household
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
(1) an individual who lives alone or who, while living with others, customarily purchases foods and prepares meals for home consumption separate and apart from the others, or (2) a group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home consumption; except that parents and children, or siblings, who live together shall be treated as a group of individuals who customarily purchase and prepare meals together
Defined by the Supreme Court in Lyng v. Castillo, 477 U.S. 635 (1986).
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 2012 — as used in this chapter (3 versions over time)
“Household” means—
(A) an individual who lives alone or who, while living with others, customarily purchases food and prepares meals for home consumption separate and apart from the others; or
(B) a group of individuals who live together and customarily purchase food and prepare meals together for home consumption.
7 U.S.C. § 2016a — in this section (2 versions over time)
In this section, the terms “allotment”, “benefit”, “household”, “retail food store”, and “State agency” have the meaning given those terms in section 2012 of this title.
37 U.S.C. § 402A — in this section (7 versions over time)
The terms “allotment” and “household” have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012).
37 U.S.C. § 402b — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “household” means a member of the armed forces and any dependents of the member enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, regardless of the location of those dependents.
42 U.S.C. § 8622 — as used in this subchapter
The term “household” means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as one economic unit for whom residential energy is customarily purchased in common or who make undesignated payments for energy in the form of rent.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Those who dwell under the same roof and constitute a family. Webst But it is not necessary that they should be under a roof, or that the father of the family be with it, if the mother and children keep together so as to constitute a family; Woodward v. Murray, 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402. Belonging to the house and family; domestic. Webster, Diet.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A family living together. May v. Smith, 48 Ala. 488; Woodward v. Murray, 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402; Arthur v. Morgan, 112 U. S. 495, 5 Sup. Ct. 241, 28 L. Ed. 825. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. Webster. A man's family living together constitutes his household, though he may have gone to another state. Belonging to the house and family; domestic. Webster.
— Household furniture. See Furniture.
— Household goods. These words, in a will, include everything of a permanent nature (i. e., articles of household which are not consumed in their enjoyment) that are used in or purchased or otherwise acquired by a testator for his house. 1 Rop. Leg. 191; Marquam v. Seng-felder, 24 Or. 2, 32 Pac. 676 ; Smith v. Findley, 34 Kan. 316, 8 Pac. 871; In re Hoopes' Estate, 1 Brewst. (Pat) 465.
— Household stuff. This phrase, in a will, includes everything which may be used for the convenience of the house, as tables, chairs, bedding, and the like. But apparel, books, weapons, tools for artificers, cattle, victuals, and choses in action will not pass by those words, unless the context of the will clearly show a contrary intention. 1 Rop. Leg. 206. See Appeal of Hoopes, 60 Pa. 227, 100 Am. Dec. 562.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A family; persons who dwell
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In English law. A principal officer of the royal establishment, next uniler the controller, who, in the countinghouse and elsewhere, had a special charge and oversight of the olher eflicers, whose wages he paid. Cogitationis poonam nemo patitur. No, one is punished for his thoughts. Dig. 48, ao) 13.