Law Dictionary

The statute of 1 Eliz. c. 1, declaring the supremacy of the crown over the ecclesiastical authorities.

The term “act of terrorism” means any act that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under subparagraph (B), as such requirements are further defined and specified by the

The mere fact that a deed has the corporate seal attached, does not make it the act of the corporation, unless the seal was placed to it by some one duly authorized.

There is 'a distinction between the act of the law proper and the act of the obligor, which exposes him to the control and action of the law.' While the former exonerates, the latt

The act of the subject can never be the act of the sovereign; unless the subject has been commissioned by the sovereign to do it

The term “act of trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) 1 of section 7102 of title 22 . / The term “act of trafficking” means an act or practice described

The statute of 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 4, enacting that the book of common prayer, as then recently revised, should be used in every parish church and other place of public worship, an

The statute of 5 Anne, c. 8, by which the articles of union between the two kingdoms of England and Scotland were ratified and confirmed. 1 Bl. Comm. 97.

the term "act of war" means any act occurring in the course of— (A) declared war; (B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; o

The statute otherwise called Statutum de Mercatoribus, enacted 11 Edw. L

An ancient English statute, so called because enacted by a It is otherwise known as statutum mercatorum or de mercatoribus, the statute of the merchants. It was a statute for the c

A form of summary proceeding formerly in use in the high court of admiralty, in England, in which the parties stated their respective cases briefly, and supported their statements

A Roman law term denoting a pleader or advocate; the plaintiff in an action.

A defendant is exonerated by the failure of the prosecution to prove its case. See 31 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1166.

The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff. Hob. 103.

actornaj. In old Scots law. An attorney.

In old Scotch law. Attorney; an attorney. Skene de Verb. Sign. voc. "Actornatus." ACTRIX (L,at.) A female actor; a female plaintiff. Calv. Lex.

An advocate should not be heard who argues contrary to law.

The plaintiff must follow the forum of the thing in dispute. Karnes, Law Tr. 232; Story, Confl. Laws, § 325k; 2 Kent, Comm. 462. ACTORE NON PROBANTE REUS ABsolvitur. If the plainti

Such nonfeasance is not an 'act or transaction' within the meaning of section 66 (28 USCA § 125).

A female plaintiff.

8 Co. 146b; Broom, Max. 301.

The acts thus enumerated are usually termed acts of bankruptcy, and may be considered as tests of insolvency, showing conclusively the inability of the trader to pay his debts, or

Legal memoranda made in the admiralty courts in England, In the nature of pleas. For example, the English court of admiralty disregards all tenders except those formally made 'by a

Such events as are known as the accidents of major force, or fortuitous events, or the acts of God, always constitute an implied condition in every such engagement.

the mere act, to meet an emergency, of the officer, conceding, under the circumstances stated, that it was a wrongful act, cannot be held to be the act of the United States, and th

Certain rules of court made by judges of the Scotch court of session.

In Scots law. Ordinances of the court of session regulating its procedure.

For purposes of this section, the term “acts of terrorism” means an activity that involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws

“Acts to regulate commerce” means subtitle IV of title 49 and the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.] and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.

Real, in opposition to constructive or speculative, something "existing in act;" State v. Wells, 31 Conn. 213; real as opposed to nominal; Astor v. Merritt, 111 U. S. 202, 4 Sup. C

The term “actual 1985 emission rate”, for electric utility units means the annual sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides emission rate in pounds per million Btu as reported in the NAPAP

costs ordinarily incident to operation of a business, and not limited to costs without which rehabilitation would be impossible

The term “actual and necessary expenses” means expenses incurred in fact by an authorized traveler as a reasonable consequence of official travel.

Preservation of the opportunity to prove actual bias is a guarantee of a defendant's right to an impartial jury.

The fair and reasonable cash price for which property can be sold in the market. It is synonymous with "fair cash value." 193 111. 474.

In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change of possession, manifested by the usual outward Bigns, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change,

the actual compensation, meaning thereby monetary compensation, payable to the trust by the amount of any enhancement in the value of the remaining trust lands

Unlawfully and forcibly compelling one to do an act.

The Declaratory Judgment Act of 1934, in its limitation to 'cases of actual controversy,' manifestly has regard to the constitutional provision and is operative only in respect to

As used in subparagraph (A), the term “actual cost” means the cost to the borrower of the improvement, including the amounts paid for labor, materials, construction contracts, off-

In this section, the term “actual cost of attendance” has the meaning given the term “cost of attendance” by section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087 ll ).

The term “actual dairy production margin” means the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost, as calculated under section 9052 of this title .

The damages recovered by an injured party have always been limited to his 'actual' damages. There is nothing to indicate that the Congress intended to have 'actual' interpreted as

he is bound to furnish evidence by which the jury may assess them... Actual damages must be calculated, not imagined, and an arithmetical calculation cannot be made without certain

The measure of the damages to be recovered against infringers prescribed by the act of 1836 as well as by the act of 1870, is 'the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff.' Where

It is held commonly to apply to the ceding of the corporal possession by the seller, and the actual apprehension of corporal possession by the buyer, or by some person authorized b

An eviction coupled with a physical expulsion. 167 111. 98.

fraudulent transfer schemes effectuated without any false representation to a creditor and concludes that a debt for goods may "sometimes" be "obtained by" a fraudulent transfer sc

Definition.—In this section, the term "actual injury" includes the loss of interest at commercial rates compounded from the date of injury.

whether a person is "aware of " information.4 See Intel Corp.

The general doctrine is that knowledge of an existing conveyance or mortgage is, in legal effect, the equivalent to notice by the registry.

the basic principle underlying common-law remedies that they shall afford only compensation for the injury suffered

a selectee becomes 'actually inducted' within the meaning of § 11 of the Act when in obedience to the order of his board and after the Army has found him acceptable for service he

On this subject the majority of the court is satisfied, that actual maintenance is equivalent to the payment of a sum secured for separate maintenance. It is true, the husband cann

with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not

A notice expressly and actually given, and brought home to the party directly, in distinction from one in- J ferred or imputed by the law on account of the existence of means of kn

An open, visible occupancy as distinguished from the constructive one which follows the legal title. Co.tting v. Patterson, 82 Minn. 375, 85 N. W. 172; People v. Ambrecht, 11 Abb.

By "actual ouster" is not meant a physical eviction, but a possession attended with such circumstances as to evince a claim of exclusive right and title, and a denial of the right

a person has direct physical control over a thing.

The term “actual production history yield” means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under s

The term “actual production on the farm” means the sum of the value of all crops produced on the farm, as determined under subsection (b)(6)(B). / The term “actual production on th

it is not necessary, under the Illinois statute, in order to secure the benefit of the limitation of seven years, that the claimant should have an actual residence on each lot of t

Lands are "actually sold" at a tax sale, so as to entitle the treasurer to the statutory fees, when the sale is completed; when he has collected from the purchaser the amount of th

possession of the freehold by the pedis positio ot one's self or one's tenant or agent, or by construction of law, as ini'the case of a state grant or a conveyance under the statut

actual settlement, intended by the 9th sections, consists in clearing, fencing, and cultivating, two acres of ground at least, on each one hundred acres, erecting a house thereon,

In Henderson vs. Poindexter, 12 Wheat. 530, the term 'actual settler,' seems to have been understood as synonymous with the resident of the country. That case, however, did not req

the term "actual sexually explicit conduct" means actual but not simulated conduct as defined in clauses (i) through (v) of section 2256(2)(A) of this title;

The location of the portraits in Pennsylvania was not merely transient, transitory, or temporary, but it was fixed in an established abiding place in which they remained for a long

The term “actual stamp” means a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp required under the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act ( 16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.) that is

The term “actual thrift investment percentage” means the percentage determined by dividing— (i) the amount of a savings association's qualified thrift investments, by (ii) the amou

In marine Insurance the complete destruction of the insured vessel, so that it cannot be recovered or repaired, as distinguished from constructive total, which authorizes an abando

An assault with actual violence is an assault with physical force put in action, exerted upon the person assailed. The term violence is synonymous with physical force, and the two

The term “advance funding actuarial cost method” or “actuarial cost method” means a recognized actuarial technique utilized for establishing the amount and incidence of the annual

the term “actuarial method” means the method of allocating payments made on a debt between the outstanding balance of the obligation and the precomputed finance charge pursuant to

The author of a statute.

The manager of a jointstock company, particularly an insurance company. Penny, Cyc. A clerk, in some corporations vested with various powers. In Ecclesiastical Law. A clerk who reg

A deed.

Lawful acts admit of no qualification.

A right of way.

An act of the court shall prejudice no man. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 118; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 115; 1 Strange, 126; 1 Smith, Lead. Cas. 245-255; 12 C. B. 415. ACTUS DEI NEMINEM

The act of God is hurtful to no one. 2 Inst. 287. That is, a person cannot be prejudiced or held responsible for an accident occurring without his fault and attributable to the "ac

An act of God does not violate anyone’s legal right. See 2 L. R. A. 544.

An act the completion of which depends upon the will of the parties may be revoked, but if it depends upon the will of third parties or upon a contingency, it cannot be revoked.

A judicial act by one not a judge is void; a ministerial act from whomsoever it proceed is valid.

A judicial act by a judge without Jurisdiction is void; but a ministerial act, from whomsoever proceeding, may be ratified. Lofft, 458.

Lat. [from agere, to do.] An act of Parliament; a statute. 8 Co, 40. [20.] 4 Reeves Hist. E. L.\\\,

The act of the law is hurtful to no one; an act in law shall prejudice no man. 2 Inst. 287. ACTUS LEGIS NEMINI FACIT INJURIam. The act of the law does no one wrong. 5 Coke, 116; 2

The act of the law does injury to no one. 5 Coke, 116.

dum. Acts required by law admit of no qualification. Hob. 153; Branch, Princ.

Acts required by law do not admit of qualification.

NON EST meus actus. An act done by me against my will is not my act. Bracton, 101b. ACTUS NON^ REUM FACIT NISI MENS rea. The act does not make a person guilty unless the intention

An act done by me against my will is not mine.

rea. An act does not make [the doer of it] guilty, unless the mind be guilty; that is, unless the intention be criminal. 3 Inst. 107. The intent and the act must both concur to con

No act is a crime unless there be criminal intent. See 25 L. R. A. (N. S.) 661.

A repugnant act is of no effect.

The act of a servant in those things in which he is usually employed, is considered the act of his master. Lofft, 227.

The act of a servant in the sort of work in which he is generally employed is that of the master.

In the civil law. An equitable, or beneficial action. 1 Kaufm. Mack. Civ. Law, 268, note. An action which lay by, or against a principal, on the contract of his agent. Story on Age

In French law. In relation to the contract of affreightment, signifies when the cargo is taken on condition that the master succeeds in completing his cargo from other sources. Arg