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equipment

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Bouvier (1914)

Definitions from Case Law

From 309 U.S. 598 - Maurer v. Hamilton · 1940Most cited · 305 citing opinions

In ordinary speech the load of a vehicle is not spoken of as a part of its equipment.

United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 4402 — as used in this chapter

The term “equipment” means the special transport equipment that complies with the definitions and standards set forth in annex 1 to the agreement, including, but not limited to, railway cars, trucks, trailers, semitrailers, and intermodal freight containers that are insulated only, or insulated and equipped with a refrigerating, mechanically refrigerating, or heating appliance.

20 U.S.C. § 1401 — in this chapter (3 versions over time)

The term “equipment” includes—

(A) machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment, and any necessary enclosures or structures to house such machinery, utilities, or equipment; and

(B) all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of educational services, including items such as instructional equipment and necessary furniture; printed, published, and audio-visual instructional materials; telecommunications, sensory, and other technological aids and devices; and books, periodicals, documents, and other related materials.

20 U.S.C. § 3982 — as used in this part

the term “equipment” includes machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to house them, and includes all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of educational services, including items such as instructional equipment and necessary furniture, printed, published, and audio-visual instructional materials, and books, periodicals, documents, and other related materials; and

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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Furnishings for the required purposes, in a Legacy to he applied toward the rebuilding and equipment of a hospital it was held equipment meant everything required to convert an empty building into a hospital; 75 L. J. Ch. 163.