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In marine insurance. A proviso in a policy to the effect that, in case of any subsequent insurance. the Insurer shall nevertheless be answerable for the fuil extent of the sum subs

For purposes of this chapter, the term “American employer” means an employer which is— (1) the United States or any instrumentality thereof, (2) an individual who is a resident of

the term “American folklife” means the traditional expressive culture shared within the various groups in the United States: familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, regional; ex

American great lakes vessel.—The term “American Great Lakes vessel” means a vessel so designated under section 55332 of this title, but only during the period the designation is in

Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States.

The terms "Indian", "American Indian", and "Indian American" mean an individual who is a member of an Indian tribe and includes a Native and a descend

The term “American Indian consortium” means an entity that is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Righ

The term “American republic” includes any of the states which were signatory to the Final Act of the Second Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics at

the rule here has long been that attorney's fees are not ordinarily recoverable in the absence of a statute or enforceable contract providing therefor

The term “American vessel” means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States; and includes any vessel which is neither documented or numbered under the la

the term “Americas Framework Agreement” means an Americas Framework Agreement provided for in section 2430g of this title;

the term “Americas Fund” means an Enterprise for the Americas Fund provided for in section 2430f(a) of this title;

The term “Americorps” means the Americorps program carried out under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).

I fr. Brought led or carried away.

I. fr. That may be brought, led or

amener, I fr. In old English law. boste: to lead his army; to cite or summon a party to court

Fr. Admeasurement. Britt. c. 68. Reg. Grig. 155, regula.

A species of agreement which by a fiction gives to immovable goods the quality of movable. Merl. Rep.; 1« Low. Can. 25, 58. AMI (Fr.). A friend. See Pbocheot Amy.

A friend; as alien ami, an alien belonging to a nation at peace with us; prochein ami, a next friend suing or defending for an infant, married woman, etc.

Friendly; mutually forbearing ; agreed or assented to by parties having conflicting interests or a dispute; as opposed to hostile or adversary. —Amicable action. In practice. An ac

an amicable action, in the sense in which these words are used in courts of justice, presupposes that there is a real dispute between the parties concerning some matter of right. A

(Louisiana) An arbitrator whose decision is binding.

"There are two sorts of arbitrators, — ^the arbitrators properly so called, and the amicable compounders. The arbitrators ought to determine as judges, agreeably to the strictness

The words "arbitration" and "amicable lawsuit," used in an obligation or agreement between parlies, are not convertible terms. The former carries with it the idea of settlement by

the Florida East Coast Railway dispute of the early 1960's, see "Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.," 394 U.S. 369 , 89 S.Ct. 1109, 22 L.Ed.2d 344 (1969); the 1978 dispute betwe

A friend of the court; one who volunteers assistance to the court on a matter of law. See 46 Am. St. Rep. 45.

Lat. A friend of the court A by-stander (usually a counsellor) who interposes and volunteers information upon seme matter of law in regard to which the judge is doubtful or mistake

Fr. In French maritime law. Admiral. Ord. de la Mar. liv. 1, tit. 1, § 1.

A United States case in 1839 wherein negroes who had been kidnaped and enslaved in Africa, mutinied and were held free and not pirates. See 2 L. Ed. (IT. S.) 826.

A paternal aunt.

A paternal great-aunt.

A paternal great-great-aunt.

A cousin.

Lat In the civll and old English law. To lose. Hence the old Scotch "amitt." —Amittere curiam. To lose the court; to be deprived of the privilege of attending the court. —Amittere

To be deprived of the right of coming into court.

To lose the court; to be deprived of the privilege of attending the court.

To lose the protection afforded by the law of the land.

To lose the protection afforded by the law of the land.

Lose all rights under the law.

To lose the privilege of a court; to lose the right to testify; to become outlawed.

The term “ammonium nitrate” means— (A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid and contains not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and (B) any

The term “ammonium nitrate facility” means any entity that produces, sells or otherwise transfers ownership of, or provides application services for ammonium nitrate.

The term “ammonium nitrate purchaser” means any person who purchases ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate facility.

The terms “destructive device” and “ammunition” have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18. / The term “ammunition”

The term "ammunition production facility" means an ammunition organic industrial base production facility.

the claimant of property seized under the act of August 6th, 1861, is entitled to the benefit of amnesty to the same extent as, under like pleading and proof, he would be entitled

They are of different character and have different purposes. The one overlooks offense; the other remits punishment. The first is usually addressed to crimes against the sovereignt

intermingled with.

all commerce save that which is confined to a single state and does not affect other states.

To alien lands in mortmain.

[L. Fr. amortissem/ent; L. Lat. amortizatio.'] The alienation of lands or tenements in mortmain; sometimes called am^ortization, (q. v.) See Mortmain.

For purposes of this section, the term “amortizable basis” means that portion of the adjusted basis (for determining gain) of a certified pollution control facility which may be am

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term “amortizable section 197 intangible” means any section 197 intangible— (A) which is acquired by the taxpayer after the date o

Lat. [from amor- Hzare."] Alienation in mortmain; amortization, or amortisement. Spelm^n.

Amortization' as used in the act is not so broad; it refers to deductions on account of such part of the costs of certain facilities as has been borne by the taxpayer, 'but not aga

When the return is made on the accrual basis, expenses or obligations incurred by the taxpayer in connection with a bond issue, which are not discharged until the payment of the bo

The term “amortization schedule then in effect” means, with respect to an adjustable rate mortgage, a schedule established at the time at which the residential mortgage transaction

To alien lands in mortmain.

I fr., Amortise, amortize. ' lands in mortmain.

I. I. That you against the crown on a monstrans possession of the lands be restored issued on such a judgment; the V. Ousterlemayn.

Lat. [from amovcfe, q. v.] Amoveable; that may be ampved, or removed. Amotihiles et non perpetui. Bract, fol. 12 a.

In the civil law. A moving or inking away. "The slightest amotio is sufficient to constitute theft, if the animus furandi be clearly established." 1 Swlnt 205

(Lat. amovere, to remove; to take away). An unlawful taking of personal chattels out of the possession of the owner, or of one who has a special authority in them. A turning out th

As applied to money the word amount is S3monymous with "sum." 156 111. 337.

In insurance. The amount that is insured, and for which underwriters are liable for loss under a policy of insurance.

In this paragraph, the term “amount due” means the unappropriated amount allocated to a State or Indian tribe before October 1, 2007, under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1232(

Descriptive explanations of the terms “amount financed”, “finance charge”, “annual percentage rate”, “total of payments”, and “total sale price” as specified by the Bureau. The des

Where the allegations as to the amount in controversy are challenged by the defendant in an appropriate manner, the plaintiff must support them by competent proof.

The term “amount involved” means, with respect to any act of self-dealing, the greater of the amount of money and the fair market value of the other property given or the amount of

The term “amount loaned” means the amount received by the borrower.

“amount made available under section 48103” or “amount newly made available” means the amount authorized for grants under section 48103 as that amount may be limited in that year b

“amount made available under section 48103” or “amount newly made available” means the amount authorized for grants under section 48103 as that amount may be limited in that year b

In Insurance. The diminution, destruction, or defeat to the insequence of the operation of the risk insured against, according to its valuefin thte policy, or in contribution for l

The term “amount of the loss” means, with respect to a loan, unpaid balance of the principal amount and interest on such loan, less the amount of any judgment collected pursuant to

"amount of unfunded benefit liabilities" means, as of any date, the excess (if any) of— (A) the value of the benefit liabilities under the plan (determined as of such dat

Of property for which stock is issued under statute authorizing issue for property to the amount of the value thereof, is the actual or fairly estimated value. See 42 L. R. A. 621.

The term "amount paid" means— (i) the premiums paid under the contract, reduced by (ii) amounts to which section 72(e) applies (determined without regard to paragraph (4)

a mortgagor, not personally liable on the debt, who sells the property subject to the mortgage and for additional consideration, realizes a benefit in the amount of the mortgage as

For purposes of this section, the term “amounts becoming available for breast cancer research pursuant to this section” means— (A) the total amounts received by the Postal Service

a distribution by a corporation in complete cancellation or redemption of a part of its stock, or one of a series of distributions in complete cancellation or redemption of all or

the full amount needed for "maintenance or support," see §1325(b)(2)(A)(i), but if the debtor's in come exceeds the state median, only certain specified expenses are included, see

That you remove your hands; an order made for the restoration of lands seized by the crown.

A writ addressed to the magistrates of a corporation, requiring them not to make such a man an officer, or to put one out of the office he has, until inquiry is made of his manners

I. In old English law. To remove a judicial proceeding. In the civil law. To remove; to away; to remove with felonious

A sort of temporary patent to protect a claimant of land pending issue of title papers. See 1 Tex. 790.

In this section, the term “amphibious warfare ship” means a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose

To defer.

Lat. [from ampliare, q. v.] In the civil law. A deferring of judgment until a cause be further examined. Cowell. An order for the re-hearing of a cause on a day appointed, for the

in Civil Law. A deferring of judgment until the cause is further examined. In this case, the judges pronounced the word amplius, or by writing the letters N. L. for nan liquet, sig

In the Roman law. More; further; more time. A word which the prætor pronounced in cases where there was any obscurity in a cause, and the judices were uncertain whether to condemn

In the Roman law. The trial of a cause; the postponement ment

An ancient punishment for a blow given in a superior court; or for assaulting a judge sitting in the court

American Reports.

American State Reports.

The term “AMT” means the Alternative Minimum Tax for individuals under sections 55–59 of title 26, the term “EGTRRA” means the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of

Any irrational being, as distinguished from man. In a common sense, a quadruped; not, a bird or a fowl. '^ In discussions in the cases as to what is included by " animals " in the

The term “Amtrak” means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. / “Amtrak” means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation created under chapter 243 of title 49.

v. Antrustio. Amy. V. Ami, An, ane, aenne, sax, A; one; simple An, ann, anne, I. fr. A year. An et day. An, jonr et wast: year, day Anbellareunquamjustum sit, I. war.

A confidential vassal.

See Entertainment; Game, 3; Eight, 3 (3), Civil rights; Theater; Ticket. AN. See A, 4; Ad; Ante; Ant.