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In Spanish law. A written obligation, under private signature, by which a party acknowledges himself indebted to another in a certain sum, which he In order to obtain judgment on s

(Fr.) In French law. A note in writing. Poth. Obi. pt. 4, c. 1, art. 2, § 1.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “ceiling amount” means, with respect to any taxpayer, the amount (not less than $20,000) determined by the Secretary for the tax rate catego

The term “ceiling fan” means a nonportable device that is suspended from a ceiling for circulating air via the rotation of fan blades.

The term “ceiling fan light kit” means equipment designed to provide light from a ceiling fan that can be— (A) integral, such that the equipment is attached to the ceiling fan prio

I. I. In old English law. A cellar.

Concealment of pregnancy.

In old English law, a chaldron. In old Scotch law, a measure of grain, otherwise called a "chalder." See 1 Karnes, Bq. 215.

contracts. This word is usually applied in law to the celebration of marriage, which is the solemn act by which a man and woman take each other for husband and wife, conformably to

The solemn act by which a man and woman take each other for husband and wife, conformably to the rules prescribed by law.

Lat. In old English law. A steward of a monastery. Bract, fol. 318. Bhunt.

I. I. In old English laio. A steward of a monastery; a cellarer or bursar.

The condition of one not married.

A writ to exempt a clerk of the chancery from the contribution towards the proctors of the clergy in parliament, etc. Reg. Orig. 2G1. QUOD COMPUTET (Lat. that he account). The name

The term "cell edge probability" means the likelihood that the minimum threshold download and upload speeds with respect to broadband internet access service will be met

A butler in a monastery; sometimes in universities called "manciple" or "caterer."

The term "cell loading" means the percentage of the available air interface resources of a base station that are used by consumers with respect to broadband internet acce

The term "cellular service" has the meaning given the term in section 22.99 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

The term “cellulosic biofuel” means renewable fuel derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived from renewable biomass and that has lifecycle greenhouse gas

The term “cellulosic biofuels” means any fuel that is produced from cellulosic feedstocks.

He took and carried away. Applicable in a declaration in trespass or an indictment for larceny where the defendant has carried away goods without right. 4 Bl. Comm. 231.

The term “cement or concrete project” means a project for the construction or maintenance of a highway or other transportation facility or a Federal, State, or local government bui

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead. 121 111. 210.

Small pieces of wood laid in the form of tiles to cover the roof of a house; shingles. Cowell.

In Saxon law. A pecuniary mulct or fine paid to the relations of a murdered person by the murderer or his relations. Spelman.

In old records. Acorns.

Lat. [from Sax. cen. nung, knowledge.] In Saxon law. Notice given by a buyer to a seller, that the thing sold was claimed by another, that he misht appear and justify the sale. Add

A notice given by a buyer to a seller that the things which had been sold were claimed by another, in order that he might appear and justify the sale. Blount; Whishaw. The exact si

In Canadian law. An annual payment or due reserved to a seignioi; or lord, and imposed merely in recognition of his superiority. Guyot, Inst. c. 9.. The land or estate so held is c

In old English law. Farmers or such persons as were liable to pay a census, (tax.) Blount; Cowell.

A farm, or house and land, let at a standing rent.— Cowell.

In old English law. Farmers, or such persons as were liable to pay a census (tax). Blount; Cowell.

An assessment; a tax; a census.

In the Roman law. To ordain; to decree. Dig. 50. 16. 111.

See "Cens."

See "Cenp."

A judgment or decree of the Roman senate.

In Spanish and Mexican law. An annuity; a ground rent; the right which a person acquires to receive a certain annual pension, for the delivery which he makes to another of a determ

A redeemable annuity; otherwise called "censo redimible." Trevino v. Fernandez, 13 Tex. 630.

In Spanish and Mexican law. A censo (g. v.) is called "consignativo" when he who receives the money assigns for the payment of the pension (annuity) the estate the fee in which he

A censo (q. v.) is called "consgnativo" when he who receives the money assigns for the payment of the pension (annuity) the estate the fee in which he reserves. Civ. Code Mex. art.

In Spanish and Mexican law. An emphyteutic annuity. That species of censo (annuity) which exists where there la a right to require of another a certain canon or pension annunily, o

In Spanish and Mexican law. An emphyteutic annuity. That species of censo (annuity) which exists wliere there is a right to require of another a certain canon or pension annually,

A high Roman officer who with the other censor kept the census, attended to matters involving public manners and morals and administered public finances.

In Spanish and Mexican Law. The right to receive from another an annual pension by virtue of having transferred land to him by full and perfect title. Trevino v. Fernandez, 13 Tex.

The term censorship, however, as commonly understood, connotes any examination of thought or expression in order to prevent publication of 'objectionable' material.

a censorship proceeding puts the initial burden on the exhibitor or distributor. Because the censor's business is to censor, there inheres the danger that he may well be less respo

In old European law. A species of oblati or voluntary slaves of churches or monasteries; those who, to procure the protection of the church, bound themselves to pay an annual tax o

In Roman law. They have decreed. The term of art, or technical term for the judgment, resolution, or decree of the senate. Tayl. Civ. Law, 566.

or CENSUMORTHIdus. A dead rent, like that which is called "mortmain." Blount; Cowell. CENSUS (Lat. censere, to reckon). An official reckoning or enumeration of the inhabitants and

A dead rent, like “mortmain.”— Blount.

II. A dead rent; the same as mortmain.

Lat. A dead rent; the same as mortmain. Cowell. Holthouse.

In ecclesiastical law. A spiritual punishment, consisting in withdrawing from a baptized person (whether belonging to the clergy or the laity) a privilege which the church gives hi

A decennial official count by the United States government of the inhabitants and wealth of the country. See 149 Ind. 255, 48 N. E. 1025.

not just a head count but other "matters relating to population," a category that encompasses basic demographic information such as citizenship.

In English law. The royal revenue. 1 BI. Comm. 306. CENT (Lat. centum, one hundred). A coin of the United States, weighing seventytwo grains, and composed of eighty-eight per centu

“census region” means one of the four census regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) that are designated as census regions by the Bureau of the Census as of October 15, 1990;

The term "census tract" means a census tract delineated by the United States Bureau of the Census in the most recent decennial census that is not located in a nonmetropol

An abbreviation of centum, a hundred.

An English weight measure of 100 pounds.

1. 1. In old English hundredors. ■Centesima, I. In the Roman law. per cent per annum, the highest Central criminal court. A court which the criminal jurisdiction ferred.

(Law Lat. from centum, a hundred). A hundred; a district or division containing originally a hundred freemen, established among the Goths, Germans, Franks, and Lombards, for milita

Lat. In old records and pleadings. A hundred weight. Centenapiscium; a hundred weight of fish. Pryn, 308. Toums. PL 11 0. See Oro, Elk, 754.

Petty judges, under-sheriffs of counties, that had rule of a hundred, (centena,) and judged smaller matters among them. 1 Vent. 211.

The president of the court of a centena or hundred.

The principal inhabitants of a centena or district composed of different villages, originally in number a hundred, but afterwards only called by that name.

The term “Center” means the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development established under section 1103(a) of this title. / The term “Center” means the center

The term “center for independent living” means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency for individuals with significant di

The term "Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education" means an institution of higher education that is designated by the Director of the National Security Agency as

In this section, the term “Center of Excellence” means a Center of Excellence for Resilience and Adaptation designated under subsection (b). / In this section, the term “center of

“Centers” means the Cooperative Research Centers established under section 3705 or 3707 of this title.

One hundredth.

The name of a denomination of French money, being the one-hundredth part of a franc.

A hundredweight.

I. A hundred men; dred judges, to whom belonged questions of law.

The term “central air conditioner” means a product, other than a packaged terminal air conditioner, which— (A) is powered by single phase electric current; (B) is air-cooled; (C) i

The term "Central Authority" means— (A) in the case of a Convention country, the meaning given such term in article 6 of the Hague Abduction Convention; (B) in the case o

In this section, the term “Central Authority for the United States” has the meaning given the term in Article 6 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduct

The term “central authority function” means any duty required to be carried out by a central authority under the Convention.

In English law. A court which has jurisdiction of all cases of treason, murder, felony, or misdemeanor committed within the city of London and county of Middlesex, and certain part

The term “central filing system” means a system for filing effective financing statements or notice of such financing statements on a statewide basis and which has been certified b

The term "central inverter" means an inverter which is suitable for large utility-scale systems and has a capacity which is greater than 1,000 kilowatts (expressed on a p

This word is used to express the system of government prevailing in a country where the management of local matters is in the hands of functionaries appointed by the ministers of s

“Central Liquidity Facility” or “Facility” means the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility;

The central office of the supreme court of judicature in England is the office established in pursuance of the recommendation of the legal department's commission (2d Rep. 23, 47)

One hundred.

The 105 Roman judges appointed to decide common causes among the people. See 3 Bl. Comm. 515.

One hundred; one hundred years. One hundred men. The Romans were divided in "centuries," as the English were formerly divided into "hundreds."

Fr. A fine upon acknowledgment of the right, as that which he hath of his gift; that is, upon acknowledgment of the right of the cognizee, as that which he hath of the gift of the

A tenant at will of free condition, who held land of the thane on condition of paying rent or services. A freeman of inferior rank occupied in husbandry. Spelman. Those who tilled

A churl.

I have taken.

I have taken the body. See 3 Bl. Comm. 288.

I have the body and it is in custody; a form of return for a writ.

I have the body and I have it ready; a form of return for a writ.

He took it.

He took and led away.

He took and carried away.

He took in another place; a form of plea in replevin.