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The Minor Law Books (SBE33)

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Contents

• First Title: The Law of Debt: 1. Payment of a Debt
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 2. Valid and Invalid Transactions
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 3. Property
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 4. Means of Livelihood for a Brahman in Times of Distress
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 5. Modes of Proof
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 6. Lending Money at Interest
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 7. Usurers
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 8. Sureties
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 9. Pledges
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 10. Documents
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 11. Witnesses
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 12. Incompetent Witnesses
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 13. Six Cases Where Witnesses are Unnecessary
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 14. False Witnesses
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 15. Exhorting the Witnesses
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 16. Valid Evidence
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 17. Invalid Evidence
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 18. What Has to be Done in Default of Both Witnesses And Documents
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 19. Proof by Ordeal
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 20. The Ordeal by Balance
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 21. The Ordeal by Fire
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 22. The Ordeal by Water
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 23. The Ordeal by Poison
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 24. The Ordeal by Sacred Libation
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 25. The Rice Ordeal
• First Title: The Law of Debt: 26. The Ordeal of the Hot Piece of Gold
• Second Title of Law. Deposits
• Third Title of Law. Partnership
• Fourth Title of Law. Resumption of Gift
• Fifth Title of Law. Breach of a Contract of Service
• Sixth Title of Law. Non-Payment of Wages
• Seventh Title of Law. Sales Effected by Another Than the Rightful Owner
• Eighth Title of Law. Non-Delivery of a Sold Chattel
• Ninth Title of Law. Rescission of Purchase
• Tenth Title of Law. Transgression of a Compact
• Eleventh Title of Law. Boundary Disputes
• Twelfth Title of Law. The Mutual Duties of Husband and Wife
• Thirteenth Title of Law. The Law of Inheritance
• Fourteenth Title of Law. Heinous Offences
• Fifteenth and Sixteenth Titles of Law. Abuse and Assault
• Seventeenth Title of Law. Games
• Eighteenth Title of Law. Miscellaneous
• Quotations from Nârada: I. Judicial Procedure
• Quotations from Nârada: II. The Plaint
• Quotations from Nârada: III. The Answer
• Quotations from Nârada: IV. Writings and Possession
• Quotations from Nârada: V. Witnesses
• Quotations from Nârada: VI. Ordeals
• Quotations from Nârada: VII. Miscellaneous Laws
• Fragments of Brihaspati: I. Constitution of a Court of Justice
• Fragments of Brihaspati: II. General Rules of Procedure
• Fragments of Brihaspati: III. The Plaint
• Fragments of Brihaspati: IV. The Answer
• Fragments of Brihaspati: V. The Trial
• Fragments of Brihaspati: VI. The Judgment
• Fragments of Brihaspati: VII. Witnesses
• Fragments of Brihaspati: VIII. Documents
• Fragments of Brihaspati: IX. Possession
• Fragments of Brihaspati: X. Ordeals
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XI. The Law of Debt
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XII. Deposits
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XIII. Sale Without Ownership
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XIV. Concerns of a Partnership
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XV. Resumption of Gifts
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XVI. Master and Servant
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XVII. Violation of Agreements
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XVIII. Rescission of Purchase and Sale
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XIX. Boundary Disputes
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XX. Defamation
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXI. Assault
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXII. Robbery and Violence
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXIII. Adultery
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXIV. Duties of Man and Wife
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXV. The Law of Inheritance
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXVI. Gambling and Betting
• Fragments of Brihaspati: XXVII. Miscellaneous (Prakîrnaka)

Front matter

• Title Page
• Introduction to Nârada
• Abbreviations
• Nârada: The Author's Preface
• Introduction: I. Legal Procedure
• Introduction: II. The Plaint
• Introduction: III. Courts of Justice
• Appendix: Theft
• Fragments of Brihaspati: Introduction
• Fragments of Brihaspati: Addenda

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