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The term “Alaska Nanuuq Commission” means the Alaska Native entity, in existence on January 12, 2007, that represents all villages in the State of Alaska that engage in the annual

The term “Alaska Native” means a Native as such term is defined in section 1602 of title 43 . / The term "Alaska Native" has the meaning given that term in section 7546 o

The term “Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act” means “An Act to provide for the settlement of certain land claims of Alaska Natives, and for other purposes”, approved December 18,

The term “Alaska Native Corporation” has the meaning given the term “Native Corporation” in section 1602 of title 43 . / The term “Alaska Native Corporation” has the meaning given

The term "Alaska Native entity" includes native corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] and any Alaska Nativ

The term "Alaska Native land" means (A) land conveyed or to be conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], including any land r

The term “Alaska Native organization” means a group designated by law or formally chartered which represents or consists of Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos residing in Alaska. / The te

The term "Alaska Native-serving institution" has the meaning given the term in section 1059d of title 20. / The term “Alaska Native-serving institution” has the meaning g

the term “Alaska natural gas” means natural gas derived from the area of the State of Alaska generally known as the North Slope of Alaska, including the Continental Shelf thereof;

The term “Alaska natural gas pipeline” means the natural gas pipeline system located in the State of Alaska which— (A) has a capacity of more than 500,000,000,000 Btu of natural ga

The term “Alaska natural gas transportation project” means any natural gas pipeline system that carries Alaska natural gas to the border between Alaska and Canada (including relate

The term “Alaska natural gas transportation system” means the Alaska natural gas transportation project authorized under the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.

“Alaska Railroad” means the agency of the United States Government that is operated by the Department of Transportation as a rail carrier in Alaska under authority of the Act of Ma

“Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund” means the public enterprise fund maintained by the Department of the Treasury into which revenues of the Alaska Railroad and appropriations for the

The term “Alaska small hydroelectric power” means power that— (A) is generated— (i) in the State of Alaska; (ii) without the use of a dam or impoundment of water; and (iii) through

The term “Alaska Statehood Act” means the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union”, approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339), as amended

Collateral.

In Spanish law. An executor or administrator; one who is charged with fulfilling and executing that which is directed by the testator in his testament or other last disposition. Em

White rents; rents reserved payable in silver, or white money. They were so called to distinguish them from reditus nigri which were rents reserved payable in work, grain, and the

In old French law. The state of alienage; of being a foreigner or alien. '

See "Advena." ALBINATUS (Law Lat.) In old French law. The state or condition of an alien or foreig:ner.

1. 1. In old English law. Whiteners. Albatores coriorum: whiteners of skins or leather.

In old French law. The state or condition of an alien or foreigner.

In old French law. The right of ^Ibanage. A right formerly existing in France, entitling the king, on the death of an alien, to all his property, unless he had a peculiar exemption

A blank writ; a writ with a blank or omission in it, as, where it is returned with the sheriff's surname omitted. Hob. 113b; Yelv. 110.

An ancient book containing a compilation of the law and customs of the city of London. Wharton. ALCABALA (Spanish). A duty of a certain per cent, paid to the treasury on the sale o

In Spanish law. A duty of a certain per cent paid to the treasury on the sale or exchange of property.

In Spanish law. A judicial officer in Spain, and in those countries which have received the body of their laws from those of Spain. His powers and duties are similar to those of a

The term “alcohol” includes methanol and ethanol but does not include— (i) alcohol produced from petroleum, natural gas, or coal (including peat), or (ii) alcohol with a proof of l

The term “alcohol beverage industry” means the brewers, vintners, distillers, importers, distributors, and retail or online outlets that sell or serve beer, wine, and distilled spi

The term “alcohol concentration” means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “alcohol fuel mixture” means a mixture of alcohol and a taxable fuel which— (A) is sold by the taxpayer producing such mixture to any pers

The term “alcoholic beverage” has the meaning given the term in section 158(c). / Alcoholic Beverage Defined.—As used in this section, the term "alcoholic beverage" means

The terms “distilled spirits”, “alcoholic spirits”, and “spirits” mean that substance known as ethyl alcohol, ethanol, or spirits of wine in any form (including all dilutions and m

The term “alcohol-impaired driving” means the operation of a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30102(a) of title 49 ) by an individual whose blood alcohol content is at or above

In medical jurisprudence. The pathological effect (as distinguished from physiological effect) of excessive indulgence in intoxicating liquors. It is acute when induced by excessiv

The term “alcohol or tobacco tax” means— (A) any tax imposed by chapter 51 (other than part II of subchapter A, relating to occupational taxes) or by chapter 52 or by any correspon

The term “alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders” or “ARND” means, with a history of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy, central nervous system abnormalities, whic

An associate of the chief civil magistrate of an English city or town. A member of the governing board of a city. See 4 Hill (N. Y.), 384.

Alderman of a city or borough, from which the modem office or alderman has been derived. T. Raym. 435, 487.

The alderman of the county. According to Spelman, he held an office intermediate between that of an earl and a sheriff. According to other authorities, he was the same as the earl.

Alderman of a hundred or wapentake. Spelman.

Alderman of the king. So called, either because he received his appointment from the king or because he gave the judgment of the king in the premises allotted to him.

In Lat. An aider-man, q. v. —Aldermannns civitatis vel burgi. Alderman of a city or borough, from which the modem office or alderman has been derived. T. Raym. 435, 487. —Aldermann

The alderman of the county. According to Spelman, he held an office intermediate between that of an earl anda sheriff. According to other authorities, he was the same as the earl,

Alderman of the king. So called, either because he received his appointment from the king or because he gave the judgment of the king in the premises allotted to him.

be the same with the chief justiciary of England in Jater times. Spelman.

1 1 Aldermanry; aldermanship; the office of an alderman.

Alderman of all England. An officer among the Anglo-Saxons, supposed by Spelman to be the same with the chief justiciary of England in later times. Spelman.

I. I. In old European law. A freedman. Aldia: a female born of a free mother. Aldiones: sons or children of a freedman.

Lat. In the civil law. A game of chance or hazard. Dig. 11, 5, 1. See Cod. 3, 43. The chance of gain or loss in a contract

A gambler.

Uncertain; involving risk or hazard as a contract of insurance. See 8 La. Ann. 488.

In civil law. A mutual agreement, of which the effects, with respect both to the advantages and losses, whether to all the parties or to some of them, depend on an uncertain event.

Ale taster; an officer whose duty it was to see to the quality of the ale used within the leet.

I. fr. To relieve; to redress; to ease. Alegge: relieved, redressed, eased.

A place where ale is sold to be drunk on the premises where sold.

L. Fr. In old prac-tico. To be dismissed from court; to go quit. Literally, "to go to God."

In old practice, a phrase used to indicate the final dismissal of a case from court without continuance. "To go without day."

A duty anciently paid to rhe Lord Mayor of London by the sellers of ale. ALE AT OR f Lat. a lea, dice.) A diceplayer; a gambler. "The more skilful a player he is, the wickeder he i

A maypole or long stake driven into the ground, with a sign on it for the sale of ale. Cowell.

Fr. In French feudal law. An allodial estate, as distinguished from a feudal estate or benefice.

There is treachery (alevosia) when the offender commits any of the crimes against the person, employing means, methods, or forms in the execution thereof which tend directly and sp

alfeiirer, aiforer, I. fr. To tax, assess, regula))»; to affeer.

The vessel in which hot water was put, for the purpose of dipping a criminal's arm in it up to the elbow in the ordeal by water. Cowell.

A code formed under Alfred the Great, about 887 A. D.

Probably a corruption of laganum maris; lagan being a right, in the middle ages, like jetsam, and flotsam, by which goods thrown from a vessel in distress became the property of th

Probably a corruption of Laganum maris, lagan being a right, in the middle ages, like jetsam and flotsam, by which goods thrown from a vessel in distress became the property of the

Span. In Spanish law. Property. White, Nov. Recop. hi 1, tit. 5, c. 3, § 4.

a "procedure for solving a given type of mathematical problem."

Other wrongs; a formal allegation ending a declaration in trespass under which many acts may be proved. See 3 Mass. 222.

A libsrty of passage, open way, water-course, etc., for the tenant's accommodation. Kltchin.

aliaunce, alienee, alliance, I fr. Confederacy; allegation; allegiance.

Otherwise; also known as; at another time.

"Otherwise called." This phrase (or its shorter and more usual form, alias,) when placed between two names in a pleading or other paper indicates that the same person is known by b

Otherwise called or known as.

A new summons issued to serve the same purpose as one previously issued. See 9 Idaho, 718, 76 Pac. 323.

A writ issued usually to replace one which has been lost or has become functus officio. See 17 Conn. 145.

L. Lat. An officer who had charge of the libelli or petitions addressed to the sovereign. Calvin. A name sometimes given to a chancellor, (cancellarius,) in the early history of th

At a place other than one designated.

evidence that the defendant in a criminal action was, at the time of commission of the alleged offense, at a place other than the place where such offense was committed.

I To oppose an impediment to another's business.

sui profusns, I. Greedy of others' property, wasting his own. Alien! generis: of another kind. Alienl juris: under the control of another, e. g., a parent or a guardian; opposed to

any individual not a native-born or naturalized citizen of the United States.

A person born in a foreign country, and not naturalized. In English law, a pei Son born out of the allegiance of the king; in American law, a person born out of the jurisdiction of

"Alienability restrictions" means the restrictions imposed on Settlement Common Stock by section 1606(h)(1)(B) of this title;

Subject of alienation.

James Dunlap, therefore, if he continued to be an alien, continued liable to all the disabilities of alienage, one of which is an incapacity to transmit lands to heirs. Consequentl

An alien friend; i. e., a subject of a friendly nation.

See Sedition.

The business of another should be carried out with particular care.

The business of another is to be conducted with particular attention. Jones, Bailm. 83; First Nat Bank of Carlisle v. Graham, 79 Pa. 118, 21 Am. Rep. 49.

To alienate.

To convey; to transfer. Co. Litt. 118b. "Alien" is very commonly used in the same sense. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 53. See "Alienation."

Alienation.

consensu tamen omnium, In quorum favorem proliibita est, potest fieri, et quilibet potest renunciare Juri pro se introducto. Although alienation be prohibited, yet, by the consent

While alienation may be restrained, yet it may be made with the consent of all those in whose favor it was restrained, and indeed anyone may waive a right introduced for his benefi

Of Property. The transfer of property and possession of lands, tenements, or other things from one person to another. Termes de la Ley. It is. particularly applied to absolute conv

The rank and condition of the defendant cannot be considered in assessing damages, though his occupation and perhaps his social position may be shown; Bailey v. Bailey, 91 la. 598,

In English law. An office to which all writs of covenants and entries were carried for the recovery of fines levied thereon.