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Lat. [from arcus, an arch.] Fashioned like an arch; arched. Towns. Pl. 188.

Spirituous or distilled liquors. Sarlls v. U. S., 152 U. S. 570, 14 Sup. Ct. 720, 38 In Ed. 556; U. S. v. Ellis (D. C.) 51 Fed. 808; State v. Townley, 18 N. J. Law, 311. This phras

Fr. [from Lat. ardere.] To burn. Mirr. c. 1, § 8. See Ardour.

In old English law. An incendiary; a house burner. the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet

A surface measure in the French law, in the form of a square, equal to 1076.441 square feet

The term “area” includes any Indian reservation (as defined in section 1985(e)(1)(D)(ii) 2 of this title). / For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "area" means

I In old English law. A floor; a piece or plot of ground. Area ligiiea: a wooden floor. In the civil law. A vacant space in a city; a place not built upon; the site of a house; a s

The terms “area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster” and “Gulf hurricane disaster” have the meanings given such terms in section 209 of the Higher Education Hurricane Relief Act

“area affected by Outer Continental Shelf activities” means any geographic area: (A) which is under oil or gas lease on the Outer Continental Shelf; (B) where Outer Continental She

The terms “Aging and Disability Resource Center”, “area agency on aging”, and “State agency” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (

The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20 . / The term “area career and technical education school” means— (A

“Area Committee” means an Area Committee established under subsection (j);

“Area Contingency Plan” means an Area Contingency Plan prepared under subsection (j);

The term “area health education center” means a public or nonprofit private organization that has a cooperative agreement or contract in effect with an entity that has received an

The term “area health education center program” means a program which is organized as provided in subsection (b) of this section and under which the participating medical (M.D. and

The term “Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan prepared under section 70103(b).

The term "area median income" means, with respect to a household, the median income for the area in which the household is located, as determined by the Secretary of Hous

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “area of chronic economic distress” means an area of chronic economic distress— (i) designated by the State as meeting the standards establi

The term “area of concentrated public use” means an area administered by the Secretary that meets each of the following criteria: (A) The area is managed primarily for outdoor recr

“area of concern” means a geographic area located within the Great Lakes, in which beneficial uses are impaired and which has been officially designated as such under Annex 2 of th

the area of effective competition in the known line of commerce must be charted by careful selection of the market area in which the seller operates, and to which the purchaser can

The term “area of employment” means the area within normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical location where the work of the H–1B nonimmigrant is or will be performed.

The term “Area office” means an administrative entity including a program office, within the Indian Health Service through which services and funds are provided to the service unit

The term “area of national need” means an area involved in efforts to— (A) improve education in schools for economically disadvantaged students; (B) expand and improve access to he

The term “area of persistent poverty” means— (A) any county (or equivalent jurisdiction) in which, during the 30-year period ending on the date of enactment of this chapter, 20 per

area' calls for delimitation of territory in relation to the complicated economic factors that operate between agricultural labor conditions and the labor market of enterprises con

The term “area of substantial unemployment” means any area that is of sufficient size and scope to sustain a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this subch

The term “area plan” means a resource conservation and use plan developed through a locally led planning process by a council for a designated area of 1 or more States, or of land

The term “areas of critical environmental concern” means areas within the public lands where special management attention is required (when such areas are developed or used or wher

The term “areas of emphasis” means the areas related to quality assurance activities, education activities and early intervention activities, child care-related activities, health-

The term “area source” means any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source. For purposes of this section, the term “area source” shall not include mo

the term “area studies” means a program of comprehensive study of the aspects of a society or societies, including study of its history, culture, economy, politics, international r

The term "area vocational education school" has the meaning given the term "area career and technical education school" in section 2302 of title 20.

“Areawide agency” means an official State, metropolitan, regional, or district agency empowered under State or local laws or under an interstate compact or agreement to perform com

“Areawide development” means all proj­ects or programs for the acquisition, use, and development of open-space land; and the planning and construction of hospitals, libraries, airp

“Areawide development project” means a project assisted or to be assisted under section 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [ 42 U.S.C. 3102 ]; section 606 of the

areiiaunt, I. fr. Forever after.

In Spanish law. Sandy beaches. ARENIFODINA (from areyia, sand, and fodire, to dig). In the civil law. A sand pit. Dig. 7, 1. 13. 6. ARENTARE (Lat.) To rent; to let out at a certain

A farmer or renter; in some provinces of Russia, one who farms the public rents or revenues;' a "crown arenda-tor" is one who rents an estate belonging to the crown.

To render.

aresnes, areseiiez, I. fr. Arraigned; brought to the bar of the court; put to answer; called in question.

In Roman law, a sandpit.

Fr. A certam sum assessed by way of fine for beaupleader. Kelham.

To rent.

arrentatlo, I. I. In old English law. A renting or rent V. Arrentatio.

In ancient Greek law. A lawyer or chief judge of the Areopagus in capital matters in Athens; a tribunal so called after a hill or slight eminence, in a street of that city dedicate

To plough and sow.

I. fr. Hindrance; delay; prejudica

L I. In old English law. Full weight, or aver de pois.

Fr. [L. Lat. a retro.] Behind, in arrear. Rien en arrere, (q. v.;) nothing in arrear. Back, again. [L. Lat. re-, iterum.] Les beestes viendrent a luy arere; the beasts shall come b

averpeny. In old English laic. Money contributed toward the king's averages; or money given to be freed thereof.

An argument based upon original writs in the record will prevail.

An argument from rescripts (i. e., original writs in the register) is valid. A RESPONSIS (Law Lat.) In ecclesiastical law. One whose office it was to give or convey answers; otherw

L. Lat. In ecclesiastical law. One whose office it was to give or convey answers; otherwise termed responsatis, and apocrisiarius. One who, being consulted on ecclesiastical matter

areiter, I. fr. To stop or stay; to arrest v. Areister.

“a retired member of a uniformed service” means a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or retainer pay on account

See "A Retro."

In arrears.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "a review of any current opioid prescriptions" means, with respect to an individual determined to have a current prescription for

Abbreviation for arguendo.

In heraldry. Silver. ARGENTARII (Lat argentum). Moneylenders. Called, also, nummularii (from nummus, coin) mensarii (lenders by the month). They were so called, whether living in R

I. In the civil law. The business of a dealer in money. V. Argentarius.

Money lenders.

A money lender; a banker.

A porter who carried money in the exchequer.

Lat. [from argento fn, silver, or money.] A baker's trade. Towm. Fl. 260.

An old French coin, answering nearly to the English shilling. Spelman.

I. In the civil and old English law. A silver mina

Silver; silver plate. 1 Ld. Raym. 20. Uncoined silver; money paid by weight. Spelman. Money paid by tale or counted (pecunia numerata.) Spelman. Goods generally. Spelman. ARGENTUM

Uncoined silver; silver coin.

An earnest given to bind a bargain.

a union is a 'labor organization' for § 8(b) purposes whenever a reasonably arguable case is made to that effect

In argument; by way of argument.

I. Argument, especially of the presumptive kind. Inference; presumption; evidence; presumptive evidence. Argumentum a commnniter a«cidentibas in jnre freqnens est: an argument from

An effort to establish belief by a course of reasoning. See 33 Amer. L. Rev. 476; State v. Burns, 119 Iowa, (]()?>, 94 N. W. 239; Hopkins v. Hopkins, 132 N. C. 25, 43 S. E. 506.

An argument arising from the inconvenience which the proposed construction of the law would create.

By way of reasoning. A plea must be (among other things) di- ARGUMENTUM A COMMUNITER ACcidentibus in Jura frequens est. An argument drawn from things commonly happening is frequent

An argument drawn from an impossibility is forcible in law. Co. Litt. 92a.

An argument drawn from what is inconvenient is good in law, because the law will not permit any inconvenience. Co.. Litt. 66a, 258.

An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. Co. Litt. 66a, 07a, 152b, 258b; Broom, Max. 184. If there be in any deed or instrument equivoca

An argument from a like case (from analogy) is good in law. Co.. Litt. 191.

Argument.

An argument based upon authority is very strong in law.

An argument drawn from an impossibility is of very great force in law.

An argument drawn from the inconvenience of a thing is proper in law, because the law will not permit anything inconvenient.

An argument drawn from the inconvenience of a thing is very forcible in law.

An argument from common occurrences is frequent in law.

An argument addressed to the purse.

A personal argument.

An argument based upon the ignorance of the audience.

An argument from division [of the subjectj is of the greatest force in law. Co. Litt. 213b; 6 Coke, 60.

An argument from a division of the matter is very strong in law.

An argument addressed to the sense of decency.

An argument from the greater to the less is of no force; conversely it is good.

Argument from analogy has force in law.

or ARRIBANNUM (Law Lat.) In old European law. A fine for not joining the army, when called out by public summons. Spelman. The summons or proclamation itself. Spelman. Spelman thin

v. Arrierban.

An edict of the ancient kings of France and Germany, commanding all their vassals, the noblesse, and the vassals' vassals, to enter the army, or forfeit their estates on refusal. S

The term “ARIES” means the Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System method, developed and piloted at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, for disassemb

To dub or make a knight. Cowell. Arma capere or suscipere, to take upon one the order of knighthood. 2 Reeves, Hist. Eng. Law, 288. ARMA IN ARMATOS SUMERE JURA sinunt. The laws per