Vohāra
Vohāra,[vi+avahāra] 1.trade,business M.II,360; Sn.614 (°ṁ upajīvati); J.I,495; II,133,202; V,471; PvA.111,278.-- 2.current appellation,common use (of language),popular logic,common way of defining,usage,designation,term,cognomen; (adj.) (-°) so called SnA 383,466,483 (laddha° so-called); DA.I,70; PvA.56,231 (laddha° padesa,with the name) VvA.8,72 (pāṇo ti vohārato satto),108 (loka nirūḷhāya samaññāya v.).--ariya-vohāra proper (i.e.Buddhist) mode of speech (opp.anariya° unbuddhist or vulgar,common speech) D.III,232; A.II,246; IV,307; Vin.IV,2; Vbh.376,387.lokiya-vohāra common definition,general way of speech SnA 382.On term see also Dhs.trsln § 1306.-- 3.lawsuit,law,lawful obligation; juridical practice,jurisprudence (cp.vohārika) Sn.246 (°kūṭa fraudulent lawyer); J.II,423 (°ṁ sādheti to claim a debt by way of law,or a lawful debt); VI,229; DhA.III,12 (°ûpajīvin a lawyer); SnA 289.-- 4.name of a sea-monster,which gets hold of ships J.V,259.(Page 652)