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Pastime; diversion; enjoyment. See Kxtiuiai.nmext; PLACE of Amusement; Theatre. AMY (Fr.). Friend. See Prociii.in Amy; Next Friend. AN, JOUR ET WASTE. Year, day and waste. See that

Friend.

Year.

the term "anabolic steroid" has the meaning given such term in section 802(41) of this title; and / (A) The term "anabolic steroid" means any drug or hormonal s

In the civil law. An investigation of t Aith, interrogation of witnesses, and inquiry made int,o any fact, especially by torture.

“Anadromous fish” means fish of the species listed in the Annex to the Convention that migrate into the Convention area.

The term “anadromous species” means species of fish which spawn in fresh or estuarine waters of the United States and which migrate to ocean waters.

“Anadromous stocks” means stocks of species listed in the Annex to the Convention that migrate into the Convention area.

A register, or inventory.

For purposes of this section, the term “analog, digital, or electronic image” includes any analog, digital, or electronic method used for the making, execution, acquisition, scanni

The term “analog television service” means television service provided pursuant to the transmission standards prescribed by the Commission in section 73.682(a) of its regulations (

the term “analogue of an anabolic steroid” means a substance whose chemical structure is substantially similar to the chemical structure of an anabolic steroid.

The similitude of relations which exist between things compared.

A theory and system of jurisprudence wrought out neither by inquiring for ethical principles or the dictates of the sentiments of justice nor by the rules which may be actually in

In medical jurisprudence. Impotentia coeundi; frigidity; incapacity for sexual intercourse existing in either man or woman, and in the latter case sometimes called "dyspareunia."

An anarch; one who excites revolt or promotes disorder in a state.

The absence of all political government; by extension, confusion in government.

The Administration shall not withhold disaster assistance pursuant to this paragraph to nurseries who are victims of drought disasters. As used in subsection (b)(2) the term “an ar

In ecclesiastical law. A punishment by which a person is separated from the body of the church, and forbidden all intercourse with the faithful. It differs from excommunication, wh

To pronounce anathema upon; to pronounco accursed by ecclesiastical authority; to excommunicate.

From birth.

In civil law. Taking Interest on interest; receiving compound interest.

Compound interest.

l.fr.. Ancestor. One who has preceded session of real estate; one from whom by reason tate has passed to another by operation of law; estate is inherited.

One who has preceded another in a direct line of descent; an ascendant. A former possessor; the person last seised. Termes de la Ley; 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 201. In the common law,

What relates to or has been done by one's ancestors; as homage ancestral, and the like. That which belonged* to one's ancestors. Ancestral estates are such as come to the possessor

In English law. A prestation or toll for every anchor cast from ashipina port; and sometimes, though there

or ANKER. A measure containing ten gallons.

A toll paid for every anchor cast from a ship in a port.

The term “anchor community” means any area that— (i) except as provided in subparagraph (B), is not more than 15 miles from a historically Black college or university, a Tribal Col

The term "anchor institution" means a school, library, medical or healthcare provider, community college or other institution of higher education, or other community supp

the term “anchor tenancy” means an arrangement in which the United States Government agrees to procure sufficient quantities of a commercial space product or service needed to meet

The lookout required to be kept on the deck of a vessel riding at anchor. See 102 U. S. 200; 29 Fed. 601.

Old; that which has existed from an indefinitely early period or which by age alone has acquired certain rights or privileges accorded in view of long continuance. —Ancient deed. A

A deed which, by reason of its age, is presumed to be authentic, and hence admissible in evidence without direct proof of its execution. It must be at least thirty years old, be fo

Those more than thirty years old.

Manors which, in the time of William the Conqueror, were in the hands of the crown, and are so recorded Tenure in ancient demesne may be pleaded in abatement to an action of ejectm

A tenure manors held by the Crown at the time of or William the Conqueror. A species of services and certaia privileges. A plea of may be pleaded in abatement to real actions, the

Deeds, wills, and other writings more than thirty years old are so called; they are presumed to be genuine without express proof, when coming from the proper custody.

A house that has stood long enough mont of support against adjoining land. Ancient that have been used in their present state for to which, in England, the owner thus has a preclud

One which has stood long enough to acquire an easement of support. 3 Kent, Comm. 437; 2 Washb. Real Prop. 74, 76. See "Eastment."

Windows or openings which have remained in the same place and condition twenty years or more. 5 Har. & J. (Md.) 477; 12 Mass. 157, 220. In England. A right to unobstructed light an

Essays on the early English statutes. Co. Litt. 280.

See Ancient Writings. the time the lease was made, if the building was not then under lease. 2 Vera. 542.

The rent reserved at the time the lease was made, if the building was not then under lease. 2 Yern. 542.

Gentlemen in the Inns of Courts who are of a certain standing. In the Middle, Temple, all who have passed their readings are termed "ancients." In Gray's Inn, the ancients are the

In English law. The eldest of the queen's Serjeants. Serjeants were distinguished as ancient and puisne.

A wall built to be used, and in fact used, as a party-wail, for more than twenty years, by the express permission and continuous acquiescence of the owners of the land on which it

A water-course is "ancient" if the channel through which it naturally runs has existed from time immemorial independent of the quantity of water which it discharges. Earl v. De Har

Deeds, wills, and other writings, more than thirty years old.

Eldership; seniority. Used in St. Ir. 14 Hen. VIII. Cowell. ANCILLARY (Lat. ancilla, a handmaid). Auxiliary; subordinate.

Eldership; seniority. Used in the statute of Ireland, 14 Hen. VIII. Cowell.

i Auxniary;-subordinate; incidental; additional. The king's court is not ancillary to any other.^ Thus also are or may be related — one constitutional po^ifer to another; ^ implied

Auxiliary.

See "Administration." ANCIPITIS USUS (Lat) Useful for various purposes. As it is impossible to ascertain the final use of an article ancipitis usus, it is not an injurious rule whi

One sued out in aid of an action already brought, its only office being to hold the property attached under it for the satisfaction of the plaintiff's demand Templeton v. Mason, 10

not an original bill for the commencement of a suit. That it was not so intended is shown by the fact that process was not prayed or issued. While in form not inappropriate for com

One growing out of and .auxiliary to another action or suit, either at law or in equity, such as a bill for discovery, or a proceeding for the enforcement of a judgment, or to set

Jurisdiction to administer the estate draws to itself, when once it has attached, an incidental or ancillary jurisdiction to give protection to the estate against waste or disinteg

These letters are regarded as merely ancillary to the original letters, as to the collection and distribution of the effects; and generally are simply made subservient to the claim

Such a suit may be maintained by the plaintiff in the principal suit against strangers to the record to determine a controversy having relation to the property in the custody of th

The term "ancillary supporting facilities" means facilities related to housing units, including facilities to provide or support elementary or secondary education, child

In this paragraph, the term “ancillary transaction” means, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary— (i) the processing, settling, clearing, or sending of payments and ca

I. Of doubtful use. And. In written instruments often construed to construed to mean "and" where reason and parties so require.

Of uncertain use.

Auctionarius, l. Lat. In old English law. A seller; a regrater; a retailer; a broker; one who bought as well as sold; or a person who loaned money; an auctioneer, in the modern sen

I In the civil law. Authority.

or." Government CA8 Brief 4; see United States v. Garcon, 54 F. 4th 1274 , 1280 (CA11 2022) (en banc).

the subsequent credits, to be opened under the same arrangement.

William C. A dictionary of law, consisting of judicial definitions and explanations of words, phrases, and maxims, and an exposition of the principles of law; comprising a dictiona

In English Law. Tribunals for the examination and trial of criminals. They are held before commissioners selected by the High Court, among whom are usually two Justices of that cou

Lat. Anjou in France, Magna Charta, in pr.

In English practice. Sessions or courts held by two or more commissioners called judges of assise, (or of assise and nisi prius,) who are twice in every year sent by the queen's sp

In old English law. A dairy woman. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 87.

An hermaphrodite.

Hermaphrodltlcal.. ANDROGYNUS, or ANDROGYNE. An hermaphrodite. Johnson.

An hermaphrodite.

gr.-l. A taking of men; a species of taking by one nation of the subjects of another enforcing some claim or right

The taking by one nation of the citizens or subjects of another, in order to compel the latter to do justice to the former. Wolff. Inst. § 1164; Mo Uoy de Jur. Mar. 26.

The terms “small business concern”, “small business concern owned and controlled by veterans”, “small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans”, “qualifie

Wear and tear by use. Damage by operation of nature, as by freshets, is not included therein. 20 N. J. L. 544.

enecins, enetius, 1. 1. In old English law. born, v. ^Esnecy; Esnecy.

AESNECIUS, ENTITIUS, AENeas, or eneyus (Lat.) The eldest born; the first born; senior, as contrasted with the puisne (younger). Spelman, "Aesnecia."

any public or private preschool, elementary, or secondary school, or any institution of vocational, professional, or higher education, except that in the case of an educational ins

Fr. Year and day; a year and a day.

a rule that "breaks new ground," "imposes a new obligation on the States or the Federal Government," or was not dictated by precedent existing at the time the defendant's convictio

the putting the sentence of the law in force.

I. In the Roman law. The turn or road.

In Roman Law. A service or punishment exacted by government. They were of six kinds, viz., maintaining a post station where horses are changed; furnishing horses or carts; burdens

Jus aquam ducendi: the right of leading water [over another's land]. Jus banci (the^ right of bench): the right of ha Tiug a high seat of justice, allowed only to the King's justic

RIGHT OF. In International Law. Formerly the right (jus angaria;) claimed by a belligerent to seize merchant vessels in the harbors of the belligerent and to compel them, on paymen

An ancient English coin, of the value of ten shillings sterling. Jacob.

A strong passion of the mind excited by real or supposed injuries; not synonymous with "heat of passion," "malice," or "cage or resentment," because these are all terms of wider im

ANGYLDE, or ANGELD (Sax. from an, one, and gild, a payment or satisfaction). The single value of a man or other thing; the compensation for a thing according to its single value or

In old English law. Englishery; the fact of being an Englishman. Pleta, lib. 1, c. 30; Bracton uses "Englesheria" (fol. 135). Under Canute and William the Conquerer, for the protec

England.

In every case English laws are favorable to liberty.

In English. A term tOTvaerly used in pleading when a thing is described both in Latin and English, inserted immediately after the Latin, and as an introduction of the English trans

The laws of England in every case of liberty are favorable, (favor liberty in all cases.) Fortes, c. 42.

terrse: by the law of dletatem linguae: by half-tongue et bundas: by metes and bounds. misadventure: by mishap. Per the half and of all; v. Joint tenants. judges]. Per pais: by the