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  • Provided with dower.

  • In England, certain schools having endowments are distinctively known as "endowed schools;" and a series of acts of parliament regulating them are known as the "endowed schoois act

  • the term “Endowment” means the National Endowment for the Arts.

  • For purposes of this section, the term “endowment contract” includes a face-amount certificate, as defined in section 2(a)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C., sec

  • In this section, the term “endowment fund” means the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Fund established under subsection (b). / For the purpose of this part,

  • the term “endowment fund corpus” means an amount equal to the grants awarded under this subchapter plus an amount equal to such grants provided by Howard University; / The term “En

  • the term “endowment fund income” means an amount equal to the total value of the endowment fund established under this subchapter minus the endowment fund corpus; / The term “Endow

  • In insurance; a policy of life insurance payable to the insured during his lifetime, if he arrive at a certain age. In one aspect, it is a contract payable in the event of a contin

  • The term “end product” means any product which contains processed wheat as an ingredient and which is intended, as produced, for consumption as human food, notwithstanding any addi

  • The term “end product manufacturer” means any person who commercially produces an end product within the United States, but such term shall not include such persons to the extent t

  • Breve, L. Lat. The name of a writ or commission for hearing and determiningany outrage or misdemeanor. 2 Reeves* Mist, 170. See Ad audiendum et terminandum, Oyer and Terminer,

  • As used in this subsection, the term “end user of imported tobacco” means— (A) a domestic manufacturer of cigarettes or other tobacco products; (B) an entity that mixes, blends, pr

  • The term "end water user" means a non-Federal entity, including— (A) a State; (B) a political subdivision of a State; (C) an Indian tribe; (D) a utility; (E) a municipal

  • English law, is an exemption of the punishment of death which the laws impose on the commission of certain crimes, on the culprit demanding it; by modern statutes, benefit of clerg

  • enemiesdefined inCase Law

    all the people of each State or district in insurrection against the United States, must be regarded as enemies, until by the action of the legislature and the executive, or otherw

  • St Clerke ordcine—\er—if a Clerk ordained—tf a Clerk be ordered. Al checer—2W1—to perform, to attourn—to come to. D'maine un gule—212—from Hand to Mouth—of his own Hand. Est fief d

  • The destruction, abandonment, or capture is that of the same enemy, to wit, an organized hostile force.

  • war suspends the right of enemy plaintiffs to prosecute actions in our courts

  • If it come from enemy territory, it bears the impress of enemy property. If it belong to a loyal citizen of the country of the captors, it is nevertheless as much liable to condemn

  • The property of a commercial house, established in the enemy's country, is subject to seizure and condemnation as prize without regard to the domicile of the partners. The trade of

  • Enemy taint can be found if there are enemy officers or stockholders; even the presence of some nonenemy stockholders does not prevent seizure of all the corporate assets.

  • In this section, the term “energetic materials” means critical chemicals and formulations that— (1) release large amounts of stored chemical energy; and (2) are capable of being us

  • energydefined inU.S. Code

    The term "energy" means electricity, natural gas, steam, chilled water, and heated water. / The term “energy” means electricity, or fossil fuels. The Secretary may, by ru

  • For purposes of this section, the term “energy action” means any matter required to be transmitted, or submitted to the Congress in accordance with the procedures of this section.

  • The term "energy action plan" means the plan required by subsection (d).

  • The term "energy and climate resiliency" means anticipation, preparation for, and adaptation to utility disruptions and changing environmental conditions and the ability

  • The terms "energy audit", "energy conservation measure", and "renewable-resource energy measure" have the meanings given the terms in section 361(c) o

  • The term “energy burden” means the expenditures of the household for home energy divided by the income of the household.

  • The term "Energy Commission of Puerto Rico" means the Puerto Rico Energy Commission as established by Subtitle B of Puerto Rico Act 57–2014.

  • The term “Energy Committees” means the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.

  • The term "energy commodity" includes— (A) petroleum products; (B) natural gas; (C) coal; (D) wind and solar energy components; and (E) biofuels.

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “energy community” means— (i) a brownfield site (as defined in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D)(ii)(III) of section 101(39) of the Comprehen

  • For purposes of this subchapter the term “energy concern” includes—

  • The term “energy conservation maintenance and operating procedure” means modification or modifications in the maintenance and operations of a building, and any installations therei

  • The terms "energy audit", "energy conservation measure", and "renewable-resource energy measure" have the meanings given the terms in section 361(c) o

  • the term "energy conservation measures" means measures that are applied to a Federal building that improve energy efficiency and are life cycle cost effective and that in

  • The term “energy conservation programs” means— (A) the program under part A of the Energy Conservation and Existing Buildings Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6861 and following); (B) the p

  • The term “energy conservation project” means— (A) an undertaking to acquire and to install one or more energy conservation measures in school or hospital facilities and (B) technic

  • The term “energy conservation project costs” includes only costs incurred in the design, acquisition, construction, and installation of energy conservation measures and technical a

  • The term “energy conservation standard” means— (A) a performance standard which prescribes a minimum level of energy efficiency or a maximum quantity of energy use, or, in the case

  • the term “energy conserving improvements” means the purchase and installation of weatherization materials as defined in section 6862(9) of title 42 ; and 1

  • The term “energy crisis” means weather-related and supply shortage emergencies and other household energy-related emergencies.

  • The term “energy efficiency” means the ratio of the useful output of services from a consumer product to the energy use of such product, determined in accordance with test procedur

  • The term "energy-efficiency material" means a material (including a product, equipment, or system) the installation of which results in a reduction in use by a nonprofit

  • The term "energy efficiency measures" means, for or at property served by an eligible entity, structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial techno

  • the term “energy efficiency project” means the installation or upgrading of equipment that results in a significant reduction in energy usage; and / the term “energy efficiency pro

  • The term “energy efficient building envelope component” means a building envelope component which meets— (A) in the case of an exterior window or skylight, Energy Star most efficie

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “energy efficient building retrofit property” means property— (A) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciat

  • The term “energy efficient commercial building property” means property— (A) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, (B) which is

  • The term “energy-efficient maintenance” includes— (A) the repair of military vehicles, equipment, or facility and infrastructure systems, such as lighting, heating, or cooling equi

  • The term “energy efficient mortgage” means a mortgage on a residential building that recognizes the energy savings of a home that has cost-effective energy saving construction or i

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel” means, with respect to a liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel having a Btu content

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline” means, with respect to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such fuel having a Btu con

  • The term “energy facilities” means any equipment or facility which is or will be used primarily— (A) in the exploration for, or the development, production, conversion, storage, tr

  • For purposes of this section, the term “energy facility” means a facility that is involved in the production, storage, transmission, or distribution of electricity, fuel, or anothe

  • The term "energy improvement" means— (A) any improvement, repair, or renovation to a school that results in a direct reduction in school energy costs, including improveme

  • “energy industry” means all energy-producing companies; and

  • As used in this chapter the term “energy information” shall have the meaning described in section 796 of this title . / The term “energy information” includes (A) all information i

  • In this section, the term “energy infrastructure” means a facility, and associated equipment, used for enabling the identification, leasing, development, production, processing, tr

  • In this section, the term “energy intensity” means the primary energy consumed for each unit of physical output in an industrial process.

  • The term “energy-intensive industry” means an industry that uses significant quantities of energy as part of its primary economic activities, including— (A) information technology,

  • The term "energy management system" means a business management process based on standards of the American National Standards Institute that enables an organization to fo

  • For purposes of section 636 of this title , the term “energy measures” includes— (1) solar thermal energy equipment which is either of the active type based upon mechanically force

  • The term “energy or water conservation measure” means— (A) an energy conservation measure, as defined in section 8259 of this title ; or (B) a water conservation measure that impro

  • “energy-producing company” means a person engaged in: (i) ownership or control of mineral fuel resources or nonmineral energy resources; (ii) exploration for, or development of, mi

  • “energy product equivalent” means an energy carrier including, but not limited to, ammonia, hydrogen, or molten salts or an energy-intensive commodity, including, but not limited t

  • The term "energy project" means a project that provides for the generation or transmission of electrical energy. / For purposes of this subsection, the term “energy proje

  • The term "Energy Projects" means those projects addressing the generation, distribution, or transmission of energy.

  • For purposes of this subpart, the term “energy property” means any property— (A) which is— (i) equipment which uses solar energy to generate electricity, to heat or cool (or provid

  • “Energy requirements of any Pacific Northwest customer” means the full requirements for electric energy of (1) any purchaser from the United States for direct consumption in the Pa

  • The term “energy research consortium” means any organization— (i) which is— (I) described in section 501(c)(3) and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) and is organized and oper

  • The term “energy resilience” means the ability to avoid, prepare for, minimize, adapt to, and recover from anticipated and unanticipated energy disruptions in order to ensure energ

  • the term “Energy Saving debenture” means a deferred interest debenture that— (A) is issued at a discount; (B) has a 5-year maturity or a 10-year maturity; (C) requires no interest

  • the term "Energy Saving qualified investment" means investment in a small business concern that is primarily engaged in researching, manufacturing, developing, or providi

  • The term “energy savings” means— (A) a reduction in the cost of energy, water, or wastewater treatment, from a base cost established through a methodology set forth in the contract

  • The terms “energy savings contract” and “energy savings performance contract” mean a contract that provides for the performance of services for the design, acquisition, installatio

  • The terms “energy savings contract” and “energy savings performance contract” mean a contract that provides for the performance of services for the design, acquisition, installatio

  • The term “energy sector of Iran” refers to activities to develop petroleum or natural gas resources or nuclear power in Iran.

  • The term “energy security” means having assured access to reliable supplies of energy and the ability to protect and deliver sufficient energy to meet mission essential requirement

  • The term “energy service provider” means— (A) any business providing technology or services to improve the energy efficiency, water efficiency, power factor, or load management of

  • The term “Energy Star product” means a product that is rated for energy efficiency under an Energy Star program.

  • The term “Energy Star program” means the program established by section 6294a of this title . / The term “Energy Star program” means the program established by section 6294a of thi

  • The term "energy storage system" means any system, equipment, facility, or technology that— (A) is capable of absorbing or converting energy, storing the energy for a per

  • The term “energy storage technology” means— (i) property (other than property primarily used in the transportation of goods or individuals and not for the production of electricity

  • the term “energy survey” means a procedure used to determine energy and cost savings likely to result from the use of appropriate energy related maintenance and operating procedure

  • The term “energy sustainability” includes using a renewable energy source, thermal energy source, or a highly efficient technology for transportation, electricity generation, heati

  • “energy system” means a facility designed to utilize energy released in the magnetic fusion process for the generation of electricity and the production of hydrogen or other fuels;

  • The term “energy technology industry” includes— (A) a renewable energy industry; (B) a company that develops or commercializes a device to increase energy efficiency; (C) the oil a

  • The term "energy transfer port" means a port— (A) that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or any succe

  • The term “energy use” means the quantity of energy directly consumed by a consumer product at point of use, determined in accordance with test procedures under section 6293 of this

  • The term “energy use intensity” means the annualized, measured site energy use intensity determined in accordance with such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary may provi

  • The term "energy-water nexus" means the links between— (i) the water needed to produce fuels, electricity, and other forms of energy; and (ii) the energy needed to transp

  • In an exchange it is proper that the estates should be equal.

  • Co. Litt. 50. In an exchange It is desirable that the estates be equal.

  • In fact.

  • I. fr. An infant, or under age.

  • Fr. [from Lat.cn/an*.] An infant, (child.) Britt. c. 107. An infant or minor. Enfaunt dedens age; an infant under age. Britt. c. 64, 126.

  • To make a gift of any corporeal hereditaments to another. See "Feoffment."

  • The act of enfoeffing.

  • In Spanish law. Emphyteusis, (q. v.) See Mulford v. Le Franc, 20 Cal. 103.