Law Dictionary

In old English law. A parish clerk. Towns. PI. 213. Otherwise called clericus sacerdotis. Cowell.

In Spanish law. Clergy; men chosen for the service of God. White, New Recop. bk. 1, tit. 5, c. 4,

The term “Clerk” means the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States. / The term “Clerk” means the Clerk of the House of Representatives. / “clerk” and “clerk of t

Besides these two, there are eleven Lords Ordinary, making thirteen judges. Before the Union, there was a (95.)

Officers attached to the central criminal court in England, and to each circuit. The clerk of arraigns "has to discharge, for the judge sitting on the crown side (i. e. in criminal

In English law. Officers who officiate as associates on the circuits. They reconi nil judicial proceedings done by the judges on the circuit.

The officer who is responsible for the due performance of the administrative duties of the courts of assizes on each circuit. He performs the same duties on circuit which the assoc

The term “clerk of court” means a clerk of a naturalization court.

In English law. The former chief officer of the English enrollment office. He formed part of the staff of the central office (q. v.), but the office is now abolished.

“clerk” and “clerk of the court” shall mean the clerk of the district court of the United States, any authorized deputy clerk, and any other person authorized by the court to assis

An officer wbose duty it is to issue writs for election for members of Parliament, upon tbe warrant of the Lord Chancellor and to deliver to the House of Commons the list of member

See Crown Office in Chancery.

An important officer of the English house of commons. He is appointed by the crown as under-clerk of the parliaments to attend upon the commons. He makes a declaration, on entering

One of the chief officers of the lower house of the English parliament. He is appointed by the crown as under clerk of the parliaments, to attend upon the commons. He makes a decla

The overseer or superintendent of a public market. In old English law; he was a quasi judicial officer, having power to settle controversies arising in the market between persons d

One of the chief officers of the house of lords. He is appointed by the crown, by letters patent. On entering office he makes a declaration to make true entries and records of the

An officer appointed by the custos rotulorum (q. v.) to assist the justices of the peace /in quarter sessions in drawing indictments, entering judgments, issuing process, etc. Prit

An officer in the English exchequer, who entered every seller's bill on the parchment rolls, the roll of receipts, and the roll of disbursements.

See "Petty Bag Office."

There are four of these officers, who attend the lord privy seal, orj in the absence of the lord privy seal, the principal secretary of state. _ Their duty is to write and make out

There ave four of these officers, who attend the lord privy seal, or, in the absence of the lord privy seal, the principal secretary of state. Their duty is to write and make out a

An officer In England, whose duty it is to attend on the king's principal secretary, who always has the custody of the privy signet, as well for the purpose of sealing his majesty'

An official of the British House of Commons who advises the speaker on all questions of order.

The period which must be spent by a law student in the office of a practicing attorney before admission to the bar. 1 Tidd, Prac. 61 et seq.

Officers attached to the central criminal court in England, and to each circuit. They prepare and settle indictments against offenders, and assist the clerk of arraigns. CLERK OF T

Officers formerly attached to the English court of chancery, whose duties consisted principally in sealing bills of complaint and writs of execution, filing affidavits, keeping a r

In the principal registry of the probate division of the English high court, clerks of seats discharge the duty of preparing and passing the grants of probate and letters of admini

Lat. An heir 3 Mon. Angl, 129. Whishaw, •

A writ which formerly lay to restore a man to the church, which he had recovered for a sanctuary being suspected of a felony. Reg. Orig.; Cowell.

I. I. In old English law. To chase.

Lat. In the Roman law. A client or dependent. One who depended up-fjh another as his patron or protector, adviser or defender, in suits at law and other difficulties; and was bound

The term “client” means any person or entity that employs or retains another person for financial or other compensation to conduct lobbying activities on behalf of that person or e

if such services meet standards prescribed by the Assistant Secretary and are necessary for the general welfare of older individuals. For purposes of paragraph (5), the term “clien

In old English law. The state of a client; clientship; protection; patronage; guardianship. Applied to the relation of a church to its patron. 2 Bl. Comm. 21.

An inn of chancery. See "Inns of Chancery."

The term "Cliffside Field" means the helium storage reservoir in which the Federal Helium Reserve is stored.

An officer in the common pleas who engrossed fines of land.

The term “climate division” means 1 of the 359 divisions in the United States that represents 2 or more regions located within a State that are as climatically homogeneous as possi

The term "climate intelligence indications and warnings" means developments relating to climate security with the potential to— (A) imminently and substantially alter the

The term “climate resilience” means the capability to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from, extreme weather, or from anticipated or unanticipated

The term "climate security" means the effects of climate change on the following: (A) The national security of the United States, including national security infrastructu

The term “clinic” includes— (A) a clinical program at an accredited law, business, or accounting school in which students represent low-income taxpayers in controversies arising un

The term "clinical and demographic information" includes— (i) date of diagnosis; (ii) age at diagnosis; (iii) the patient's sex, race, ethnicity, and environmental exposu

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “Clinical Center of Excellence” means a Center that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the Center— (i) uses an int

The term “clinical investigation” means any experiment involving 1 or more human subjects, or materials derived from human subjects, in which a drug or device is administered, disp

As used in this section, the term “laboratory” or “clinical laboratory” means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immuno-hematological, hematolog

In this section, the term “clinically susceptible concentrations” means specific values which characterize bacteria as clinically susceptible, intermediate, or resistant to the dru

The term “clinical nurse specialist” means, for purposes of this subchapter, an individual who— (i) is a registered nurse and is licensed to practice nursing in the State in which

The term "clinical outcome assessment" means— (A) a measurement of a patient's symptoms, overall mental state, or the effects of a disease or condition on how the patient

For purposes of this subsection, the term “clinical practice improvement activity” means an activity that relevant eligible professional organizations and other relevant stakeholde

The term “clinical privileges” includes privileges, membership on the medical staff, and the other circumstances pertaining to the furnishing of medical care under which a physicia

As used in this subchapter, the term “clinical research” means patient oriented clinical research conducted with human subjects, or research on the causes and consequences of disea

The term “clinical social worker” means an individual who— (A) possesses a master's or doctor's degree in social work; (B) after obtaining such degree has performed at least 2 year

The term “clinical social worker services” means services performed by a clinical social worker (as defined in paragraph (1)) for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (o

The term “clinical testing” means any human clinical testing— (i) which is carried out under an exemption for a drug being tested for a rare disease or condition under section 505(

the term "clinical treatment facility" means a medical setting, other than a hospital, that provides detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment and care, reside

The term "clinical workflow" means the integration of automated queries for prescription drug monitoring programs data and analytics into health information technologies

In Saxon law. The son ol a king or emperor; the next heir to the throne; the Saxon adeling. Spelman.

A prison or dungeon.

Cheating with loaded dice.

An interest in the soil (Doctoj & Stud. 30; 6 East, 154; 7 East, 207; 1 Burrov/s, 133), or in trees or growing crops (4 Mass. 266; 9 Johns. [N. Y.] 113). An inclosed tract of land.

In English law. Sealed,— a term applied to writs and letters, sealed as distinguished from those that are open or patent Close copies: copies of papers which might be written as cl

Although activities may be intrastate in character when separately considered, if they have such a close and substantial relation to interstate commerce that their control is essen

solitary confinement;' and "Re Medley", 134 U. S. 160 , 33 L. ed. 835, 10 Sup.

Copies which might be written with any number of words on a sheet. Office copies were to contain only a prescribed number of words on each sheet.

One in which the directors and officers have the power to fill vacancies in their own number, without allowing to the general body of stockholders any choice or vote in their elect

The term “closed” refers to the earliest point in time at which— (A) all criminal proceedings (other than appeals) are concluded, or (B) covert activities are concluded, whichever

It is enough to justify the deduction here that the transaction causing the loss was completed when the seizure was made. It was none the less a deductible loss then, although late

The term “Closed Area” means any area within the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party that is closed to vessels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific Island Party and is not

A term sometimes used to designate the Common Pleas Court of England when only serjeants could argue cases, which practice persisted until 1S33.

The term “closed-loop biomass” means any organic material from a plant which is planted exclusively for purposes of being used at a qualified facility to produce electricity.

The term “closed or realigned military installation” means a military installation where a depot-level maintenance and repair facility was approved in 1995 for closure or realignme

One of the oldest techniques in the art of collective bargaining is the closed shop. It protects the integrity of the union and provides stability to labor relations.

The arrangement of a vessel's sails when she endeavors to make progress in the nearest direction possible towards that point of the compass from which the wind blows. 6 El. & Bl. 7

For purposes of this section, the term “closely held business amount” means the value of the interest in a closely held business which qualifies under subsection (a)(1).

The term “closely held C corporation” means any C corporation described in section 465(a)(1)(B).

The term “closely held pass-thru entity” means any pass-thru entity if, at any time during any taxable year for which there is income under the contract, 50 percent or more (by val

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “closely held real estate investment trust” means a real estate investment trust with respect to which 5 or fewer persons own (after appl

A port inland on a river.

Rolls containing the record of the close writs (literae elausae) and grants of the king, kept with the public records. 2 Bl. Comm. 346.

A time of the year when the taking of game is prohibited by statute. See Fence Month.

In English law, a name given to certain, letters of the sovereign, sealed with his great seal and directed to particular persons and for particular purposes, which, uot being prope

Writs directed to the sheriff instead of to the lord. 3 Reeve, Hist, Eng. Law, 45. Writs containing grants from the crown to particular persons, and for particular purposes, which,

An expression used in New York to indicate the settlement or carrying out of a contract. CLOTURE (Fr.). The procedure in deliberative assemblies whereby debate is closed. effected

The term “closing transaction” means any termination of the taxpayer's obligation under an option in property other than through the exercise or lapse of the option.

For purposes of this section, the term “closure facility” means a Department of Energy facility at which the Secretary is carrying out a closure project selected under section 2601

The term “closure or close” means the termination of operations at open dumps on Indian land or Alaska Native land and bringing such dumps into compliance with applicable Federal s

The clergy.

See Vest. CLOTHniG. See Apparel; Exemption.

The term “clothes washer” means a residential model clothes washer, including a commercial residential style coin operated washer.

In this section, the term "clothing storage unit" means any free-standing furniture item manufactured in the United States or imported for use in the United States that i

in the custom of the trade the term 'clothing wool' applies to the short staple wool which is suitable for carding, and which goes into what is known as the woolen or felting proce

The procedure in deliberative assemblies whereby debate Is closed. Introduced in the English parliament in the session of 1882.

the capacity of Internet-connected devices to display data stored on remote servers rather than on the device itself." Riley, 573 U. S., at 397.

Equity will not allow a title to real estate, otherwise clear, to be clouded by a claim which cannot be enforced either at law or in equity, and consequently will interfere in beha

The term "cloud service provider" means an entity offering products or services related to cloud computing, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technolo

The alleged doubt as to plaintiff's right under the leases arises on the face of the instruments by which the plaintiff derives title. Because of that fact, the doubt is not in leg

A valley. An allowance of two pounds in every hundred weight for the turn of the scale, on buying goods wholesale by weight.

Act.' English Common Law Procedure Act.

The term "club" imports a deadly weapon. 178 111. App. 238; 32 111. App. 62.