Law Dictionary

I. In the civil law. An event or circumstance. Accidens diligentiam mentis humanae which cannot be prevented by the of the human mind.

something over which you have no control the cross-examination would have been right now and you would not have had an opportunity to talk to him.

Happening by chance, unexpectedly taking place, not according to usual course, not as expected. See 9 L. R. A. 685, note.

the carefully chosen words defining liability distinguish between the result and the external means which produces it. The insurance is not against an accidental result. The stipul

The term “accidental release” means an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance or other extremely hazardous substance into the ambient air from a stationary source.

The term “accident and health coverage” means any coverage which, if provided by an insurance policy, would cause such policy to be a specified health insurance policy (as defined

that form of insurance which undertakes to indemnify the assured against expense, loss of time, and suffering resulting from accidents causing him physical injury, usually by payme

the term "accident investigation" means any form of investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident referred to in subsection (a), other than a safety inve

The term “accident year” means the calendar year in which the incident occurs which gives rise to the related unpaid loss.

Lat. To fall; fall in; come to hand; happen. Judgment is sometimes given against an executor or administrator to be satisfied out of assets quando acciderint; i. e., when they shal

or ACCYOUN (Law Fr.) An action. Kelham. Accion sur le cas, an action on the case. ACCIPERE QUID UT JUSTITIAM FAclas, non est tarn acclpere quam extorquere. To accept anything as a

I. fr. An action. Accion snr

7. In the civil law. To will. To admit; to acknowledge. derstand; to construe. Accipere est tarn accipere quam extorquere may do justice, is not so much to Accipitur in modo solven

To accept anything as a reward for doing Justice is rather extorting than accepting. Lofft, 72.

The acceptance of something for doing justice is not so much an acceptance as an extortion.

To pay relief to lords of manors. Capitali domino accipitare, i. e., to pay a relief, homage, or obedience to the chief lord on becoming his vassal. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 50. ACCO (Law

In the Civil Law. One who inhabits or occupies land near a place, as one who In Feudal Law. A husbandman; an agricultural tenant; a tenant of a manor. Spelman. A name given to a cl

A contract which takes place when an individual intrusts personal property with the master of a vessel, to be sold for their joint account. In such case, two contracts take place,

2. In the civil law. strict rule; to grant or transfer as

Organization rights are granted to workers by the same authority, the National Government, that preserves property rights. Accommodation between the two must be obtained with as li

contraets. An amicable agreement or composition between two contending parties. It differs from accord and satisfuction, which may take place without any difference having existed

The various parties to an accommodation bill, where no consideration has passed as among themselves, are not, unless by special agreement, bound to pay in equal proportions as co-s

The fact that these parties were accommodation endorsers does not make them co-sureties, bound to contribute equally to the payment of the bills, without a special agreement to tha

It seems settled in England, by the case of Nicholson v. Gouthit, that the law with regard to a promissory note is different, and that, if in any case where the notice is made for

A name given in England to lands obtained or improved for the purpose of augmenting the value of other lands.

An accommodation maker is not allowed that defense [of no consideration] as against the receiver of the bank and its creditors, or at times even as against the bank itself, where h

A negotiable instrument made or indorsed without consideration for the benefit of another.

One who has signed the instrument as maker, drawer, acceptor, or indorser without receiving value therefor, and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person. Neg. Inst.

One constructed to give access to a particular tract of land.

The name given to the facilities, such as gates and culverts, which a railroad company in England, which has acquired property by eminent domain, is required by section 68 of the a

A loan for use without pay, the thing to be restored in specie. A species of bailment, g. v. The same as commodatum* ACCOMPIiICE.5 One who is in some way concerned in the commissio

The term “accompaniment” means assisting, representing, and accompanying a woman in seeking judicial relief for child support, child custody, restraining orders, and restitution fo

One article or thing is accompanied by another when it supplements or explains it, in the manner that a committee report of the Congress accompanies a bill. No physical attachment

The term “accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States” means— (A) a dependent of— (i) a member of the Armed Forces; (ii) a civilian employee of the Department of Defens

The term “accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States” means— (A) a dependant of— (i) a civilian employee of the Federal Government; or (ii) a Federal contractor

Lat. Accomplishment. Co. Entr. 227. Tovms. PI. 49.

One so connected with the crime that at common law he might himself have been convicted either as principal or as an accessory before the fact. See Ann. Cas. 1913A, 771; also 20 Am

n. A satisfaction agreed upon between the party injuring and the party injured which, when performed, is a bsr to all actions upon this account. Kromer v. Heim, 75 N. Y. 576, 31 Am

To agree or concur, as one

An agreement or concurrence faction for an injury. Accord upon a satisfaction for an injury,

That is, when, instead of a sale for a price, a thing is given by the debtor to the creditor in payment, in which we all know that, if the thing given is the property of another, t

Fr. and Eng. Agreeing ; concurring. "Baron Parker, accordant," Hardr. 93; "Holt, C. J., accordant," 6 Mod. 299; "Powys, J., accord," "Powell, J., accord," Id. 298.

Defined and distinguished from a novation in 32 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1134, and note.

The act of giving birth to a child.

An account is something which may be adjusted and liquidated by an arithmetical computation.

ACTION OF (sometimes called "Account," or "Account Render"). An action or writ which lay against one who was required, by his oificial or fiduciary position, to render an account.

Subject to pay; responsible ; liable. Where one indorsed a note "A. C. accountable," it was held that, under this form of indorsement, he had waived demand and notice. Furber v. Ca

“accountable owner” means any individual who on October 10, 1991, owned directly or indirectly through the application of section 318 of title 26 more than 50 percent of the total

An acknowledgment of the receipt of money to be accounted for by the person receiving it, as distinguished from a receipt for money paid in discharge of a debt. 1 Exch. 138.

The term “accountant” means accountant authorized under applicable law to practice public accounting, and includes professional accounting association, corporation, or partnership,

or ACCOMPtant general. An officer of the English court of chancery, by whom the moneys paid into court are received, deposited in bank, and disbursed. The office appears to have be

An officer of the court of chancery, appointed by act of parliament to receive all money lodged in courj:, and to place the same in the Bank of England for security. 12 Gco. I. c.

CHARTERED. Persons skilled in the keeping and examination of accounts, who are employed for the purpose of examining and certifying to the correctness of accounts of corporations a

The term “account beneficiary” means the individual on whose behalf the health savings account was established. / For purposes of this section, the terms “Trump account” and “accou

For purposes of this section, the term “account benefits ratio” means, with respect to any fiscal year, the amount determined by the Railroad Retirement Board by dividing the fair

A book kept by a merchant, trader, mechanic, or other person, in which are entered from time to time the transactions of his trade or business. Such books, when regularly kept, may

An account which has ceased to run is an account closed. An account closed is an account stated; and it is expressly decided that an account stated is not excepted from the general

An open or running account.

Duties payable by the English customs and inland revenue act, 1881, (44 Vict. c. 12, § 38.) on a donatio mortis causa, or on any girt, the donor of which dies within three months a

The term “account holder” means the individual on whose behalf the Archer MSA was established.

See "Bank Account."

The making and rendering of an account. Usually, but not necessarily, applied to accountings under order of court.

It is a phrase well known as referring to the auditors and controllers of the treasury, who pass upon all claims against the government before they can be paid out of the public tr

The right to an account of profits is incident to the right to an injunction in copy and patent-right cases.

comm. law. An account delivered by one merchant or tradesman to another, or by a factor to his principal, of the disposal, charges, commissions and net proceeds of certain merchand

In practice. "Account," sometimes called "account render," was a form of action at common law against a person who by reason of some fiduciary relation (as guardian, bailiff, recei

An account made out by the creditor, and presented to the debtor for his examination and acceptance. When accepted, it becomes an account stated. Wiggins v. Burkham, 10 Wall. 129 ,

No balance was arrived at as the result of computation and agreement. The Commissioner did not inform the taxpayer that the tax had been overpaid in a determinate amount. The taxpa

To marry; married.

In international law. To acknowledge. Used of the act by which a diplomatic agent is acknowledged by the government near which he is sent, which makes his public character known, a

The term “accreditation body” means an authority that performs accreditation of third-party auditors. / The term “accreditation body” means a body that has been approved by the Sec

The term “accredited” means currently certified by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or making satisfactory progress toward achieving accreditation. / The terms “accredite

The term “accredited agency” means an agency accredited under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention.

The term “accredited asbestos contractor” means a person accredited pursuant to the provisions of section 2646 of this title .

In this section, the term “accredited institution” means a civilian college or university or a trade, technical, or vocational school in the United States (including the District o

The term “accredited investor” shall mean— (i) a bank as defined in section 77c(a)(2) of this title whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; an insurance company as

“accredited laboratory” means a fastener testing facility used to perform end-of-line testing required by a consensus standard or standards to verify that a lot of fasteners confor

The term “accredited language training program” means a language training program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.

For purposes of this section, the term “accredited law school” means any law school which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the

The term “accredited standards development organization” means an entity composed of industry members which has been accredited by an institution vested with the responsibility for

The term “accredited third-party auditor” means a third-party auditor accredited by an accreditation body to conduct audits of eligible entities to certify that such eligible entit

The term “accrediting entity” means an entity designated under section 14922(a) of this title to accredit agencies and approve persons under subchapter II.

or ACCREDULITARE (Lat.) To purge one's self of an offense by oath. Whishaw; Blount. ACCRESCERE (Lat. to be added to). The term is used is speaking of Islands which are formed in ri

To clear one of an accusation by means of an oath.

To grow.

In Scotch law. To accnii. See Jscr^scere. 8

I. fr. To increase or accrue.

when changes take place by the slow and gradual process of accretion the boundary moves with the shifting in the main channel's course

It is the established rule that a riparian proprietor of land bounded by a stream, the banks of which are changed by the gradual and imperceptible process of accretion or erosion,

To attempt to exercise royal power. 4 Bl. Comm. 76. A knight who forcibly assaulted and detained one of the king's subjects till he paid him a sum of money was held to have committ

Fr. In French law. To delay; retard; put off. Accrocher un prods, to slay the proceedings in a suit.

Such uncertainty destroys any conception of accrued as involving a right to receive or an obligation to pay, elements which we think are essential for accruals under our decisions.

whether a return is made on the accrual basis, or on that of actual receipts and disbursements, is not determined by the label which the taxpayer chooses to place upon it. The use

for an accrual basis taxpayer 'it is the right to receive and not the actual receipt that determines the inclusion of the amount in gross income

Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the term “accrual period” means a 6-month period (or shorter period from the date of original issue of the

To grow to; to be added to, as the interest accrues on the principal. Accruing costs are those which become due and are created after judgment; as the costs of an execution. To ari

The word 'accrued,' whether applied to causes of action for personal injury or for wrongful death, be taken to apply uniformly to the time when the events have occurred which deter

For purposes of this section, the term “accrued benefit” means— (i) in the case of a defined benefit plan, the employee's accrued benefit determined under the plan and, except as p

Accrued income under § 42 for uncompleted operations includes the value of the services rendered by the decedent, capable of approximate valuation whether based on the agreed compe

The term “accrued interest” means interest accrued on accrued royalties, as described in subsection (d)(3)(H)(ii).