Law Dictionary

Capable of being confiscated or suitable for confiscation; liable to forfeiture. Camp v. Lockwood, 1 DalL (Pat) 393, 1 In Ed. 194.

To confiscate.

To appropriate to the use of the state. Especially used of the goods and property of alien enemies found in a state in time of war. 1 Kent, Comm. 52 et seq. Bona confiscata and for

Confiscated; forfeited to the treasury of the king or state; seized as forfeited, v. Bona confiseata.

the "nationaliza- tion, expropriation, or other seizure by the Cuban Govern- ment of ownership or control of property" without compen- sation, settlement, or return of the property

One whose property has been seized and sold under a confiscation act, e. g., for unpaid taxes. See Brent v. New Orleans, 41 La. Ann. 1098, 6 South. 793.

every case of the money or estate of an individual, brought into the treasury in virtue of any forfeiture.

Certain acts of congress, enacted during the progress of the civil war (1861 and 1862) in the exercise of the war powers of the government and meant to strengthen its hands and aid

The name given to a group of fifteen cases decided by the United States supreme court in 1868, on the validity and construction of the confiscation acts of congress. Reported in 7

The second law considers that all property belonging to British subjects was, by the mere operation of the first law, seized and confiscated; and declares that the commissioners we

Rate-making represents an order affecting the volume of income; it is said to confiscate property when it prohibits a reasonable return on investment beyond operating and initial c

A state enactment, or regulations made under the authority of a state enactment, establishing rates for the transportation of persons or property by railroad that will not admit of

The just compensation safeguarded to the utility by the Fourteenth Amendment is a reasonable return on the value of the property used at the time that it is being used for the publ

This power of regulation, if it is exercised in such an arbitrary or unreasonable manner as to prevent the company from obtaining a fair return upon the property invested in the pu

In determining what is a confiscatory regulation of rates, it is necessary to consider the actual effect of the rates imposed in the light of the utility's situation, its requireme

An old form of confiscate. Finch, Law, bk. 3, c. 17.

One charged with crime who confesses.

See Fiee, Department; Necessity; Take, 8.

I. In civil and old English law. To make or execute, as a deed or other written instrument Conllciendus: to be made. Confectus: made.

Striking together; meeting in collision; opposition, as of authority, interest, jurisdiction, titles. Conflict of laws. Opposition of laws upon the same object; whether of the same

It is a general rule that when all the calls of an entry cannot be complied with, because some are vague, or repugnant, the latter may be rejected or controlled by other material c

it is a rule of universal application, that no one having such duties to discharge shall be allowed to enter into engagements in which he has, or can have, a personal interest conf

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “adjoining country”, “appropriate congressional committees”, “armed group”, and “conflict mineral” have the meaning given those terms und

Where an actual conflict of interest exists, no more need be shown in this type of case to support a denial of compensation.

It is extravagant to suppose that the courts of [the domicile] will help a married woman to make her property there liable in circumstances in which the local law says that it shal

In this conflict, certain rules are applicable, viz.: (1) Special take precedence of general presumptions; (2) constant of casual ones; (3) presume in favor of innocence; (4) of le

I. In the civil law. Confusion; a pouring or fusing together; a mixture of liquids belonging to different persons, v. Commixtio; Confusion.

The intermixture of the goods of two persons, so that the several portions cannot be distinguished; the blending of the characters of debtor or creditor in the same person; the uni

The term “conforming loan limit” means the applicable limitation governing the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage secured by a single-family residence, a mortgage

The term "conforming mortgage" means, with respect to an enterprise, a conventional mortgage having an original principal obligation that does not exceed the dollar amoun

restrictions on, for instance, "increas[ing] the frequency or severity of any existing violation of any standard in any area," or "delay[ing] timely attainment of any standard .

BILL OF. See "Bill of Conformity." CONFRAIRIE (Fr.) A fraternity, brotherhood, or society. Cowell.

The term “conformity assessment procedure” means any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that relevant requirements in technical regulations or standards are fulfi

See Bint. 07 Conformity.

A term used to designate section 721 of Revised Statutes of the U. S. which provides as to federal courts conforming to state practice.

A brotherhood. Confrontation. The practice of bringing a witness to face one whom he accuses.

Brethren in a religious house; fellows of one and the same society. Cowell.

To bring face to face. The constitutional provision that the accused shall be " confronted with the witnesses against him " means that the witnesses on the part of the State shall

The need for confrontation is a necessary conclusion from the requirements of procedural due process in a situation such as this. Procedural due process often requires confrontatio

a primary interest secured by it is the right of cross-examination; an adequate opportunity for cross-examination may satisfy the clause even in the absence of physical confrontati

In this section the term "Confucius Institute" means a cultural institute established as a partnership between a United States institution of higher education and a Chine

The mingling of goods of different owners.

on the note given by Ficklin to his own firm of McMicken and Ficklin, with Webb and Smith as sureties, Ficklin, as a partner, was entitled to one half, upon the dissolution of the

In the civil and common law. The blending or union of the characters of debtor and creditor in the same person; the union of the obligation of the debtor with the right of the cred

The title of that branch of equity jurisdiction which relates to the discovery and settlement of conflicting, disputed, or uncertain boundaries.

The concurrence of two adverse rights to the same thing in one and the same person. Woods v. Ridley, 11 Humph. (Tenn.) 19S.

Such a mixture of the goods of two or more persons that they cannot be distinguished. When this takes place by the mutual consent of the owners, they have an b in the mixture In pr

when a case of confusion does appear,—when it is impossible to make a mathematical or approximate apportionment, then, from the very necessity of the case, one party or the other m

A union of the qualities of debtor and creditor in the same person. The effect of such a union is generally to extinguish the debt. 1 Salk. 306; Cro. Car. 551; 1 Ld. Raym. 515. See

A civil-law expression, synonymous with "merger," as used in the common law, applying where two titles to the same property unite m the same person. Palmer v. Burnside, 1 Woods, 17

Leave to agree with the plaintiff in levying a fine.

(Civil Law) Leave to appeal.

Dismissal by reason of the plaintiff’s default.

Leave to imparl, i. e., to settle an action amicably.

Leave to choose a bishop.

Leave to depart.

Lawful.

Leave to accord. A permission granted by the court, in the old process of levying a fine, to the defendant to agree with the plaintiff.

Leave to imparl. The privilege of an imparlance, (licentia loquendi.) 3 Bl. Comm. 299.

A permission or license from the British sovereign to a dean and chapter to elect a bishop, in time of vacation; or to an abbey or priory which is of royal foundation, to elect an

Contracts may create rights of property, but, when contracts deal with a subject-matter which lies within the control of the Congress, they have a congenital infirmity.

that which exists from the birth of the patient, and is (in law) properly called "idiocy." See supra.

Congested airport.—The term "congested airport" means an airport that accounted for at least 1 percent of all delayed aircraft operations in the United States in the most

In the French law. Permission, leave, license; a passport or clearance to a vessel; a permission to arm, equip, or havigate a vessal.

In Saxon law. Fellow members of a guild. Spelman, voc. "Geldum."

An old Roman measure of about a gallon.

The term “congregate housing” means low-rent housing with which there is connected a central dining facility where wholesome and economical meals can be served to occupants. Expend

The term “congregate services” means services described in subsection (d) of this section.

The term “congregate services program” means a program assisted under this section undertaken by an eligible housing project to provide congregate services to eligible residents.

the term “congregate services programs” means programs to be undertaken by a public housing agency or a nonprofit corporation to provide assistance, including personal assistance a

In establishing development cost limitations for a given market area under this subsection, the Secretary shall use data that reflect currently prevailing costs of construction, re

A society of a number of persons who compose an ecclesiastical body. ■ In the ecclesiastical law, this term is used to designate certain bureaus at Rome, where ecclesiastical matte

In a congregational church, the majority, if they adhere to the organization and to the doctrines, represent the church. An expulsion of the majority by a minority is a void act.

the entire legislative body consisting of both Houses

The term “congressional agriculture committees” means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropri

congressional 'approval' without more cannot be taken, we think, to indicate in this case more than a legislative finding that the proposed projects, no matter by whom they may be

The term "Congressional Commission" means the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, established under section 3056 of the Milit

The term “congressional committees” means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

The present question is, what is the extent of the punishing power which the deliberative assemblies of the Union may assume and exercise on the principle of self-preservation? Ana

The term “congressional defense committees” means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services an

“congressional employee” has the meaning given that term by section 2107 of this title , excluding an employee of an agency in the legislative branch. / The term “congressional emp

The term “congressional ethics committees” means the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives.

the term “Congressional-Executive China Commission” means the Congressional–Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China established under title III of the U.S.–China Rel

In this section, the term “congressional intelligence committees” means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on I

The term “congressional Joint Inaugural Committee” means the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives referred to in section 507 of title 36 that is appointed wit

the term "congressional leadership" means— (A) the Majority and Minority Leader of the Senate with respect to an agreement with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the

In this subsection, the term “congressionally directed spending” means a statutory provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Senator or a Member, Delegate

The term “congressional oversight committees” means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Serv

“congressional page” means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate. / “congressional page” means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

Commerce with the Indian tribes means commerce with the individuals composing those tribes. . . . The locality of the traffic can have nothing to do with the power. The right to ex

The Congressional power to ordain and establish inferior courts includes the power of investing them with jurisdiction either limited, concurrent, or exclusive, and of withholding

Clause 1 defines the extent of the immunity. Its language is exact and leaves no room for a construction which would extend the privilege beyond the terms of the grant. When the Co

The statute does not ratify all actions or all collections of taxes, as it easily might have done, but only actions in accordance with the order. If the order, properly construed,

The power of Congress, in its regulation of interstate commerce, and of commerce in the District of Columbia and in the territories, to impose this liability, was not fettered by t

The term “congressional staff” means all full-time and part-time employees employed by the official office of a Member of Congress, whether in Washington, DC or outside of Washingt

The term “congressional support agencies” means the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation.

The term "congressional veterans' affairs committees" means the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

the term “congressional villages” means the villages of Carrollton, Great Valley, and Vandalia in the State of New York.

The power to construct, or to authorize individuals or corporations to construct, national highways and bridges from state to state, is essential to the complete control and regula

The 8th section of the 1st article gives to Congress the 'power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises,' for the purposes thereinafter mentioned. This grant is gener