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A one year old child.
- Anniculus trecentesimo sexagesimo quinto die dicitur, incipiente plane non exacto die, quia annum civiliter non ad momenta temporum sed ad dies numeramurdefined inBallentine's (1916)
A child is said to be a year old on the 365th day, after the beginning of the day, not at the end of it, because we reckon the civil year not by moments, but by days.
- Anniculus trecentesimo sexagesimo-quinto die dicitur, incipiente plane non exacto die, quia icisum civiliter non ad momenta temporum sed ad dies numeramurdefined inBlack's (1910)
We call a child a year old on the three hundred and sixty-fifth day, when the day is fairly begun but not ended, because we calculate the civll year not by moments, but by days. Di
Abrogated; set at naught.
An old name for the Year-books.
- Anni Nubilesdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)Bouvier (1839)
(Lat. marriageable years). The age at which a girl becomes by law fit for marriage; the age of twelve. ANNICULUS (Lat.) A child a year old. Calv. Lex. ANNICULUS TRECENTESIMO SEXAge
Applied to the payment of interest imports, not an undertaking to pay at the end of a year, but at the end of every year during the period of time, fixed or contingent. 2 A note pa
An annual day, In old ecclesiastical law, set apart in memory of a deceased person. Also called "year day" or "mind day." Spelman.
In old Scots law. A yearly rent, revenue or duty, paid at certain times.
annyte, anute, I. fr., Annuity. A sum payable yearly by the grantor thereof, in fee, for life or for years, and charging his person only; an action, now disused, to recover the sam
In the year of our Lord; since the birth of Christ.
- Annonadefined inBallentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
Yearly contributions of food for one’s support.
Yearly rents Issuing out of certain lands, and payable to monasteries.
A species of yearly rents issuing out of certain lands, and payable to certain monasteries.
adnotare, I In the civil law. To mark upon; to designate; to designate a place of deportation; to give notice to appear and defend.
In the civil law. The sign-manual of the emperor; a rescript of the emperor, signed with his own hand. It is distinguished both from a rescript and pragmatic sanction, in Cod. 4, 5
In civil law. (1) The answers of the prince to questions put to him by private persons respecting some doubtful point of law. See "Rescript." (2) Summoning an absentee. Dig. 1. 5.
See Adnotatione principis. ip««ak A judge does not divide annuities nor debt. S Co. 52. l Salk.Z6,es. Debt and annuity cannot be divided or apportkmed by a court. A maxim of the ol
The act of announcing or giving public notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication. 170 III. 634. ANNUA NEC DEBITUM JUDEX NON separat ipse. Even the judge divides not a
A nuisance.
Occurring or recurring once in each year; continuing for the period of a year; accruing within the space of a year; relating to or covering the events or affairs of a year. State v
The general principal underlying the income tax statutes, ever since the adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment, has been the computation of gains and losses on the basis of an annual
The federal income tax system is based upon an annual accounting period. This requires that gains or losses be accounted for in the year in which they are realized. The purpose of
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “annual accrual method of accounting” means a method under which revenues, costs, and expenses are computed on an accrual method of accounti
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “annual addition” means the sum of any year of— (A) employer contributions, (B) the employee contributions, and (C) forfeitures. / For purpo
The term “Annual Adjustment Factor” means 3 percent.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term "annual advance amount" means, with respect to any taxpayer for any calendar year, the amount (if any) which is
An annual trial of the gold and silver coin of the United States, to ascertain whether the standard fineness and weight of the coinage is maintained.
the annual labor required by section 2324, that being commonly called by miners the 'annual assessment' or the 'assessment work,' and so described in many judicial opinions and in
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “annual benefit” means a benefit payable annually in the form of a straight life annuity (with no ancillary benefits) under a plan to which
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “annual capacity limitation” means 1.8 gigawatts of direct current capacity for each of calendar years 2023 and 2024, and zero thereafter.
For purposes of this section, the term “annual, coordinated election period” means— (i) with respect to a year before 2002, the month of November before such year; (ii) with respec
The term “Annual Critical Minerals Outlook” means the Annual Critical Minerals Outlook prepared under section 1606(j)(1)(B) of title 30 .
During any calendar year, the number of such devices distributed during that year under each exemption granted under this subsection does not exceed the annual distribution number
The term “annual financial statement” means the annual financial statement required under section 3515 of this title or similar provision of law.
The term “annual fuel utilization efficiency” means the efficiency descriptor for furnaces and boilers, determined using test procedures prescribed under section 6293 of this title
Annual gains and profits, whether divided or not, are property, and, therefore, are taxable.
The annual receipts from property. See Income; Tax.
The term “annual interest to be paid or incurred” means— (A) if subparagraph (B) does not apply, the annual interest to be paid or incurred by the issuing corporation only, determi
The term "annualized excludable disability amount" means, with respect to any individual, the service-connected excludable disability amounts which are properly attributa
The term “annualized includible compensation for the base period” means the average annual compensation which— (A) was payable by the corporation with respect to which the change i
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “annualized tax” means, with respect to any payment, the amount of tax which would be imposed by section 1(c) 1 (determined without regard t
The term “annual limit” means, with respect to benefits under a group health plan, a dollar limitation on the total amount of benefits that may be paid with respect to such benefit
Yearly; returning every year. As applied to interest it is not an undertaking to pay interest at the end of one year only, but to pay interest at the end of each and every year dur
The term "annual operating plan" means a plan prepared by the Secretary that describes potential water condition scenarios for a river basin for a year.
In Scotch law. Annual rent or profit.
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
The term “annual percentage yield” means the total amount of interest that would be received on a $100 deposit, based on the annual rate of simple interest and the frequency of com
The term “annual rate of simple interest”— (A) means the annualized rate of interest paid with respect to each compounding period, expressed as a percentage; and (B) may be referre
For purposes of this subsection, the term "annual reminder notice" means the notice described in section 111(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. /
In Scotch law. Interest. To avoid the law against taking interest, a yearly rent was purchased, hence the term
The term “Annual Report” means the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom described in section 6412(b) of this title . / The term “Annual Report” means the Annual Report
The term “Annual Report on Advancing Freedom and Democracy” refers to the annual report submitted to Congress by the Department of State pursuant to section 665(c) of the Foreign R
The term “annual report on trafficking in persons” means the annual report on trafficking in persons required under section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “annual retirement benefit” means a benefit payable annually in the form of a single life annuity (with no ancillary benefits) beginning at
The term “annual statement” means the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. / The term “annual statement” m
The net yearly income derivable from a given piece of property ; its fair rental value for oue year, deducting costs and expenses; the value of iis use for a year.
A judge himself does not sever either a debt or an annuity.
A judge (or court) does not divide annuities nor debt. 8 Coke, 52; 1 Salk. 36, 65. Debt and annuity cannot be divided or apportioned by a court.
See "De Annua Pensione."
“annuitant” means a former employee or Member who, on the basis of his service, meets all requirements of this subchapter for title to annuity and files claim therefor; / the term
In Scotch law. Annuities of tithes. The yearly tax or allowance to the crown on tithes not set apart for pious uses. ANNUITY (Lat. annuus, yearly). A yearly sum stipulated to be pa
- annuitydefined inCase LawU.S. CodeBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)
The right to receive disability benefits in the future does not differ from any other right acquired before adjudication to receive money thereafter. It is in essence an annuity pu
The term “annuity contract” includes a custodial account described in section 403(b)(7) and a retirement income account described in section 403(b)(9). / For purposes of this part,
The term “annuity starting date” means— (i) the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable as an annuity, or (ii) in the case of a benefit not payable in the form
An impost levied annually in Scotland for the maintenance of the ministers of religion. Abolished 33 & 34 Vict. c. 87. ANNULUS (Lat.) In old English law. A ring; the ring of a door
To nullify; to set at naught; to make void. See 22 Mo. 24.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “annular injection” means the reinjection of brines associated with the production of oil or gas between the production and surface casing
Lat. In old English law. A ring; the ring of a door. Per haspam vel annutum hostii exterioris; by the hasp or ring of the outer door. Fleta, llb. 3, c. 15, § 5.
- Annulus et baculusdefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)
The ring and the staff, symbols used in the investiture of a bishop.
- Annusdefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)
A year.
DIES, ET VASTUM. In old Annus est mora motus quo suum planeta pervolvat circulum, A year is the duration of the motion by which a planet revolves through its orbit. Dig. 40, 7, 4,
The year which the Scotch law gives the heir to determine whether he will take an inheritance.
In old English law. Year, day, and waste. See Year , Day, and Waste.
A year is the time of motion in which a planet revolves in its orbit.
A year is the duration of the motion by which a planet revolves through its orbit. Dig. 40, 7, 4, 5; Calvin.; Bract. 359b.
A year and a day.
A year begun is held as completed. Tray. Lat. Max. 45.
The beginning of a year is considered to be the completion of it.
The year of mourning immediately succeeding a husband’s death and during which his widow could not remarry. See 1 Bl. Comm. 456.
- Annus Utilisdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
A year made up of available or serviceable days. Brissonius; Calv. Lex. ANNUUS REDITUS (or REDDITUS). A yearly rent; annuity. 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 41; Reg. Orig. 158b.
- Annuus reditusdefined inBallentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
An annuity; an annual rent.
the term “an officer of a financial institution” means an officer, director, partner, employee, agent, or attorney of or for a financial institution; and
Irregular; exceptional; unusual; not conforming to rule, method or type. —Anomalous indorser. A stranger to a note, who indorses it after its execution and delivery but before matu
A stranger to a note, who indorses it after its execution and delivery but before maturity, and before it has been indorsed by the payee. Buck v. Hutchins, 45 Minn. 270, 47 N. W. 8
One which is partly affirmative and partly negative. Baldwin v. Elizabeth, 42 N. J. Eq. 11, 6 Atl. 275; Potts v. Potts (N. J. Ch.) 42 Atl. lO55
In this subsection, the term "anomaly" means any unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unexplained or caused intentionally or unintentionally by a person or a
Abbreviations for anonymous.
- A non posse ad non esse sequitur, argumentum necessarie negativedefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)
The negative inference necessarily follows from impossibility to nonexistence. What cannot be is not.
In this subsection, the term “anonymized data” means data in which the individual to whom the data pertains is not identifiable with reasonable efforts, including information that
- Anonymousdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Bouvier (1839)
Without name. Books published without the name of the author are said to be anonymous. Cases in the reports of which the names of the parties are not given are said to be anonymous
different from that which precedes it.
admissions to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
loans secured by mortgage upon the residence of the borrower and made for domestic purposes.
To annoy.
Annoyance; nuisance. Coweli; Kelhain.
The tenure or nature of the right given by the superior to the vassal. Bell, Diet.
In old English law. An ancient mode of weighing by hanging scales or hooks at either end of a beam or staff, which, being lifted with one's finger or hand by the middle, showed the
i. /r. Likewise; in like manner.
The term “ANSI” means the American National Standards Institute.