Law Dictionary

He appeared at the day.

To manure.

Legal fitness or qualification.

a person who is to receive a reward for or upon the conviction of the offender; for he is universally recognised as a competent witness, whether the reward be offered by the public

In light of general authority and of sound reason... the dead hand of the common law rule of 1789 should no longer be applied to such cases as we have here; that the conviction of

My opinion has been changed by the modern authorities, which give an evident preponderance to the opposite scale; and, in general, the Judges have, of late, been inclined to a more

Fit; qualified; lawful. Thus, "competent authority" is held«to mean lawful authority (8 Pet. [U. S.] 449). A "competent court," one having jurisdiction. 1 C. P. Div. 176. COiVIPETE

(Scotch) Of a plea which might have been offered but was not.

the authority of the President, and officers acting under his direction.

That evidence which the very nature of the thing to be proven requires, as the production of a writing where its contents are the subject of inquiry. Chapman v. Mc Adams, 1 Lea (Te

The term “competent investigating authority” means the competent investigating authority, as defined in article 1911, of a NAFTA country. / The term "competent investigating a

“Competent professional authority” means physicians, nutritionists, registered nurses, dietitians, or State or local medically trained health officials, or persons designated by ph

The term “competent regional organization”— (A) for the tuna fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission; and (B) in any other

[A] competent tribunal': a court authorized to render judgment on the indictment. The circumstance that ultimately it is determined on appeal that the indictment is defective does

One possessing legal qualifications to testify. See 5 Mich. 60.

To be available.

The proviso, like the body of § 12, contains the term 'competing' employees, which necessarily implies that a veteran's preference operates only within a defined group.

An assize lies.

the existence of present or potential competitors, and the unfair methods must be such as injuriously affect or tend thus to affect the business of these competitors-that is to say

The terms “competitive acquisition area” and “area” mean an appropriate geographic region established by the Secretary under the program.

“Competitive bidding” means a procurement process under which the Secretary or a State agency selects a single source (a single infant formula manufacturer) offering the lowest pri

The effect on competition in a particular market through acquisition of another company is determined by the nature or extent of that market and by the nearness of the absorbed com

Congress intended to place national and state banks on a basis of 'competitive equality' insofar as branch banking was concerned... national branch banking is limited to those Stat

any particular route, rate, or service on which any of the 'protected railroads' were handling traffic at the time the merger application was filed or at the date of the order.

The term “competitive generic therapy” means a drug— (AA) that is designated as a competitive generic therapy under section 356h of this title; and (BB) for which there are no unex

The term "competitive integrated employment" means work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment)— (A) for which an individual— (i)

The term “competitively biddable drugs and biologicals” means a drug or biological described in section 1395u( o )(1)(C) of this title and furnished on or after January 1, 2006.

The term "competitive procedures" means procedures under which the head of an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open competition. Such term also includes

“competitive product” or “product in the competitive category of mail” means a product subject to subchapter II of chapter 36; and

Competitive products fund.—The term “Competitive Products Fund” means the Postal Service Competitive Products Fund established by section 2011; and

The term “competitive program” means each of the following agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs for which the Secretary has administrative or other aut

The term “competitive program critical base funding” means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made available for competitive programs for fiscal year 2006, as appropriate.

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “competitive service” and “excepted service” have the meanings provided those terms by sections 2102 and 2103, respectively, of title 5. / “

In this section, the term “competitive service position” means a position in the competitive service, as defined in section 2102(a)(1) of title 5 . / The term “competitive service

§ 2(b) of the Act contemplates that the lower price which may be met by one who would discriminate must be the lower price of his own competitor

Capability, admissibility. Applied to witnesses, to signify legal ability to be received and examined on the trial of a cause. 3 Bl. Com. 869. Propriety or sufficiency as a legal r

any effort to present the expression of others in some sort of organized package.

To compile is to copy from various authors into one work. Between a compilation and an abridgment there is a clear distinction. A compilation consists of selected extracts from dif

A collection' of the statutes existing and in force in a given state, all laws and parts of laws relating to each subject-matter being brought together under one head, and the whol

To file a complaint; to make a formal charge or accusation.

the term “complainant” means the person filing a complaint under subsection (a) of this section. / “Complainant” means the person (including the Secretary) who files a complaint un

the complainant is always bound to prove his title, unless it be admitted by the answer.

The term “complaining party” means— (A) in the case of a person seeking to bring an action under subsection (a)(1), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Attorney Genera

inter alia," any "utterance expressing a grievance." Webster's New International Unabridged Dictionary 546 (2d ed. 1957).

The term “complementary access” means the exercise of the IAEA's access rights as set forth in Articles 4 to 6 of the Additional Protocol.

The term “complementary educational facilities” means educational program functional spaces such as libraries, gymnasiums, and cafeterias.

I. I. Fullness of justice; full justice.

Lat. In old practice. Fullness of justice; full justice. Beg. Grig. 88, 89.

Old forms: Complet, compleet, compleate, compleat (adap. Lat. completus, pa. pple. of complere to fill up, finish: cp. Fr. complet). 1. Wanting no part, member, or element; entire,

the constitutional authority to enact "regulations relating to 'registration.' " Ibid.; see also Cook v. Gralike, 531 U. S. 510, 524 (2001) (same); Roudebush v. Hartke, 405 U. S. 1

(Pa. pple. of Complete, q. v.) The word is used in the various senses of the verb, and may thus mean finished, perfected, etc. But it may be restricted by a context to a finishing,

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “completed administrative action” includes orders, determinations, rules, regulations, personnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, contr

the term “completed application” means an application in which the creditor has received the information that is regularly obtained in evaluating applications for the amount and ty

For purposes of this subsection, the term “completed crop pool method of accounting” means a method of accounting under which gain or loss is computed separately for each crop year

The court understands these expressions to mean that each distinct interest should be represented by persons, all of whom are entitled to sue, or may be sued, in the federal courts

The severance of all managerial and all financial connections between El Paso and the New Company must be complete for the decree to satisfy our mandate. Only a cash sale will sati

a retention of control over the disposition of the trust property, whether for the benefit of the donor or others, renders the gift incomplete until the power is relinquished wheth

In every complete grant conveying a perfect title it is essential that the thing granted be sufficiently described to enable it to be identified. To constitute a complete and perfe

Since the power to revoke or alter was dependent on the consent of the one entitled to the beneficial, and consequently adverse, interest, the trust, for all practical purposes, ha

This is a term sometimes applied to the subsequent purchaser of land who, though subsequent, will, under certain circumstances, be protected as against prior purchasers where he ha

where the federal government, in the exercise of its superior authority in this field, has enacted a complete scheme of regulation and has therein provided a standard for the regis

The term “complete withdrawal” means a complete withdrawal described in section 1383 of this title .

the placement of dismembered body parts on a tray rather than the removal of an intact fetus from the woman's body.

(Adap. Lat. eompletio of action of complere to complete, q. v.) The act of completing in various senses parallel with those of the verb. The word "completion [means] * * * the fini

The term “completion location” means any subsurface location from which natural gas is being or has been produced in commercial quantities.

The term “completion of the Russian HEU Agreement” means the importation into the United States from the Russian Federation pursuant to the Russian HEU Agreement of uranium derived

The term “complex” means all sites managed in whole or in part by the Office. / For purposes of this paragraph, the term “complex” means— (i) there are a large number of alleged co

The term "complex attack" has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: "An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements wh

the term “complex consumer goods” means electronic or mechanical devices composed of multiple manufactured components, with an intended useful life of 3 or more years, where the pr

the term “complex durable goods” means manufactured goods composed of 100 or more manufactured components, with an intended useful life of 5 or more years, where the product is typ

The term “complex operation” means an operation as follows: (A) A stability operation. (B) A security operation. (C) A transition and reconstruction operation. (D) A counterinsurge

The term “compliance” means that an executive agency— (A) has— (i) published improper payments information with the annual financial statement of the executive agency for the most

In this subsection, the term “compliance and ethics program” means, with respect to a facility, a program of the operating organization that— (A) has been reasonably designed, impl

The term “compliance category of automobiles” means any of the following 3 categories of automobiles for which compliance is separately calculated under this chapter: (i) Passenger

For purposes of this clause, the term “compliance date” means the later of— (aa) 180 days after the end of the first full calendar month period in which the average aggregate compa

The term “compliance period” means, with respect to any building, the period of 15 taxable years beginning with the 1st taxable year of the credit period with respect thereto.

The term “compliance plan” means, for purposes of the requirements of this subchapter, either— (A) a statement that the source will comply with all applicable requirements under th

The term "compliant budget" means a budget that is prepared in accordance with— (A) agreed accounting standards; and (B) the applicable Fiscal Plan.

the term “compliant coal” means coal that contains not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.2 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu; and

Availability Exception.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that complian

An accomplice.

Involved as an accomplice.

To plot; to conspire.

The terms "commercial product", "commercial service", "nondevelopmental item", "component", and "commercial component" have the me

The term “component head” means the head of any component of the Department with a vehicle fleet.

The term “component member” means an includible corporation (as defined in section 1504) which is a member of the affiliated group.

For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a good that is a yarn, fabric, or fiber, the term “component of the good that determines the tariff classification of the good” means

The term "component part" means any imported article that— (A) during the 5-year period ending on the date on which the petition is filed under subsection (a), has been s

I. To settle, compromise suits.

I. Having power, capacity or control. Compos mentis: having capacity of jnind; of sound mind. Compos sni: having power of one's self; having the use of one's limbs, or the power of

the term “composite rate”— (A) means a combination of mainline and bush linehaul rates and a single terminal handling payment at a bush terminal handling rate paid to a bush carrie

the term “composite retirement annuity” means the annuity computed when a phased retiree attains full retirement status; / the term “composite retirement annuity” means the annuity

Lat. [from componere, to put together, or frame.] A putting together, or making up; an agreement, composition or satisfaction. See Composition. A statute or ordinance. See infra.

The ordinance of measures; the title of an ancient ordinance, not printed, mentioned in St. 23 Hen. VIII. c. 4, establishing a standard of measures. 1 Bl. Comm. 275. COMPOSITIO ULN

A composition under Chapter XIII, unlike an extension, is closely akin to straight bankruptcy and to proceedings under Chapters XI and XII, for under such a plan the debtor is disc

In old European law. A sum of money paid among the early barbarous nations of Europe, as satisfaction for an injury, either to the person offended, when capable of receiving it, or

A contract between a debtor and his creditors affecting an agreed adjustment of their claims. See 48 Minn. 317, 51 N. W. 377.

An agreement by the creditors of a bankrupt to receive a certain percentum of their claims in full satisfaction. The national bankrupt act provides for such compositions, requiring

Chapter XI is a statutory variation of the common-law composition of creditors and, unlike the broader scope of Chapter X, is limited to an adjustment of unsecured debts.

A mixture or chemical combination of materials. The term is used in the act of congress, July 4. 1836, S 6, in describing the subjects of patents. It may include both the substance