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Lat. In old English law. To demand or challenge, to assert a right to a thing; to claim; to cry out, to publish or declare aloud; to cry, as a newly-born child; to complain. Claman

Secret offenses are punished more severely than open ones.

clamia, clamenm, clamens, I I In old English latv. A claim.

A writ commanding the admission of an attorney to represent a claimant who was abroad.

An ancient writ by which the king commanded the justices in eyre to admit the claim by attorney of a person who was in the royal service, and could not appear in person. Reg. Orig.

A complaint; an outcry; a claim.

A technical phrase of the Roman law, meaning by force, stealth, or importunity.

Secret; hidden; concealed. The "clandestine importation" of goods is a term used in English statutes as equivalent to "smuggling." Keck v. U. S., 172 U. S. 434, 19 Sup. Ct 254, 48

In this section, the term “clandestine activity” means any activity where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly

On the Continent, clandestine marriages, although they subjected the parties to the censures of the Church, were not only held valid by the civil and canon law, but were pronounced

The term "clandestine military activity or operation in cyberspace" means a military activity or military operation carried out in cyberspace, or associated preparatory a

A part of a written instrument enclosing certain words; a sentence or part of a sentence in a deed, or other private writing, or in a statute, v. Clausula.

I, In the Roman law. A bar for securing a door. Clanstra: bars.

I. I. In old English law. An enclosure, or tljat which fences it; brush-wood for hedges or fences.

I. I. In old English law. Close, — a term applied to writs. Clausum vel apertum: close or open. v. Close.

I. I., Clausure, I. fr. In old English law. An enclosure. Clansnra heyse: the enclosure of a hedge.

A watchman’s alarm rattle.

It clearly appears.

In old Scotch law. The warranty of stolen cattle or goods; the law regulating such warranty. Skene de Verb. Sign.

clamarthen. In old Scots law. The warianty of stolen cattle or goods; the law regulating such warranty.

CONSTITUTIONS OF. The constitutions of Clarendon were certain statutes made in the reign of Henry II., of England, at a parliament held at Clarendon, by which the king checked the.

CONSTITUTIONS OF. Certain statutes made in the reign of Henry II. at a parliament held at Clarendon (A. D. 1164) by which the king checked the power of the pope and his clergy and

Statutes passed in the twelfth century curbing the pope and the clergy. See 4 Bl. Co-mm. 422.

Lat. In old Scotch law. A making clear; the purging or clearing (clenging) of an assise. Skene.

The term "Clark County Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Park" means the approximately 960 acres of land identified on the Map as "Clark County Off-Highway Vehicle Recr

“class” or “class of positions” includes all positions which are sufficiently similar, as to— (A) kind or subject-matter of work; (B) level of difficulty and responsibility; and (C

For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term “class 1 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle, other than a class 3 electric bicycle, equipped with a motor that— (I) provide

For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term “class 2 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that— (I) may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle;

For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term “class 3 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that— (I) provides assistance only when the rider is peda

The term “Class A accident” means an accident involving an aircraft that results in— (A) the loss of life or permanent disability; (B) damages to the aircraft, other property, or a

The term “class action” means— (aa) a single lawsuit in which: (1) damages are sought on behalf of more than 10 persons or prospective class members; or (2) one or more named parti

The term “class A external power supply” means a device that— (I) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower voltage AC or DC output; (II) is able to convert to only 1

the term “class certification order” means an order issued by a court approving the treatment of some or all aspects of a civil action as a class action; and / Definitions.—In this

Class counsel.—The term “class counsel” means the persons who serve as the attorneys for the class members in a proposed or certified class action.

Debts, for which an action of debt may be brought at Common Law, may be classed under four general heads: 1st. Judgments obtained in a Court of record on a suit. 2nd. Specialties a

follows in Official Order No. 20—28: 'IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: '1.

A seaman or soldier serving at sea.

In the Roman law. Persons employed in servile duties on board of vessels. Code, 11. 12.

Classification is not different in law than in other departments of knowledge. It is the grouping of things in speculation or practice because they agree with one another in certai

a state may classify persons and objects for the purpose of legislation. ... As the standard established can be proved in the hands of a producing vender, he is exempt from the pen

in taxation there is a broader power of classification than in some other exercises of legislation... Granting the power of classification, we must grant government the right to se

As to what is proper classification of the subjects of statutes, see Equal Protection of the Law; Police Powers.

The rule of equality, in respect to the subject, only requires the same means and methods to be applied impartially to all the constituents of each class, so that the law shall ope

any written determination by a majority of the Board classifying a film, or granting or refusing an application for change of classification.

The term “classified” means anything containing— (A) classified national security information as defined in section 6.1 of Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note) or any succe

The term “classified contract” means a contract the performance of which requires a contractor performing under such contract, or an employee of such contractor, to have access to

The term “classified information” means information or material designated pursuant to the provisions of a statute or Executive order as requiring protection against unauthorized d

In this section, the term “classified information of the United States” means information originated, owned, or possessed by the United States Government concerning the national de

The term "classified intelligence budget justification materials" means, with respect to a fiscal year, the materials submitted to Congress by the Director of National In

The terms "classified material" and "classified record" include any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, ph

The term “classified national security information” means information that is classified or classifiable under Executive Order 12958 or a successor Executive order.

The terms "classified material" and "classified record" include any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, ph

The term "classified school employee" means an employee of a State or of any political subdivision of a State, or an employee of a nonprofit entity, who works in any grad

The term “class I gaming” means social games solely for prizes of minimal value or traditional forms of Indian gaming engaged in by individuals as a part of, or in connection with,

(A) The term “class II gaming” means— (i) the game of chance commonly known as bingo (whether or not electronic, computer, or other technologic aids are used in connection therewit

The term “class III gaming” means all forms of gaming that are not class I gaming or class II gaming.

just what it sounds like-the stuff involved in playing class III games.

“Class I railroad”, “Class II railroad”, and “Class III railroad” mean railroad carriers that have annual carrier operating revenues that meet the threshold amount for Class I carr

“Class I railroad”, “Class II railroad”, and “Class III railroad” mean railroad carriers that have annual carrier operating revenues that meet the threshold amount for Class I carr

In order to assure protection of riparian habitat, the Secretary shall maintain a buffer zone of no less than one hundred feet in width on each side of all Class I streams in the T

The term “class II substance” means each of the substances listed as provided in section 7671a(b) of this title .

The term “Class I milk” means milk (including milk components) classified as Class I milk under a Federal milk marketing order. / The term “Class I milk” means milk (including milk

“Class I railroad”, “Class II railroad”, and “Class III railroad” mean railroad carriers that have annual carrier operating revenues that meet the threshold amount for Class I carr

In order to assure protection of riparian habitat, the Secretary shall maintain a buffer zone of no less than one hundred feet in width on each side of all Class I streams in the T

The term “class I substance” means each of the substances listed as provided in section 7671a(a) of this title .

It is established by repeated decisions that a statute aimed at what is deemed an evil, and hitting it presumably where experience shows it to be most felt, is not to be upset by t

Except as provided in this section, the term “class life” means the class life (if any) which would be applicable with respect to any property as of January 1, 1986, under subsecti

Definitions.—In this section, the terms "class", "class action", "class certification order", and "class member" shall have the meanings giv

persons (named or unnamed) who fall within the definition of the " proposed " or certified class." § 1332(d)(1)(D) (emphasis added).

The term “class of covered products” means a group of covered products, the functions or intended uses of which are similar (as determined by the Secretary).

The term “class of motor vehicles” means any one of the following categories of motor vehicles: (A) Motor vehicles provided for in subheading 8701.20, subheading 8704.10, 8704.22,

The term "class of naval vessels"— (A) means any group of similar undersea or surface craft procured with Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy or Other Procurement, Navy fun

“class” or “class of positions” includes all positions which are sufficiently similar, as to— (A) kind or subject-matter of work; (B) level of difficulty and responsibility; and (C

rates applied to traffic through two separate tariffs. One tariff, the 'classification,' assigns each of the many thousand commodities carried by rail to one of presently some 30 c

The term “classroom-based instructional reading assessment” means an assessment that— (i) evaluates children's learning based on systematic observations by teachers of children per

In such a suit the association represents all its members and stands in judgment for them, and even though the suit had a different object than the instant one it is conclusive upo

The term "Class VI well" means a well described in section 144.6(f) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

1. 1. In old English law. To enclose; to turn open fields

A part of a treaty; of a legislative act; of a deed; of a will, or other written instrument; a part of a sentence. As used in a statute relating to wills, a clause is "some colloca

By this clause, in a deed or settlement, the acts or deeds of a tenant for life or other proprietor, contrary to the conditions of his right, become null and void, and, by the "res

(Scotch) A clause imposing some obligation contingent upon an event.

A clause by which a right shall upon certain contingencies revert to the grantor.

In French law. The name given to the clause whereby one party to a contract reserves to himself the right to annul it.

Contain all such matters of record as were committed to close writs. These rolls are preserved in the Tower. Rapalje & L.

Lat. [from claudere, q. v.] In old English law. An enclosure, or that which fences it. Blount. 2 Mon. Angl. 403. Brush-wood for hedges or fences. Cowell. Kennett's Par. Ant. 247.

A clause; a sentence or part of a sentence in a written instrument or law. So called as inclosing or including certain words. CLAUSULA GENERALIS DE RESIDUO non ea complectitur quae

A clause in a will which provides that no will subsequently made is to be valid. The latter would still be valid, but there would be ground for suspecting undue influence. Grotius.

Unaccustomed clauses always arouse suspicion.

A general clause of remainder does not include matters not of the same kind with those specially mentioned.

A general clause of remainder does not embrace those things which are not of the same kind with those which had been specialiy mentioned. Lofft, Appendix, 419.

A general clause does not refer to matters expressly mentioned.

A clause [in a law] which precludes its abrogation la void from the beginning. Bac. Max. 77.

A clause which forbids repeal is void from the beginning.

A useless clause or disposition is not supported by a remote presumption or by a subsequently occurring fact.

A useless clause or disposition [one which expresses no more than the law by intendment would have supplied] is not supported by a remote presumption, [or foreign intendment of som

Close; closed. A writ was either clausum (close) or apertum (open). Grants were said to be by literae patentae (open grant) or literae clausae (close grant). 2 Bl. Comm. 346. A clo

See "Quare Clausum Fregit."

In English law. The morrow of the utas or eight days of Easter; the end of Easter; the Sunday after Easter-day. 2 Inst. 157.

An Inclosure.

I. Keys. Claves curiae: the keys of the court A term applied, in old Scots law, to the officei-s of a court, such as the clerk, Serjeant, eta Claves insulae: the keys of the island