Law Dictionary

Rule of violence; reguia-tion by force; the law of arms.

The term "clutter" means a natural or man-made surface feature that affects the propagation of a signal from a base station.

or CLIPEUS. In old English law. A shield; metaphorically one of a noble family. Clypei prostrati, noble families extinct. Mat. Paris, 463.

In old English law. A shield; metaphorically one of a noble family. Clypei prostrati, noble famllies extinct Mat. Paris, 463.

I. L To unite; to make one; to join in a body.

conceditiir et esse potnit, I To whomsoever anything granted'withont which the thing itself could aliqnis quid concedit, concedere videtur esse non potuit: any one who grants also

I In old English law. Guilty. guilty of intrusion.

I. I. In old Scots law. The estate of tenancy by the curtesy. Curiosa et captiosa interpretatio in lege reprobatur, I. A curious [overnice or subtle] and captious interpretation is

I. In old English law. A course or running, as of water; a course or practice. Cnrsns carbonum: a seam of coals. Cursus curiae: the practice of a court; — est lex curiae: the pract

/, I. In old English late. Court lands, v. Court lands.

amovendo, I. I v. De eustode, etc.

Such as accords with the rules, customs, and usages of the port where the discharge is made.

Estates which owe their origin and existence to the custom of the manor in which they are held. 2 Bl. Comm. 149.

In English law. A variety of copyhold estate, the evidences of the title to which are to be found upon the court rolls; the entries declaring the holding to be according to the cus

See Interpretation.

Such as are due by ancient custom or prescription only.

Tenants holding by custom of the manor.

I. fr. Custom shall be taken [is to be construed] strictly.

The term “CO” means carbon monoxide.

The term “CO 2 e” means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon dioxide (as determined based on relative global warming potential).

The term “CO 2 e per KWh” means, with respect to any greenhouse gas, the equivalent carbon dioxide (as determined based on global warming potential) per kilowatt hour of electricit

Coach is a generic term. It is a kind of carriage, and is distinguished from other vehicles, chiefly, as being a covered box, hung on leathers, with four wheels. Turnpike Co. v. Ne

The assistant of a bishop; an assistant.

One of two or more administrators appointed to act jointly.

One who is administrator with one or more others. See "Administrator."

L I. In old English hay, manure, etc.

A conspiracy. 9 Coke, 56.

To turn into a forest or to increase one.

An accomplice.

gas found within the coal formation, commonly referred to as coalbed methane gas (CBM gas).

The term “coalbed methane gas” means occluded natural gas produced (or which may be produced) from coalbeds and rock strata associated therewith.

As used in this section, the term “coal combustion byproducts” means the residues from the combustion of coal including ash, slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials.

In French law. An unlawful agreement among several persons not to do a thing except on some conditions agreed upon; a conspiracy.

“Coal mine” means any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained. / “coal mine” includes areas of adjoining mines connected underground.

In English law. A species of promissory note authorized by St. 3 Geo. II. c. 26, §§ 7, 8, which, having these words expressed therein, namely, "value received in coals," are to be

the term “coal or other mine” means a coal or other mine, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 802 ), that is subject to the provis

The term “coal or uranium development activities” means the production, processing, or transportation of coal or uranium.

The term “coal remining operation” means a coal mining operation which begins after February 4, 1987 at a site on which coal mining was conducted before August 3, 1977.

The term “coal seam” means any stratum of coal 20 inches or more in thickness, unless a stratum of less thickness is being commercially worked, or can in the judgment of the Secret

The term “coal wage agreement” means— (A) the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement, or (B) any other agreement entered into between an employer in the coal industry and the Unit

The term “coal waste sludge” means the tar decanter sludge and related byproducts of the coking process, including such materials that have been stored in ground, in tanks and in l

Chamberlainship; the office of a chainberlain. Cowell.

coartare, I. In old limit, or confine. Coarctata:

One who is assignee with one or more others. See "Assignment."

One who is assignee with one or more others. See Assignment.

the line of the shore plus the line where inland waters meet the open sea.

The term "coastal acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, fre

The term “coastal barrier” means— (A) a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or barrier island) that— (i) is subject to wave, tidal,

The term "coastal county" has the meaning given the term by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the document entitled "NOAA's List of Coastal Coun

The term "coastal ecosystem" means a biological community of organisms interacting with each other and their habitats in a coastal landscape. / “coastal ecosystem” means

The term “coastal energy activity” means any of the following activities if, and to the extent that (A) the conduct, support, or facilitation of such activity requires and involves

The term “coastal environment” means the navigable waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelines including 1 waters therein and thereunder). The t

The term “coastal fishery management plan” means a plan for managing a coastal fishery resource, or an amendment to such plan, prepared and adopted by the Commission, that— (A) con

The term “coastal fishery resource” means any fishery, any species of fish, or any stock of fish that moves among, or is broadly distributed across, waters under the jurisdiction o

The term “COASTAL Formula” has the meaning given the term in section 4057(a) of title 42. / The term “COASTAL Formula” means the formula established under subsection (b).

The term "coastal habitat assessment" means the process of evaluating the physical, chemical, and biological function of a coastal site to determine the value of the site

The term "coastal habitat enhancement" means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a coastal ecosystem to increase or decrease spec

The term "coastal habitat planning" means the process of developing a comprehensive plan that— (A) characterizes a coastal ecosystem; (B) sets protection, restoration, or

The term "coastal habitat protection" means a long-term action to safeguard habitat of value to fish and wildlife in a coastal ecosystem. / The term "coastal habitat

The term "coastal habitat restoration" means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a coastal ecosystem with the goal of returning,

The term “coastal Indian Tribe” means an “Indian Tribe”, as defined in section 5304 of title 25 , the land of which is located in a coastal State.

The term "coastal landscape" means a portion of a coastal ecosystem within or adjacent to a coastal State that contains various habitat types, including— (A) a fresh or s

the term “coastal management agency” means a State agency designated pursuant to section 306(d)(6) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 [ 16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(6) ];

The term “Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program” means the State of Washington’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program approved under section 1455b of title 16 .

The term “coastal plain” means that area identified as such in the map entitled “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge”, dated August 1980.

the term “coastal political subdivision” means any local political jurisdiction that is immediately below the State level of government, including a county, parish, or borough, wit

The term “coastal population” means the population, as determined by the most recent official data of the Census Bureau, of each political subdivision any part of which lies within

The term “coastal recreation waters” means— (i) the Great Lakes; and (ii) marine coastal waters (including coastal estuaries) that are designated under section 1313(c) of this titl

The term “coastal resource of national significance” means any coastal wetland, beach, dune, barrier island, reef, estuary, or fish and wildlife habitat, if any such area is determ

The term “coastal shoreline community” means a city or county directly adjacent to the open ocean, major estuaries, or the Great Lakes.

The term “coastal state” means a state of the United States in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of th

“coastal water quality” means the physical, chemical and biological parameters that relate to the health and integrity of coastal ecosystems;

“coastal water quality monitoring” means a continuing program of measurement, analysis, and synthesis to identify and quantify coastal water quality conditions and trends to provid

The term “coastal waters” means (A) in the Great Lakes area, the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States consisting of the Great Lakes, their connecting wat

“coastal wetlands conservation project” means— (A) the obtaining of a real property interest in coastal lands or waters, if the obtaining of such interest is subject to terms and c

“coastal wetlands restoration project” means any technically feasible activity to create, restore, protect, or enhance coastal wetlands through sediment and freshwater diversion, w

The term “coastal zone” means the coastal waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelands (including the waters therein and thereunder), strongly in

For purposes of this section, the term “coastal zone enhancement objective” means any of the following objectives: (1) Protection, restoration, or enhancement of the existing coast

The term “Coast and Geodetic Survey Act” means the Act entitled “An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes”, approved Augus

A term applied to vessels plying exclusively between domestic ports, and usually to those engaged in domestic trade, as distinguished from vessels engaged in foreign trade and plyi

"Coast Guard" means the organization established and continued under section 1 1 of title 14.

In this section, the term “Coast Guard authorization request” means a proposal for legislation that, with respect to the Coast Guard for the relevant fiscal year— (1) recommends en

The term “Coast Guard child development center” means a facility on Coast Guard property or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of a Coast Guard unit at which child

“Coast Guard District Response Group” means a Coast Guard District Response Group established under subsection (j);

Domestic trade between port and port in the United States, as distinguished from foreign trade between a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country. 1 Wend. (N. Y.)

the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.

the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters.

See Coast.

Vessels "plying coastwise" are those which are engaged in the domestic trade, or plying between port and port in the United States, as contradistinguished from those engaged in the

Coastwise qualified vessel.—The term “coastwise qualified vessel” means a vessel that has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121

Heraldic ensigns, introduced by Richard I. from the Holy Land, where they were first invented. Originally they were painted on the shields of the Christian knights who went to the

Allied in war.

A joint bishop.

Municipal corporations may be dissolved in England; (1) by act of parliament; Co. Litt. 176, n.; (2) by the loss of an integral part; University v. Williams, 9 Gill & J. (Md.) 365,

In this subsection, the term “COBRA continuation coverage” means coverage under a group health plan provided by an employer with 75 or more employees provided pursuant to title XXI

The term “COBRA continuation provision” means any of the following: (A) Section 4980B, other than subsection (f)(1) thereof insofar as it relates to pediatric vaccines. (B) Part 6

For purposes of subsection (a)(10)(F) and this subsection, the term “COBRA premiums” means the applicable premium imposed with respect to COBRA continuation coverage.

In medical jurisprudence. A method of serum-diagnosis of insanity from hæmolysis (breaking up o the red corpuscles of the blood) by injections of the venom of cobras or other serpe

all forms of cocaine base, including but not limited to crack cocaine.'" " Id., "at 30-31

The term "Co-Chairs of the Task Force" means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Attorney General, as established pursuant to Executive Order 1