on demand · :-.
'\_
I
•I o.c . ,
. Official Liquidator .
I
0.M.
') o.s.. Ordei ·of Merif ·
\!'
,\•
%
Out of stock
'
per cent
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IUNS
I '
485
oz. Ounc e
P.A. Pate nt Agent· Press A . . ·
p.a. per annu m ' ssoc1ation· Post Ad'
' JU d ent
p.c. per cent
pd parce l
pd. paid
P. and L. · Profit and Loss .
Ph.D . Doct or of Philo soph y
P.M. Post Meridian; After noon
pm. Prem ium
P.1.L. . Public Interest Litigation
. P.M.G. Post Master General
P.N. Promissory.No te .
P.O. Post Office
p.o.d. paym ent on delivery
PP· page s
P.P. Parcel Post, Public Prosecutor
Pref. Preface
Prez. Presi dent
Prof. Professor
pro. tern. pro tempore; for the time being
prox. prox imo, next-
P.S. Post Scriptum, post script, writt en after,
police station
P.T.o·. • Please Turn Over ·
.:p:w.D. · Public Works Department
P.V. Petite Vitesse (Ordinary goods train)
Q. Ques tion .
Q.B. Quee n Bench
q.d: quas i dicat, as if he should say
q.~. . quod est, whic h is
q.e.d _ quod erat faciendum; · ·.
whic h was to be demonstrated
Q.L. quar tem libel, as much as
q.v. quod .vide, whic h see
qy. quer y , , .
R. Rex, Regine\, King or Quee n
recd. 'received
rept. receipt_
regd. registered · · : ·
retd. retired, retur ned
R.P: ·y ' Reply Paid ·. . . .
respo ndez 's il vous plaint, Reply ,f you please
R.S.V.P.
R.T. Railw·ay Transport ·
Ry. Railway · ·
 Sign, Seco~d, S~~•th,_ Shilling
s. Social Action L1tigahon
S.A.L. Saving Bank
S.B. Small Capital
s.c. Secretary
Sec., Secy:
Sight draft
Sid Special Leave Petition
S.L.P.
·. Senior
Sr.
'. · Secundum naturam, According to
S.n.
· Shipping no~e nature
S.N.
· Society
Soc.
Sine Parole, Without issue·
S.P.
square _
Sq.
. saint
St.
.Sterling
Ster.
Subject ·
Sub.
Subs. Cap.· •Subscribed Capital
. Substitute •· ·
Subst.
Suf. Suffix
Supt. Supdt. Superintendent
Surg. Surgeon
s.v. . Sub Voce, Under the word or title ,
Sym. Symbol
Syn. Synonym
Synop. Synopsis
Tech. Technical, Technology
tel. telegraph ·
temp. Temporal -·
Test. Testament
T.F. Territorial Po.tee
T.O. Tum Over ·
T.P.O. Travelling Posf
Trans. Transactions
Treas. Treasurer ·
T.L.O. Total Loss Only
tr. tare, weight !J
T.U.C. ·Trade ·Union Con
U.K. United Kingdom
ult. ultimo, Last montH
U.N.O. United Nations Or
.UNESCO United Nations Ed
Scientific and _Cul
U.P. · Uttar -Pradesh
U.S.A. United States of
U.S.S.R. Union of Soviet ·
 ' ; .
ABBREVIATIONS 487

Usually · ·
vsu, un d so weiter, And so forth
u.s.W uxor, wife
ux, vide, see
vid. value
val. · Vice-Chancellor
v.c. /'
Vessel
Ves.
Verbigratia, for example
V.g.
by way of
via
Vice-President
V.P.
Value Payable Post
V.P.P.
Videlicet, namely
Viz.
Various year
v.y.
W.B. way bill, Water· Board
Wed. Wednesday
W.H.O. World Health Organisation
ation
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organis
W.M.O. World Metrological Organisation
W.O. War Office
Weight ... _, ...
Wt.
World Trade Organisation,
W.T.O.
World Tourism Organisation
World Wide Web .
w.w.w.
Numberal for ten
X.
X Christ
X. cp. Ex-coupon
Ex-divident· 1 ·
X.d.
X.i. Ex-interest
X.mas Christn1as ·
Xn. Ex New shares
y. year \
I

yd. yard I

yr. year
yr. your, younger
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