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Civil Disobedience in Indian Tradition, with Some Early Nineteenth Century Documents c8.2

Civil Disobedience in Indian Tradition, with Some Early Nineteenth Century Documents c8.2

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c8.2

| *Abkarry:* | Revenue from duty on intoxicants, etc. |
| *Amlah:* | The collective head native officers of judicial or revenue court under the European judge or collector. |
| *Bazars:* | Shopping areas, markets. |
| *Bunds:* | Widespread non-cooperation and resistance to government, particularly in Maharashtra |
| *Brahmins:* | Hindu caste of scholars, priests and ascetics. |
| *Cherucoons:* | Chief peons |
| *Chokeydars:* | Watchmen. |
| *Choudries:* | Heads or representatives of areas or groups. |
| *Chubootra:* | Place where the head of the police is usually stationed; a police office or station. |
| *Chunam:* | Lime |
| *Clashy:* | A tent-pitcher, a matross. |
| *Cooley:* | Labourers |
| *Coss:* | A distance of about 2 miles. |
| *Cutcherry:* | A law court; a place where any public business is transacted. |
| *Cutwall:* | Chief officer of police for a city or town. |
| *Cutwally:* | Office of a *Cutwal*. |
| *Dhurm Puttree:* | Communication binding the recipients by a religious oath to join or conform to some commonly arrived decision. |
| *Dhurna:* | Sitting usually at the door of a house as a protest against some wrong doing by the particular householder. The person or persons protesting were to observe strict |