Law Dictionary

A council of the family. In French law, certain acts require the sanction of this body. For example, a ^ardian can neither accept nor reject an inheritance to which the minor has s

(French) Sanction of the family.

This is one of the oldest of French institutions, its origin dating back to 1302. Under a law of 1879 it was reorganized as follows: President, the keeper of the seals, who at the

In French law. When a person has been subjected to an interdiction on the ground of his insane extravagance, but the interdiction is not absolute, but limited only, the court of fi

fr. In old English and French law. A counsellor. Conseillers on countours: counsellors or counters.

Depending upon consent.

Communities are of two sorts,—consensual and legal. A consensual community arises out of contract. It does not significantly differ in origin or nature from such a status as was in

In civil law. A contract completed by the consent of the parties merely, without any further act. The contract of sale, among the civilians, is an example of a consensual contract,

reliance upon the "margins" by which state legislatures have enacted bans on execution of the retarded.

NON CONCUBITUS, FAcit nuptias vel matrimonium, et consentire non possunt ante annos nublles. Consent, and not cohabitation, constitutes nuptials or marriage, and persons cannot con

An agreement of parties to the same thing; a meeting of minds. See Agreement. CONSENT (Lat, con, with, together, sentire, to feel). A concurrence of wills. Express consent is that

“consensus committee” means the committee established under section 5403(a)(3) of this title;

Consent is the joint will of many persons to whom the thing belongs.

Consent makes law. Consensus, non concubitus, facit matrimonium: consent (agreement of marriage), not consummation, makes marriage. Consensus tollit errorem: consent removes error

Consent makes law. See 54 Ark. 101, 11 L. R. A. 452, 15 S. W. 18.

Consent, not cohabitation, constitutes a marriage. See 25 Utah, 129, 95 Am. St. Rep. 821, 58 L. R. A. 723, 69 Pac. 660.

Consent, not cohabitation, makes nuptials or marriage and those under marriageable age cannot consent.

“consensus standard” means the provisions of a document that describes fastener characteristics published by a consensus standards organization or a Federal agency, and does not in

“consensus standards development process” means the process by which additions, revisions, and interpretations to the Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards an

“consensus standards organization” means the American Society for Testing and Materials, the American National Standards Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, th

Consent removes or obviates a mistake. Co. Litt. 126; Coke, 2d Inst. 123; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 129; 1 Bing. N. C. 68; 6 EL & Bl. 338; 7 Johns. (N. Y.) 611. CONSENSUS VO

Consent waives a mistake. See 11 Allen (Mass.), 138.

Consent is the will of several joining simultaneously in one affair.

The term "consent" means a freely given agreement to the conduct at issue by a competent person. An expression of lack of consent through words or conduct means there is

The term “consent application” means an application filed with Board 2 by an individual (or by an insured credit union on behalf of an individual) seeking the written consent of th

Nothing less than a clear showing of grievous wrong evoked by new and unforeseen conditions should lead us to change what was decreed after years of litigation with the consent of

the test to be applied in answering this question is whether the change served to effectuate or to thwart the basic purpose of the original consent decree

Consenting persons and those acting are subject to the same penalties.

I. To consent; to agree to, or with. Cousentirc matrimonio non possunt iufra annos nubiles: parties cannot consent to man-iage within the years of marriage [i. e. before the age of

They cannot consent to marriage who are under marriageable age.

Silence makes consent.

It is a judicial function and an exercise of the judicial power to render judgment on consent. A judgment upon consent is 'a judicial act.

We are of opinion that he did [abandon his extra-territorial immunity]; and was bound by the decision of the state court to the same extent to which the citizens of that state were

AJi eptry of record by the defendant, confessing the lease, entry, and ouster by the plaintiff, in an action of ejectment. This was, until recently, used in England and in those of

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “consent settlement” means an agreement between the Secretary and a provider of services or supplier whereby both parties agree to settle a

When a prosecutor seeks to rely upon consent to justify the lawfulness of a search, he has the burden of proving that the consent was, in fact, freely and voluntarily given; this b

The defendant had executed a power of attorney that made service on the superintendent the equivalent of personal service. If by a corporate vote it had accepted service in this sp

consent to sue the United States is a privilege accorded, not the grant of a property right protected by the Fifth Amendment. The consent may be withdrawn, although given after muc

if an insurance corporation of another state transacts business in Pennsylvania without complying with its provisions, it will be deemed to have assented to any valid terms prescri

Consent to proceed summarily may be formally expressed, or the right to litigate the disputed claim by the ordinary procedure in a plenary suit, like the right to a jury trial, may

When a law enforcement officer claims authority to search a home under a warrant, he announces in effect that the occupant has no right to resist the search; the situation is insti

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; connection of cause and effect; that.which follows from, or grows out of any act, cause or seri

The term "Consequence Delivery System" means the series of consequences applied by U.S. Border Patrol in collaboration with other Federal agencies to persons unlawfully e

Persons of sound mind are held to intend whatever are the natural and necessary consequences of their acts: they are supposed to know what these consequences will be. Experience ha

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms "threat", "vulnerabilities", and "consequences to national security" shall have the meanings given those t

A consequence is not the result of a consequence.

Contempts which without gross insolence or direct opposition plainly tend to create a universal disregard of the authority of the courts. 72 111. App. 176.

Such damage, loss or injury as does not flow directly and immediately from the act of the party, but only from some of the consequences or results of such act. Swain v. Copper Co.,

The settled rules of law precluded his considering in that determination consequential damages for losses to their business, or for its destruction.

When there is an entire taking of a condemnee's property, whether that property represents the interest in a leasehold or a fee, the expenses of removal or of relocation are not to

In Scotch law. Implied powers ,or authorities. Things which follow, usually by implication of law. A commission being given to execute any work, every power necessary to carry it o

The terms “conservation” and “management” mean the collection and application of biological information for the purposes of increasing and maintaining the number of animals within

The term “conservation activities” means conservation systems, practices, or management measures. / The term “conservation activities” includes— (i) structural measures, vegetative

The term “Conservation Agreement” or “Agreement” means a Conservation Agreement provided for in section 2431g of this title .

The term “conservation and management” refers to all of the rules, regulations, conditions, methods, and other measures (A) which are required to rebuild, restore, or maintain, and

The term “conservation and rehabilitation programs” means to utilize those methods and procedures which are necessary to protect, conserve, and enhance wildlife, fish, and game res

The term “Conservation Area” means the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, consisting of approximately 57,725 acres surrounding the Gunnison Gorge as depicted on the Map. /

The term “conservation district” means any district or unit of State or local government formed under State or territorial law for the express purpose of developing and carrying ou

As used in this section, the term “conservation easement” includes an easement utilizing a reserved interest deed where the grantee acquires all rights, title, and interests in a p

The term “Conservation Facility” or “Facility” means the Conservation Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by section 2431b of this title .

The term “Conservation Fund” or “Fund” means a Conservation Fund provided for in section 2431h of this title .

The term “conservation land” means any land within the Conservation Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general conservation p

The term "Conservation Management Area" means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area established by subsection (b)(1)(A).

The term “conservation measures” means such energy conservation measures, as determined by the Commission, as were implemented after the base period established under the curtailme

in context 'conservation of property' seems to refer to operations performed with respect to the property itself, such as safeguarding or upkeep, rather than to a taxpayer's retent

The term “conservation plan” means a plan, approved by the Secretary, that, for a farming or ranching operation, identifies the conservation activities that will be addressed with

The term "conservation planning assessment" means a report, as determined by the Secretary, that— (A) is developed by— (i) a State or unit of local government (including

The term “conservation practice” means a conservation farming practice described in section 3838a(d)(4) of this title that— (A) requires planning, implementation, management, and m

For purposes of this subsection, the term “conservation purpose” means— (i) the preservation of land areas for outdoor recreation by, or the education of, the general public, (ii)

The term “conservation recommendation” means any recommendation of the Commission made pursuant to Article VIII of the Convention and acted upon favorably by the Secretary of State

The term “conservation security contract” means a contract described in section 3838a(e) of this title .

The term “conservation security plan” means a plan described in section 3838a(c) of this title .

The term “conservation security program” means the program established under section 3838a(a) of this title .

The term “conservation stewardship plan” means a plan that— (A) identifies and inventories priority resource concerns; (B) establishes benchmark data and conservation objectives; (

that portion of the capacity of reservoirs available for the storage of water for subsequent release for domestic, municipal, irrigation and industrial uses, or any of them, and it

The term “conservation system” means a combination of 1 or more conservation measures or management practices that— (A) are based on local resource conditions, available conservati

The term “conservation system unit” means any unit in Alaska of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems, National Trails

A guardian.

He who hath an especial charge, by virtue of his office, to see that the king's peace be kept. Before the reign of Edward III., who created justices of the peace, there were sundry

In English law. Commissioners who are, by act of Parliament, given the control of a certain river.

Officers formerly appointed in England to preserve the public peace.

A female conservator.

The terms “conserve”, “conserving”, and “conservation” mean to use and the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any endangered species or threatened speci

The terms “conserve”, “conserving”, and “conservation” mean to use and the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any endangered species or threatened speci

We have granted.

A custom once denied cannot be further invoked.

FACIO UT FACIAS (Lat I do that you may do). An expression used in the civil law to denote the consideration of that speto do his work for him if he will do mine for me; or if two p

CONSIDERED. See Consider atum est per Curiam.

I. I. In old English result of deliberation; to judgment shall be given for Consideratio cnrise, I. The ment of the court.

The judgment of the court.

The consideration of the court; that is, the judgment of the court implying consideration or study. CONSIDERATION (Law Lat. comideratio). The material cause which moves a contracti

a payment, distribution, gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money, or anything of value, or a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to

There is no necessity of looking for the consideration for a legislative contract outside of the objects for which the corporation was created. These objects were deemed by the leg

He cannot set up the want of a consideration received by himself; he is not permitted to say that the promise is made without consideration; because money paid by the promissee to

The term "consideration period" means the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary receives notice under subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), as extended under sub

I. It is tions at law, the emphatic record, implying that the and declared by the court. sidered by the court The law. Consideratum fail: qno animo, quave Tolantate what intent or

It is considered by the court.

It is considered.

taken into account, or included in the accounting.

The term “considered planted” means tobacco that was planted, but failed to be produced as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary. / The term “considered pl