Law Dictionary

A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law. CI VI LIS (Lat. from civis, a citizen). Civil, as distinguished from criminal. Civilis actio, a civil action. Bracton, fols. 101b,

As used in subsections (b) and (f) of this section, the term "civilian American citizen" means any person who, being then a citizen of the United States, was captured by

As used in this subsection, the term "civilian American citizens" means any person who, being then a citizen of the United States, was captured in Korea on or after June

the term “Civilian Board” means the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals established under section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act [41 U.S.C. 438]; and / The term

The term “civilian employee” means a person employed by the Federal Government, including a person entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule provided in section

The term “Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services” means the program authorized under sections 1079 and 1086 of this title and includes contracts entered into

The term "civilian medical or dental position" means a position for the performance of health care functions within the Department of Defense held by an employee of the D

In this chapter, the term "civilian member" means a civilian member of the teaching staff of the United States Naval Academy or the United States Naval Postgraduate Schoo

Definition.—In this section, the term “civilian nautical school” means a school operated in the United States (except the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a State maritime ac

The term “civilian nuclear activity” means any atomic energy activity other than an atomic energy defense activity.

The term “civilian nuclear power reactor” means a civilian nuclear powerplant required to be licensed under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this title.

The term “civilian officer or employee” means an employee, as such term is defined in section 2105 of title 5 .

Civilian Order of Protection Defined.—In this section, the term “civilian order of protection” has the meaning given the term “protection order” in section 2266(5) of title 18.

The term “civilian personnel” means direct-hire, permanent civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

An Infringement or privation of some civil right, and which is a subject for civil redress or compensation, as distinguished from a crime, which is a subject for punishment. 3 Step

The terms “civil investigative demand” and “demand” mean any demand issued by the commission under subsection (c)(1).

Civil.

In old English law. A civil lawyer, or civilian. Dyer, 267.

Civilly; opposed to criminaliter, or criminally. When a person does an unlawful act injurious to another, whether with or without an intention to commit a tort, he is responsible c

Civilly dead; in a state of civil death. CIVIS (Lat.) In the Roman law. A citizen; as distinguished from incola (an inhabitant); origin or birth constituting the former, domicile t

In practice. A law; an act of justice or judgment which renders a criminal process civil; performed by turning an information Into an Inquest or the contrary. Wharton. In public la

The Roman law expounded by Justinian.

[Lat. jus civile.] That ■ystem of law which a community, state or nation establishes for its own peculiar government; {quod quisque populus sibi jus constituit;) as distin^ished fr

The term “civil legal assistance attorney” means an attorney who— (A) is a full-time employee of— (i) a nonprofit organization that provides legal assistance with respect to civil

Amenability to a civil action, as distinguished from amenability to criminal prosecution.

The certification required in subparagraph (F) shall be a certification made by the State attorney general that the State has reviewed any applicable civil liability protection law

The liberty of a member of society, being a man's natural liberty, so far restrained by human laws (and no further) as is necessary and expedient for the general advantage of the p

An annual sum granted by the English parliament at the commencement of each reign, for the expenses of the royal household and establishment, as distinguished from the general exig

The term “civil nuclear” means activities, other than atomic energy defense activities, relating to— (A) nuclear plant construction; (B) nuclear fuel services; (C) nuclear energy f

One which binds in law, and which may be enforced in a court of justice. Poth. Obi. 173, 191.

Any officer of the United States who holds his appointment under the national government-, whether his duties are executive or judicial, in the highest or lowest departments of the

the limitation provision of §4B is tolled by Commission proceedings to the same extent and in the same circumstances as it is by Justice Department actions

An action such as this is civil, and is attended with the usual incidents of a civil action.

In modern civil law and in the law of Louisiana, that possession which exists when a person ceases to reside in a house or on the land which he occupied, or to detain the movable w

In practice. The remedy which the party injured by the commission of a tortious act has by action against the party committing it, as distinguished from the proceeding by indictmen

The term "Civil Reserve Air Fleet" means those aircraft allocated, or identified for allocation, to the Department of Defense under section 101 of the Defense Production

The term "Civil Reserve Air Fleet program" means the program developed by the Department of Defense through which the Department of Defense augments its airlift capabilit

See "Civil Liability." rights due from one citizen to another, the privation of which is a civil wrong, for which redress may be sought in a civil action. Also sometimes applied to

The right of a citizen; the right of an individual as a citizen; a right due from one citizen to another, the privation of which is a civil injury for which redress may be sought b

every right that pertains to the citizen under the Constitution, laws, the Government of this country.

A United States statute of 1875 against prohibiting the use of public places on account of race or color.

to provide a remedy in the federal courts supplementary to any remedy any State might have — relief under the Civil Rights Act may not be defeated because relief was not first soug

A United States statute of 1866, granting citizenship to native-born persons, including former slaves.

Cases determining the legal status of freedmen. See 100 U. S. 303, 25 L. Ed. 664.

In this subchapter, the term “Civil Rights movement” means the movement to secure racial equality in the United States for African Americans that, focusing on the period 1954 throu

Since his tax liability does not in effect rest on criminal conduct, the tax can be properly called a civil rather than a criminal sanction. The fact Congress provided civil proced

Many persons not employed as clerks or messengers of a department, are in the public service by virtue of an employment by the head of the department or by the head of some bureau

For purposes of this section, the term “Civil Service employees” means employees of the Federal Government except for members of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of t

the term “Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund” or “Fund” means the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under section 8348;

Civil proceedings in a court having both civil and criminal jurisdiction are said to ' be on the "civil side" of the court, whether heard by the same judge as tries the criminal ca

a suit within the category of "all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity," with which the section deals at the outset.

destined for use by civilian agencies in agricultural projects and not for use by the armed services to satisfy any of their needs or wants or by any civilian agency which acted as

Contempts are neither wholly civil nor altogether criminal. ... It is not the fact of punishment, but rather its character and purpose, that often serve to distinguish between the

when a civil war rages in a foreign nation, one part of which separates itself from the old established government, and erects itself into a distinct government, the courts of the

The term “Civil War veteran” includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term “active military o

(Roman Law) A citizen.

Go. Litt. 409. A city and a town differ, in this: that the inhabitants are calied the "city," but town includes the buildings.

A state.

Lat. <k L. Lat. A city, (Lat. urbs.) By civitas is properly meant the inhabitants, (incolce;) urbs includes the buildings. But the one is commonly taken for the other. Co. Litt. 10

An abbreviation for chief justice; also for circuit judge,

An abbreviation for civil law.

any right to payment that is "unliquidated," "contingent," "unmatured," or "disputed," 11 U.S.C.

VI, AUT PRECARIO. By force, stealth, or importunity.

claim against property of the debtor." A fair reading of § 102(2) is that a creditor who, like the Bank in this case, has a claim enforceable only against the debtor's property non

the party had not lost all right to justice, or claim, upon principles of international law, to remuneration; that he had a right both to the justice of his own and the foreign sov

the prisoner is held by an officer of the United States under what, in truth, purports to be the authority of the United States; that is, an authority, the validity of which is to

An action at law for the recovery of specific personal chattels wrongfully taken and detained, with damages which the wrongful taking or detention has caused; in substance a modem

only the claimant of the vessel involved and not to those making claims against the vessel.

In such suits, the claimant is an actor, and is entitled to come before the Court in that character only, in virtue of his proprietary interest in the thing in controversy; this al

For the purposes of subsections (c) and (j) of section 932 of this title, and for the purposes of paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of section 9501 of title 26, the term &quot;claim

The term “claimed invention” means the subject matter defined by a claim in a patent or an application for a patent.

Claim for Payment Defined.—In this section, the term “claim for payment” means an invoice or any other demand or request for payment. / In this section, the term “claim for payment

a claim for refund of, or credit against, any tax imposed by subtitle A"), but it is apparent from the language of § 6512(b)(3)(B) and the statute as a whole that a claim for refun

(Scotch) A petition by an heir to be served as heir of the decedent.

In English practice. In simple cases, where there was not any great conflict as to facts, and a discovery from a defendant was not sought, but a reference to chambers was neverthel

In English practice. In simple cases, where there was not any great conflict as to facts, and a discovery from a defendant was not sought, but a reference to chambers was neverthel

the term “claim information” means information regarding whether an individual is receiving, has received, or has made application for, unemployment compensation, the amount of any

Setting up a title in the United States, by way of defence, is not claiming a personal interest affecting the subject in litigation. This is the established construction of the 25t

A miners posted notice of his claim to mining rights on the land.

An intervention by a third person, demanding judicature in the cause against the plaintiff, who has chosen to commence his action out of claimant's court.. 2 Wils. 409; 2 Sharswood

In practice. An intervention by a third person demanding jurisdiction of a cause which the plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant's court. Now obsolete. 2 Wils. 409; 3 Bl. Cor

In practice. An intervention by a third person in a suit, claiming that he has rigltful jarisdiction of the cause which the plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant’s court. Now

A suit or petition to the crown, in the court of exchequer, to have liberties and franchises confirmed there by the attorney general. Wharton.

If the privilege claimed by the witness be allowed, the matter is at an end. The claim of privilege and its allowance is properly no part of the evidence submitted to the jury, and

If a taxpayer receives earnings under a claim of right and without restriction as to its disposition, he has received income which he is required to return, even though it may stil

If a taxpayer receives earnings under a claim of right and without restriction as to its disposition, he has received income which he is required to return, even though it may stil

The governing principle is that a claim of unconstitutionality will not be heard to excuse a voluntary, deliberate and calculated course of fraud and deceit. One who elects such a

“claim of valid existing rights” means any claim to the rail properties of the Alaska Railroad on record in the Department of the Interior as of January 13, 1983;

The law was, however, never intended to operate upon persons who had taken possession under a bona fide claim or color of title... It is a sufficient defense to such a proceeding t

A bond filed by a defendant in cases of replevin and of execution. Upon filing such bond in replevin the defendant is entitled to a return of the goods by the sheriff. Its use is s

debts, securities, other than stock, liens, or other interests of whatever character.

The claims referred to by the statute are those 'claims against' the property of the deceased which are allowed by and enforceable under the laws of the administering State and not

claims are to be construed in the light of the specifications and both are to be read with a view to ascertaining the invention

Claims for unliquidated damages require for their settlement the application of the qualities of judgment and discretion. They are frequently, perhaps generally, sustained by extra

the term “Claims Fund” means the special fund established in the Treasury of the United States composed of such sums as may be paid to or realized by the United States pursuant to

the provision relating to the payment or approval of a 'claim upon or against' the Government relates solely to the payment or approval of a claim for money or property to which a

Claim by force, stealth or supplication.

In the civil law. Covertly; secretly. CLAM DELINQUENTES MAGIS PUNIuntur quam palam. Those sinning secretly CLAMEA ADMITTENDA IN ITINERE per attornatum. An ancient writ, by which th

VI, AUT PRECARIO. A technical phrase of the Roman law, meaning by foree, stealth, or importunity. CLAMEA ADMITTENDA IN ITIN-

Lat. In old Enghsh law. To claim; to demand or challenge; to assert a right to a thing. Spelmam. Clamans; claiming. Beg. Orig. S6. To complain. Glanv. lib. 1, c. 5. To cry out; to