approval
Defined in 3 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 241 — in this chapter
The term “approval” means the consent provided by the Secretary for a person to engage in an activity authorized by this chapter.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
By a committee means exercise of discretion by committee as a whole and cannot be affected by delegation. See Ann. Cas. 1912B, 495.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The act of a judge or magistrate in sanctioning and accepting as satisfactory a bond, security or other instrument which is required by law to pass hls inspection and receive his approbation before it becomes operative.