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or DRINKLEAN (Saxon). A contribution of tenants, in the time of the Saxons, towards a potation, or ale, provided to entertain the lord, or his steward. Cowell. See "Cervisarii."

A place where intoxicating liquors are sold, bartered or delivered to be drunk on the premises. Portland v. Schmidt, 13 On. 17, 6 Pac. 22L

The term “drinking water cooler” means any mechanical device affixed to drinking water supply plumbing which actively cools water for human consumption.

The term “drinking water supply” means any raw or finished water source that is or may be used by a public water system (as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act [ 42 U.S.C. 300f

The right of drip is an easement by which the water which falls on one house is allowed to fall upon the land of another. Unless the owner has acquired the right by grant or prescr

Driveaway saddlemount vehicle transporter combination.—The term “driveaway saddlemount vehicle transporter combination” means a vehicle combination designed and specifically used t

The term “driver’s license” means a license issued by a State to an individual that authorizes the individual to operate a motor vehicle on public streets, roads, or highways. / Th

In this section, the term “driver of a ready mixed concrete delivery vehicle” means a driver of a vehicle designed to deliver ready mixed concrete on a daily basis and is equipped

The term “driver of a utility service vehicle” means any driver who is considered to be a driver of a utility service vehicle for purposes of section 345(a)(4) 1 of the National Hi

Driver record notification system defined.—In this section, the term “driver record notification system” means a system that automatically furnishes an employer with a report, gene

“driver's license” means a license issued by a State to an individual authorizing the individual to operate a motor vehicle on highways.

Upon the whole, it is the opinion of a majority of this court, that driving living fat oxen, &c. on foot, is not a transportation thereof, within the true intent and meaning of the

The terms “driving while intoxicated” and “driving under the influence” mean driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration ab

The terms “driving while intoxicated” and “driving under the influence” mean driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration ab

drudi, I. I In old feudal law. A species of vassal.

or DROTDENNE. A grove or woody place where cattle are kept. Jacob,

drofden, sax. A grove, or woody place, where cattle were kept

A grove or woody place where cattle are kept. Jacob.

DRIFTLAND, or DRYFland. A yearly payment made by some to their landlords for driving their cattle through the manor to fairs and markets. Cowell. DROIT (Fr.) A right. No law exists

Same as Droit.

Right; law; justice.

In French law. (The written law.) The Roman civil law, or Corpus Juris Civilis. Steph. Leet. 130.

The name of an ancient writ directed to the lord of ancienl de sne, and which lies for those tenants in ancient demesne who hold their lauds and tenements by charter in fee-simple,

The common law. Litt. § 213 ; Co.. Litt142a. -Droit-droit. A double right; that is, the right of possession and the right of property. These two rights were, by the theory of our a

Common law.

In French Law. Common law.

In French Law. That property winch is acquired by making a new form out of the material of another. The civil law rule is that if the thing can be reduced to the former matter it b

Right of survivorship.

A birthright.

A rule by which all the property of a deceased foreigner, whether movable or immovable, was confiscated to the use of the state, to the exclusion of his heirs, whether claiming ob

The right of a country to seize the estate of an alien dying therein. See 100 Iowa, 407, 37 L. R. A. 583, 69 N. W. 560.

A right formerly claimed by the lords of the coasts of certain parts of France, to shipwrecks, by which not only the property, but the persons of those who were cast away, were con

Right to feudal service.

Right of escheat.

a survival from medieval European law of a then well-recognized form of tax, imposed with respect to the right of an alien heir to acquire or withdraw from the realm the property i

In French feudal law. Right of ward. The guardianship of the estate and person of a noble vassal, to which the king, during his minority, was entitled. Steph. Leet. 250.

In French feudal law. The duty incumbant on a roturier, holding lands within the royal domain, of supplying board and lodging to the king and to his suite while on a royal progress

In French feudal Jaw. The duty incumbent on a roturier, holding lands within the royal domain, of supplying board and lodging to the king and to his suite while on a royal progress

In old French law. The right of selling various offices connected with the custody of judicial records or notarial acts. Steph. Leet 354. A privilege of the French kings.

The right of the eldest.

In old French law. A charge payable to the crown by any one who, after having served his apprenticeship in any commercial guild or brotherhood, sought to become a master workman in

Incld French law. A charge payable to the crown by any one who, after having served his apprenticeship inany commercial guild or brotherhood, sought to become a master workman in i

In French Law. The right of a seignleur, who owns (lie seashore, or the king, when a vessel is w to take possession of the wreckage and to kill the crew or sell them as slaves. 1 I

In French feudal law. The duty (incumbent on a roturier) of supplying to the king on credit, during a certain period, such articles of domestic consumption as might be required for

In French feudal law. The duty (incumbent on a roturier) of supplying to the King on credit, during a certain period, such articles of domestic con-

In French feudal law. A relief payable by a noble vassal to the king as his seigneur, on every change in the ownership of his fief. Steph. Leet. 350.

Right to pursue property in a third party’s hands; stoppage in transitu.

The right of a creditor to pursue the debtor's property into the hands of third persons for the enforcement of his claim.

Right of a broker to sell for account of his principal who refuses to accept.

Title and right of possession.

In French law. The written law. The Roman civil law or corpus juris civilis. Steph. Lect. 130. DROIT NE DONE PLUIS QUE SOIT DEmaunde. The law gives no more than is demanded. Coke,

International law.

Maritime law. In old English law. Law; right; a writ of right. Co.. Litt 158b.

A The law gives no more than is demanded.

The law gives not more than is demanded. 2 Inst. 286.

Right cannot die. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 100.

This phrase in French law denotes private rights, the exercise ofwhich is independent of the status (qualite) of citizen. Foreigners enjoy them; and the extent of that enjoyment is

Rights claimed by the government over the property of an enemy. In England, it has been usual in maritime wars for the government to seize and condemn, as droits of admiralty, the

What belongs of right; relating to right; as, real actions are either droitural or possessory, — droitural when the plaintiff seeks to recover the property. Finch, Law, 257.

An action to recover land of which the plaintiff had lost both possession and the right thereto.

I. fr. In old English law. Eight; justice.

Droiturel, Droiturelle. L. Fr. [from droiture or droit, right.] Rightful; lawful. Britt. c. 27.

These were at first high ships of great burden, but afterwards those which we now call "inen-of-war." Jacob.

In Elng Ush practice. When the members of a court are equally divided on ther discharged nor made absolute, and the rule is said to "drop." In practice, there being a right to appe

The term "drop-in fuel" means a neat or blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristic

A letter addressed for delivery in the same city or district in which it is posted. DROV? ROAD. A road for driving cattle. A right of way for carriages does not involve necessarily

The term “drought monitor” means a system for classifying drought severity according to a range of abnormally dry to exceptional drought, as defined by the Secretary. / The term &q

more conservative operations that [the Corps conducts, which] are intended to enable the Corps to preserve water and operate its reservoir projects more effectively as drought cond

Lat A drove, or driftway. A common road for driving cattle. CowdL

A number of animals collected and driven together in a body; a flock or herd of cattle in process of being driven; indefinite as to number, but including at least several. Caldwell

A cattle road.

A free pass given by a railroad company, accepting a drove of cattle fos transportation, to the drover who accompanies and cares for the cattle on the train. Railroad Co. v. Tanner

A person traveling on a 'drover's pass,' issued upon a live-stock contract precisely similar in its terms to that which we have in this case, was a passenger for hire, and... a rel

In Scotch law. A place adjoining a drove road, for resting and refreshing sheep and cattle on their journey, 7 Bell, App. Cas. 53, 57.

In Scotch law. A place adjoining a drove-road, for resting and refreshing sheep anid cattle on their journey. 7 Bell, App. Cas. 53, 57.

To merge or sink; to extinguish by merging in something greater. "In some cases, a right of freehold shall drown in a chattel." Co. Litt. 266a, 321a. Perkins' Prof, bk. 9, §§ 584,

A thicket of wood In a valley. Domesday Book,

(A) articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to

“Drug abuse education” means— (A) the provision of information concerning the dangers of drug abuse; and (B) the referral of participants who are suspected drug abusers to drug abu

The term "drug abuse education and prevention services"— (A) means services to runaway and homeless youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of drugs by such youth; and

The term “drug abuse treatment facility” means an entity that— (i) is— (I) an identified unit within a general medical care facility; or (II) an entity other than a general medical

“Drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program” means any such program conducted by a private nonprofit organization or institution, or a publicly operated commu

The term “drug and violence prevention” means— (A) with respect to drugs, prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation referral, or education related to the illegal use of drugs;

The term “drug control” means any activity conducted by a National Drug Control Program agency involving supply reduction or demand reduction.

The term "drug dependent person" means a person who is using a controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of title 21) and who is in a state of psychic or physical d

The term "drug development tool" includes— (A) a biomarker; (B) a clinical outcome assessment; and (C) any other method, material, or measure that the Secretary determine

the term “drug endangered children” means children whose physical, mental, or emotional health are at risk because of the production, use, or other effects of methamphetamine produ

The term “Drug Enforcement Administration” means the Drug Enforcement Administration in the Department of Justice.

The term “Drug Enforcement Administration registration” means registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration under section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 8

The term “Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997” means chapter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 ( 21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.).

the term “drug-free workplace” means a site for the performance of work done in connection with a specific grant or contract described in section 701 or 702 of this title of an ent

The term “drug-free workplace program” means a program that includes— (A) a written policy, including a clear statement of expectations for workplace behavior, prohibitions against

One who deals in medicinal substances, vegetable, animal, or mineral, uncompounded. In America, the term "druggist" is used synonymously with "apothecary," although, strictly speak

In this section, the term “drug-interdiction area” means an area outside the land area of the United States (as defined in section 374(b)(4)(B) of this title) in which the Secretar

The term "law enforcement" or "drug law enforcement" means all efforts by a Federal, State, local, or Tribal government agency to enforce the drug laws of the U

As used in this section, the term “drug, narcotic, or chemical offense” means any offense which proscribes the possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, transfer, o

The term “drug offense” means any criminal offense which proscribes— (A) the possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, transfer, or the attempt or conspiracy to pos

For purposes of sections 335a and 335b of this title, the term “drug product” means a drug subject to regulation under section 355, 360b, or 382 of this title or under section 262

The term “drug-related crime” means the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, or use a controlled substance.

The term “drug-related criminal activity” means the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlle