fleet
Defined in 9 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 13211 — for purposes of this subchapter (2 versions over time)
the term “fleet” means a group of 20 or more light duty motor vehicles, used primarily in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, with a 1980 population of more than 250,000, that are centrally fueled or capable of being centrally fueled and are owned, operated, leased, or otherwise controlled by a governmental entity or other person who owns, operates, leases, or otherwise controls 50 or more such vehicles, by any person who controls such person, by any person controlled by such person, and by any person under common control with such person, except that such term does not include—
(A) motor vehicles held for lease or rental to the general public;
(B) motor vehicles held for sale by motor vehicle dealers, including demonstration motor vehicles;
(C) motor vehicles used for motor vehicle manufacturer product evaluations or tests;
(D) law enforcement motor vehicles;
(E) emergency motor vehicles, including vehicles directly used in the emergency repair of transmission lines and in the restoration of electricity service following power outages, as determined by the Secretary;
(F) motor vehicles acquired and used for military purposes that the Secretary of Defense has certified to the Secretary must be exempt for national security reasons;
(G) nonroad vehicles, including farm and construction motor vehicles; or
(H) motor vehicles which under normal operations are garaged at personal residences at night;
42 U.S.C. § 16131 — in this part
The term “fleet” means one or more diesel vehicles or mobile or stationary diesel engines.
46 U.S.C. § 53101 — in this chapter (3 versions over time)
Fleet.—The term "Fleet" means the Maritime Security Fleet established under section 53102(a).
49 U.S.C. § 32903 — under this section (4 versions over time)
The term “fleet” means all automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in a particular model year.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A place of running water where the tide or float comes up. A prison in London, so called from a river or ditch which was formerly there, on the side of which it stood.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A place of running water where the tide or float comes up. A famous prison In London, so called from a river or ditch which was formerly there, on the side of which it stood. It was used especially for debtors and banknipts, and persons charged with contempt of the courts of chancery, exchequer, and common pleas. Abolished in 1842 and pulled down in 1845. Such persons as had been sent there were thereafter sent to the Marshalsea. Moz. & W.; Hayden’s Diet Dates.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A prison in London, so called from Fleet river or ditch, near which it stood,^ formerly the prison of the Court of Chancery and the Common Pleas, now consolidated with the Queen's Bench prison and the Marshalsea into the Queen's Prison, which is the prison of all the courts, v. Fleta.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A place where the tide flows; a creek, or inlet of water; a company of ships or navy; a prison in London, (so ealled from a river or ditch formerly in its vicinity,) now abolished by 5 & 6 Vict. ce. 22.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A prison in London, so called from Fleet river or ditch, near which it stood. Selden's Diss, ad Flet. c, 10, sect. 3. Formerly the prison of the court of chancery and the common pleas. Now, by statutes 5 & 6 Vict. c. 22, 6 & 7 Vict. c. 20, consolidated with the Queen's Bench and Marshalsea prisons into one, called the Queen's Prison, which is made the prison of all ihe courts. 3 Steph. Com. 254. Tindal, C. J., 1 Man. Gr. db S. 463. See Fleta.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
punishment, Engl. law, a place of running water, where the tide or float comes up. A prison in a pr London so called from a river or ditch which was formerly there, on the side of which it stood.