What legal words mean, taken word for word from the Act that defines them. The same word can mean different things in different Acts.
2,263 defined terms in 236 Acts
Defined in Employment Act, s 2
“means, subject to section 10, any agreement, whether in writing or oral and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve him as an employee, and includes a contract …”
Read s 2Defined in Employment Act, s 2
“means all remuneration including allowances payable to an employee in respect of work done under his contract of service, but does not include — (a) the value of any accommodation or the supply of any food, fuel, electricity, water or …”
Read s 2Defined in Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, s 2
“means an individual who, otherwise than exclusively in the course of business — (a) receives or has the right to receive goods or services from a supplier; or (b) has a legal obligation to pay a supplier for goods or services that have …”
Read s 2Defined in Companies Act, s 2
“means a company incorporated or registered under this Act”
Read s 2Defined in Personal Data Protection Order, 2025, s 2
“means data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified - (a} from that data; or (bJ from that data and other information to which the organisation has or is likely to have access”
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