Indian Succession Act, 1925 · Chapter VI: Of the Construction of Wills
Section 86: Interpretation of words repeated in different parts of will
If the same words occur in different parts of the same will, they shall be taken to have been used everywhere in the same sense, unless a contrary intention appears.
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