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A mediaeval term for a class of agricultural owners of small allodial farms, which they cultivated in connection with larger farms belonging to their lords, paying reut and service

Aripennum. See Arpennis. ARLE8. In Scotch law.. Earnest; money, or other thing given by a bujrer to a seller, as a symbol of the bargain. 1 Forbes* Inst, part 2, b. 3, c. 1, tit. 7

the present time or time to come, but cannot, with any propriety, relate to time past, and embrace former transactions.

claims, not suits.

employment includes not only the actual doing of the work, but a reasonable margin of time and space necessary to be used in passing to and from the place where the work is to be d

Whether a suit arises under a law of the United States must appear from the plaintiff's pleading, not the defenses which may be interposed to, or be anticipated by it.

A suit to enforce a right which takes its origin in the laws of the United States is not necessarily, or for that reason alone, one arising under those laws, for a suit does not so

A case in law or equity consists of the right of the one party as well as the other, and may be truly said to arise under the Constitution or a law of the United States whenever it

Federal jurisdiction may be invoked to vindicate a right or privilege claimed under a federal statute. It may not be invoked where the right asserted is nonfederal, merely because

A government In which a class of men rules supreme.

A form of government where the power is divided between the great men of the nation and the people.

One of the states of the American Union. This region was first visited by the Spanish in 1526, and was afterwards explored under the direction of the viceroy of Mexico in 1540; not

One of the United States of America; being the twelfth admitted to the Union. It was formed of a part of the Louisiana Territory, purchased of France by, the United States, by trea

Earnest. Used in Yorkshire in the phrase arles-penny. Cowell. In Scotland it has the same signification. Bell, Diet.

arddelw, arddel, br. or w. In Welsh and old English law. To avouch.

Arms; weapons.

Lat. Arms; weapons, offensive and defensive; armor; arms or cognizances of families. —Arms Dare. To dub or make a knight. — Anna moluta. Sharp weapons that cut, in contradistinctio

To knight.

The laws permit the use of arms against those armed.

Free arms; the sword and lance given to a servant upon his manumission.

Lat. The tacklings of a ship. Towns. PI. 227.

I In the civil law. The taoklings or equipments of a ship.

Cutting weapons.

Reversed arms; a punishment for felony.

Armed force.

1 1. In old English law. Armor; the use of weapons.

Furnished with weapons of offence or defence; furnished with the means of security or protection. Webster's Diet. The fact that there was on board a vessel but one musket, a few ou

the term “armed conflict” has the meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this title ; / “armed conflict” has the meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this

Armed force or group.—The term "armed force or group" means any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is state-sponsored, excluding any group a

The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. / the term “Armed Forces” has the meaning given the term in section 1

The term “armed forces education liabilities” means liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 or 33 of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under par

The terms “Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund” and “Fund” mean the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund established under section 419(a) of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “adjoining country”, “appropriate congressional committees”, “armed group”, and “conflict mineral” have the meaning given those terms und

An attitude of neutrality between belligerents which the neutral state is prepared to maintain by armed force if necessary.

A situation in which two or more nations, while actually at peace with each other, are armed for possible or probable hostilities. ARMIGER (Lat.). An armor-bearer; an esquire. A ti

the term “Armed Services Board” means the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals established under section 607(a)(1) of this title; / The term “Armed Services Board” means the Ar

See Armiger .

A squire; one entitled to bear arms.

arinig. 2. In fetidal and old English law. One who bears arms; an armor-bearer, or shield-bearer. A knight's attendant An esquire; one who bears arms, or coat armor. A species of f

Lat. A showing of armour; military tnunmg. Towns. PL 215.

An ancient mode of punishment, which was to carry a saddle at the back as a token of subjection. Spelman. A kind of fine. Spelman.

A cessation of hostilities between belligerent nations for a considerable time. It is either partial and local, or general. It differs from a mere suspension of arms which takes pl

A wortlon of the sea projecting inland, in which the tide ebbs and flows. It includes bays, roads, creeks, coves ports, and rivers where the water flows and reflows. An arm of the

The term “armored car company” means a company— (A) subject to regulation under subchapter I of chapter 135 of title 49; and (B) is 1 registered under chapter 139 of such title, in

The term “armored car crew member” means an individual who provides protection for goods transported by an armored car company.

In English law. A device depicted on the (now imaginary) shield of one of the nobility, of which gentry is the lowest degree. The criterion of nobility is the bearing of arms or ar

Definition.—In this section, the term “armor-piercing ammunition” means a center-fire cartridge the military designation of which includes the term “armor penetrator” or “armor-pie

NON SOlum scuta et gladii et galeae, sed et' fustes et lapides continentur. Under the name of "arms" are included not only shields and swords and helmets, but also clubs and stones

Under the name of arms are included, not only shields and swords and helmets, but also clubs and stones. Co. Litt. 162.

Under the term “arms” are included not only shields and swords but also clubs and stones.

the term "armor vest" means— (A) body armor, no less than Type I, which has been tested through the voluntary compliance testing program operated by the National Law Enfo

The terms “armory” and “readiness center” mean a structure that houses one or more units of a reserve component and is used for training and administering those units. Such terms i

Anything that a man wears for his defense, or takes in his hands, or uses in his anger, to cast at or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161b, 162a; Cromp. Jus. Peace, 65; Cunningham. Ev

Weapons offensive and defensiva v. Arma; Force and arms.

The terms “arms control” and “disarmament” mean the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control, reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all k

To dub or make a knight.

The term “ARMS Initiative” means the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative authorized by this chapter. / The term "ARMS Initiative" means the Armament R

The essence of the test is whether or not under all the circumstances the transaction carries the earmarks of an arm's length bargain.

where property is exchanged to hold that the values 'of the two properties exchanged in an arms-length transaction are either equal in fact or are presumed to be equal

Lat. [L. Fr. arme.] A weapon. Armum molutum; a sharp weapon. Bract. fol. 138, 145.

L fr. Arms; armor; armed men.

In this title, the term "Army" means the Army or Armies referred to in the Constitution of the United States, less that part established by law as the Air Force.

The term “Army arsenal” means a Government-owned, Government-operated defense plant of the Department of the Army that manufactures weapons, weapon components, or both. / The term

The term “Army industrial facility” includes an ammunition plant, an arsenal, a depot, and a manufacturing plant. / The term "Army industrial facility" includes an ammuni

The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—

The term “Army National Guard of the United States” means the reserve component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard. / “Army National Guard of t

The power of the executive to establish rules and regulations for the government of the army, is undoubted... The power to establish implies, necessarily, the power to modify or re

A misprint for a Trvalia or aralia; copied in many of the books. See Aralia.

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

1. 1 In civil and old English laio. A place where reeds grow..Irnra, arrura, I. I. In old English law. A or the ploughing; the< labor of ploughing; a day's work at the plough. Ai T

In old pleadings. grocer. But see 1 Vent. 142.

A word formerly used for a grocer. 1 Vent. 142.

This word, when employed to express one of the qualities ofa

The term “ARPA–E” means the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy established by subsection (b).

The term “ARPA–I” means the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure established by subsection (b).

Same as Arpent.

A measure of land of uncertain quantity mentioned in Domesday and other old books; by some called an "acre," by others "half an acre," and by others a "furlong." Spelman; Cowell; B

Arpennus, Arpendus^ Arpentum. L. Lat. An arpent; a measiu-e of land frequently mentioned m Domesday Book. Spelman. Various other forms of the word occur m old laws and writers; as

A measure of land, of uncertain amount. It was called "arpent," also. Spelman; Cowell. In French Law. A measure of different amount in each of the sixty-four provinces. Guyot, Rep.

or ARPEN. A quantity of land containing a French acre. 4 riall. Law I. 518.

A land surveyor.

In civil law. Earneet; evidence of a completed bargain. Used of a contract of marriage, as well as any other. Spelled, also, arrha, arrae. Calv. Lex. ARRAGE (Law Fr.) Mad or Insane

A spirit procured from distillation of the cocon-nut tree, rice, or sugar- ¢ane, und imported from India.

See Arra .

I. fr. Mad or insane, v. Home, etc.

1. 1 In old English law. An arraying or array; the array, v. Array; Calumpniavit, etc.

L I In old English law. To array; to set in order. Arraiatus: arrayed. Arraiatio pedituiu; an arraying of foot-soldiers, v. Array,

I I. In old English law. Array ers; commissioners of array; ofl Bcers who had care of the soldiers' armor.

Indefinite and unlawful services formerly demanded of servants.

To call a prisoner to the bar of the court to answer the matter charged in the indictment. 2 Hale, P. C. 216. To set in order. An assize may be arraigned. Litt. § 242; 3 Mod. 273;

I. fr. In old English law. To arraign, v. Arraign.

The object of arraignment being to inform the accused of the charge against him and obtain an answer from him was fully subserved in this case, for the accused had taken objections

CLERK OF. An assistant to the clerk of assise.

arranare, arannare, I. I. In old English law. To arraign; to conduct in an orderly manner; to prosecute, institute or bring.

Lat. [from arraiare, q. v.] An arraying or array. Co. Litt. 166 a. See Array.

I. I. A word of frequent occurrence in Bracton, and constantly applied to the ancient proceeding by assise; usually translated by the modern word arraign, arramare having been corr

An ancient officer of a port, whose business was to load and unload vessels.

any plan of a debtor for the settlement, satisfaction, or extension of the time of payment of his unsecured debts, upon any terms

DEED OF. A term used in England to express an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

In Spanish law. The donation which the husband makes to his wife, by reason or on account of marriage, and in consideration of the dote, or portion, which he receives, from her. As