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Which one of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines the word 'Act'?

Section 2(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides that the word "act" denotes a series of acts as well as a single act (formerly section 33 IPC, which also covered…

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Which one of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines the word 'Act'?

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Section 2(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides that the word "act" denotes a series of acts as well as a single act (formerly section 33 IPC, which also covered "omission", now defined in section 2(25)). Section 3(4) provides that words referring to acts done extend also to illegal omissions, section 2(36) defines wrongful gain and section 2(7) defines "dishonestly".

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