Law Dictionary

the term “communications satellite system” refers to a system of communications satellites in space whose purpose is to relay telecommunication information between satellite termin

The term “communications services” means— (A) local telephone service; (B) toll telephone service; and (C) teletypewriter exchange service.

The term "communications site" means an area of covered land designated for communications uses.

The term "communications use" means the placement and operation of a communications facility.

The term "communications use authorization" means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to locate or modify a communications facility on cover

An obsolete writ which anciently lay for the lord, whose tenant, holding by knight's service, died, and left his eldest son under age, against a stranger that entered the land, and

In clvillaw. An action which lies for those who have property in common, to procure a division. It. lies where parties hold land in common, but not in partnership. Calv. Lex. COMM

Lat. In the civil law. The name of an action brought for dividing a common property. Inst. 4. 17. 5. Big. 10. 3. Story on Fartn. § 352.

In the civll law. An action which lies for those who have property in common, to procure a division. It lies where parties hold land in common but not in partnership. Calvin.

In Scotch law. The negotiations preliminary to a contract. COMMUNIO BONORUM (Lat.) In civil law. A community of goods.

Community of goods.

There must be no departure from common practice. See 9 Mont. 452, 8 L. R. A. 629, 23 Pac. 1018.

In Scotch law. The right enjoyed by married persons in the movable goods belonging to them. Bell, Diet.

Common.

The common bench, the English court of common pleas.

Lat. A common error; an opinion or practice which has commonly been held or observed, though originally perhaps without adequate foundation in law.* Cowma Bis error facit ja«. Comm

Common error makes law. 4 Inst 240; Noy, Max. p. 37, max. 27. Common error goeth for a law. Finch, Law, b. 1, c. 3, no. 54. Common error sometimes passes current as law. Broom, Max

The maxim communis error facit jus, though said to be dangerous in its application, 'because it sets up a misconception of the law, for destruction of the law,' might here find a s

In feudal law on the continent of Europe, this name was given to towns enfranchised by the crown, about the twelfth century, and formed into free corporations by grants called "cha

A name given to proposed systems of life or soclal organisation based upon the fundamental principle of the non-existence of private property and of a community of goods in a socie

Common opinion; general professional opinion. Co. Litt. 186a.

In the civil law. A common or party wall. Dig. 8. 2. 8. 13.

In old English law. A common scold {q. v.). 4 Bl. Comm. 168.

A common writing; a deed.

A common stock of descent; a common ancestor.

Common stock or ancestry.

The term “Communist country” means any country dominated or controlled by communism.

any Communist-action organization, Communist-front organization, or Communist-infiltrated organization.

the present Communist Party of the United States.

In old English law. A community, Communitas regni Anglise: the general of England; one of the ancient names of naute.

The general assembly of the kingdom of England. One of the ancient names of the English parliament 1 Bl. Comm. 148.

Parliament.

Things commonly used and approved.

The term "communities of learning" means a holistic approach to education and community engagement in which schools act as the primary resource center for delivery of a s

the terms “community”, “public”, and “advocacy group” include representatives of organizations advocating for the education of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian c

The terms “community adjustment” and “economic diversification” include the development of feasibility studies and business plans for market diversification within a community adve

The term "community anchor institution" means an entity such as a school, library, health clinic, health center, hospital or other medical provider, public safety entity,

systems that receive television broadcast signals, amplify them, transmit them by cable or microwave, and distribute them by wire to subscribers.

CATV systems receive the signals of television broadcasting stations, amplify them, transmit them by cable or microwave, and ultimately distribute them by wire to the receivers of

the terms “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” and “qualifying community bank” have the meanings given the terms in section 201(a) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consume

the term "community based" has the meaning given it in section 11103(1) of title 34,

The term “community-based agency” means a private nonprofit organization (including a church or other religious entity) that— (A) is representative of a community or a significant

The term “community-based entity” means a public or private nonprofit organization that— (A) has experience with meeting unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety n

the term “community-based nonprofit housing developer” means a nonprofit community development corporation that— (A) has been classified by the Internal Revenue Service as an exemp

The term “community-based organization” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20 . / The term “community-based organization” means a private nonprofit organizatio

The term “community-based service program” means a program described in section 12542(b)(1)(A) of this title.

The term “community-based system of care” means the provision of services for the youth offender by various State or local agencies that in an interagency fashion or operating as a

For purposes of this subsection, the term "community care provider program" means a community mental health center or certified community behavioral health clinic that di

the term “community center” means facilities operated by nonprofit community-based organizations for the provision of recreational, social, or educational services to the general p

The term "community claim" means claim that arose before the commencement of the case concerning the debtor for which property of the kind specified in section 541(a)(2)

In this section, the term “community college” means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20 )— (1) that admits as regular students individuals wh

Definition.—In this subsection, the term "community confinement" has the meaning given that term in the application notes under section 5F1.1 of the Federal Sentencing Gu

The term "community conservation" means an approach to conservation involving local communities that recognizes the rights of local people to manage, or benefit directly

The term “community consultation” means a public gathering— (A) to discuss Native Hawaiian education concerns; and (B) about which the public has been given not less than 30 days n

"community correctional facility" means a residential facility that— (A) is used only for eligible offenders and their children under 7 years of age; (B) is not within th

any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation, except banks incorporated under the laws of this State and National Banks organized pursuant to the laws of the United St

The term “community day program” means a regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community day school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent child

One chargeable to the community (of husband and wife) rather than to either of the parties individually. Calhoun v. Leary, 6 Wash. 17, 32 Pac. 1070.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “small business”, “agriculture”, “small farm”, “small agri-business”, and “community development activities” shall have the meanings give

The term “community development bank” means any depository institution (as defined in section 1813(c)(1) of this title ).

The term “community development corporation” means a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to promote community development by providing housing opportunities for low-inc

The term “community development financial institution” has the meaning given the term in section 4702 of title 12 . / The term “community development financial institution” means a

The term “community development organization” means any community development bank, community development corporation, community development unit within any insured depository inst

The term "community disaster resilience zone" means a census tract designated by the President under subsection (d)(1).

“Community facility” shall mean waterworks, sewers, sewage, garbage and refuse disposal facilities, police and fire protection facilities, public sanitary facilities, works for tre

In general.—The term "community financial institution" means a member— (i) the deposits of which are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1811 et se

the term “community financial institutions” means— (I) a community development financial institution; (II) a minority depository institution, as defined in section 308 of the Finan

In this section, the term "community food project" means a community-based project that— (A) requires a 1-time contribution of Federal assistance to become self-sustainin

The terms “community health aide” and “community health practitioner” have the meanings given such terms for purposes of section 1616 l of title 25.

The term "community health center" has the meaning given the term in section 254c(a) 2 of this title.

The terms “community health aide” and “community health practitioner” have the meanings given such terms for purposes of section 1616 l of title 25.

The term "community health worker" means an individual who promotes health or nutrition within the community in which the individual resides— (A) by serving as a liaison

The term “community housing development organization” means a nonprofit organization as defined in paragraph (5), that— (A) has among its purposes the provision of decent housing t

federal income tax liability follows ownership

The term “community infrastructure” means a project or facility described in subparagraph (B) that— (i) is located off of a military installation or on property under the jurisdict

For purposes of this section, the term “community land trust” means a community housing development organization (except that the requirements under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of se

The term “community learning center” means an entity that— (A) assists students to meet the challenging State academic standards by providing the students with academic enrichment

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “community mental health center” means an entity that— (i) (I) provides the mental health services described in section 1913(c)(1) of the

The term “community navigator” means a community organization, community financial institution as defined in section 636(a)(36)(A) of this title , or other private nonprofit organi

The term "community navigator services" means the outreach, education, and technical assistance provided by community navigators that target eligible businesses to increa

The term “community newspaper plan” means any plan to which this section applies maintained as of December 31, 2018, by an employer which— (i) maintains the plan on behalf of parti

that the same, by the laws of that State, became a community of acquets and gains, one half of which, upon the death of their mother, became theirs and her other heirs.

The terms “Community of Democracies” and “Community” mean the association of democratic countries committed to the global promotion of democratic principles, practices, and values,

the Board regards as its primary concern in resolving unit issues 'to group together only employees who have substantial mutual interests in wages, hours, and other conditions of e

This term, as used in the definition of a partnership, (to which a community of profits is essential,) means a proprietorship in them as distinguished from a personal claim upon th

The term “community organization” means a nonprofit organization that carries out innovative, effective initiatives to address community challenges.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “community-oriented mortgage lending” means providing loans— (A) to finance home purchases by families whose income does not exceed 115 pe

The term "community partner" means a person (other than an individual) that provides loans, equity investments, or development services, including a depository institutio

The term “community partnership” means an agreement between a community development financial institution and a community partner to provide development services, loans, or equity

the wife has, in Washington, a vested property right in the community property, equal with that of her husband; and in the income of the community, including salaries or wages of e

The term “community property laws” means the community property laws of a State, a foreign country, or a possession of the United States. / The term “community property laws” means

The term “community rating system” means the systems, described in subparagraphs (B) and (C), of fixing rates of payments for health services. A health maintenance organization may

The term “community referral services” means services to assist families in obtaining community resources, including health care, mental health care, employability development and

The term "community rehabilitation program" means a program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with

The term "community resilience" means the ability of a community to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse seismic events.

“Community service” shall mean the maintenance and operation of facilities for health, refuse disposal, sewage treatment, recreation, water purification, and day-care centers, and

The term “community service center” means a non-profit organization that provides social services to residents of a specific geographical area via direct service or by contract wit

The term "community service employment" means part-time, temporary employment paid with grant funds in projects described in section 3056(b)(1)(D) of this title, through

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “community service facility” means any facility designed to serve primarily individuals whose income is 60 percent or less of area media

For purposes of this part, the term "community services" means services which are identified by an institution of higher education, through formal or informal consultatio