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The term “entered” means entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States. / The term “entered” means entered, or withdrawn from
the words 'entered value' have a special application, and in those cases the duty cannot be assessed upon an amount less than the entered value, which includes the value expressed
The gravamen of the offense is not in the act of entering, which satisfies the terms of the statute even if it is simply walking through an open, public door during normal business
The formal entry of the judgment on the rolls of the which is necessary before bringing an or an action on the judgment. Blatchford v. Newberry, 100 III. 491; Winstead v. Evans (Te
When bills not due are paid into a bank by a customer, it is the custom of some bankers not to carry the amount of the bills directly to his credit, but to "enter them short," as i
To join in.
Left out.
The term “enter or leave Indian country” includes leaving the jurisdiction of 1 tribal government and entering the jurisdiction of another tribal government.
The old form of Interpleader, (q, V.) used by Cowell.
any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity.
The term “enterprise architecture” has the meaning given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44 . / “enterprise architecture”— (A) means— (i) a strategic information asset base,
For purposes of this title, the terms “empowerment zone” and “enterprise community” mean areas designated as such under section 1391.
Definitions.—In this section, the terms "enterprise definition", "program objective memorandum process", "resource allocation plan", "strategic b
the term “Enterprise for the Americas Board” or “Board” means the board established by section 1738i of title 7; and
The term “enterprise integration” means the electronic linkage of health care providers, health plans, the government, and other interested parties, to enable the electronic exchan
For purposes of this section, the term “enterprise zone” means any area that— (A) is nominated by one or more local governments and the State or States in which it is located for d
Except as modified in this paragraph, the term “enterprise zone business” has the meaning given such term by section 1397C. / The term “enterprise zone business” includes any trade
The term “enterprise zone facility” means any qualified zone property the principal user of which is an enterprise zone business, and any land which is functionally related and sub
Something connected with the enjoyment of refreshment rooms, tables, and the like. It is something beyond refreshments; it is the accommodation provided whether that includes music
For purposes of this subsection, the term “entertainment industry” means— (A) theater, motion picture (except to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the corporation),
The term "entertainment industry entity" means an entity that creates, produces, promotes, or distributes a work of entertainment intended to be heard, read, viewed, or o
In testimony.
To persuade.
Fr. Entire; whole. Entier sanke; the whole blood. Litt. sect. 2.
That which is not divided; that which is whole. When a contract is entire, it must, in general, be fully performed before the party can claim the compensation which was to have bee
the term “entire board” means the total number of members of the board of governors that the corporation would have if there were no vacancies; and
- Entire contractdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)
It is a well-settled principle of law, that, 'unless there be some express stipulation to the contrary, whenever an entire sum is to be paid for the entire work, the performance or
This phrase signifies an undivided day, not parts of two days. An entire day must have a legal, fixed, precise time to begin, and a fixed, precise time to-end. A day, in contemplat
The whole interest or right, without diminution. Where a person in selling his tract of land sells also his entire interest in all improvements upon public land adjacent thereto, t
the total net income, including all dividends received on stocks and all interest received from federal, state, municipal or other bonds.
Entiertie. L. Fr. The whole; the entirety. Kelham.
A sole possession by one. Wharton.
- Entiretydefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
This word denotes the whole, in contradistinction to moiety, which denotes the half part. A husband and wife, when jointly seised of land, are seised by entireties, and not pur mie
BENEFIT, ETC. These words in the Aabendum of a trust-deed for the benefit of a married woman are equivalent to the words “sole use,” or “sole and sejarate use,” and consequently he
These words in the habendum of a trust-deed for the benefit of a married woman are equivalent to the words "sole use," or "sole and separate use," and consequently her husband take
- Entitledefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
In Its usual sense, to entitle is to give a right or title; therefore a person is said to be entitled to property when he has a right to it. L. R. 20 Eq. 534. In Ecclesiastical Law
qualifying for those benefits, and nothing more.
that a patient is entitled to SSI benefts even if she does not qualify for a payment during the Page Proof Pending Publication month of hospitalization.
the term "entitlement" means "spending authority" as defined in section 651(c)(2)(C) 1 of title 2.
The term “entitlement authority” means— (A) the authority to make payments (including loans and grants), the budget authority for which is not provided for in advance by appropriat
“entitlement land” means land owned by the United States Government— (A) that is in the National Park System or the National Forest System, including wilderness areas and lands des
wilderness areas, national parks, and lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
The term “entitlement law” refers to a section of law which provides entitlement authority.
The term "entity" means any— (A) person; (B) partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, or any other organized group of persons; (C) Federal, Stat
The term “entity-affiliated party” means— (A) any director, officer, employee, or controlling stockholder of, or agent for, a regulated entity; (B) any shareholder, affiliate, cons
The term “entity controlled by a foreign government” includes— (A) any domestic or foreign organization or corporation that is effectively owned or controlled by a foreign governme
For purposes of this section, the term “entity manager” means— (1) in the case of an entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (c)— (A) the person with authority
The term “entity of concern” means any entity, including a national, that is— (A) identified under section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc
The terms “entity of the Federal Government” and “Federal Government” include an entity of the legislative or judicial branch, a military department or executive agency (as defined
The terms “Government” and “entity of the Government” include any entity of the legislative branch or the judicial branch, any executive agency or military department (as such agen
See Force; Performance. ENPRAlf CHISE. See Franchise, 3. ENGAaEMENT. See Agreement; Assumpsit; Contraot; Promise; Undertaking.
entoir, entonr, entnr, I. fr.
the entrance fee is not a tax, but compensation for a privilege applied for and granted
A different question is presented when the criminal design originates with the officials of the government, and they implant in the mind of an innocent person the disposition to co
In; within.
An intruder.
In Spanish law. Delivery.
Fr. [from entrer, q. y.] Entry. Brefe cT entre; a writ of entry. Britt, c. 114.
Fr. Interlineation. Kelham,
I. fr. To intermeddle; to
A warehouse; a magazine where goods are deposited which are to be again removed.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “entrepreneurship course” means a non-degree, non-credit course of business education that enables or assists a person to start or enhance
!. fr. To enter. Entrast: enters.
Fr. An interyal. Apres long entreyal. Britt. c. 111.
An old form of Intrusion, (q. y.) used by Cowell.
- entrydefined inCase LawU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)Bouvier (1839)
any coming of an alien into the United States, from a foreign port or place or from an outlying possession, whether voluntarily or otherwise, except that an alien having a lawful p
WRIT OF. In Old Practice. A real action brought to recover the; of lands from one who wrongfully withholds. thereof. Such writs were said to be in the Quibus, where the suit was br
In the law of burglary. An act, which in addition to breaking (q. y.) is essential to complete the offence of burglary. Any, the least degree of entry, with any part of the body, o
Writ of. [L. Fr. brefe d'entre; L. Lat. hreve de ingressu.'] A species of real action, of great -antiquity in English law, and, until a comparatively recent period, the general rem
In English law. A writ which lay in favor of the reversioner, when the tenant for term of life, tenant for term of 'another's life, tenant by the curtesy, or tenant in dower, had a
Entry at the end of a term which has expired.
remaining after being asked to leave, the South Carolina Supreme Court did not cite any of the cases in which it had previously construed the same statute.
In this section, the term “entry and exit data system” means the entry and exit system required by applicable sections of— (1) the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi
The entry, and not the warrant, has always been considered as the commencement of title.
See Cui ante divortium .
The entry, then, of Miller, contains, in itself, a sufficient certainty of description, if the entries to which it refers are valid; for id certum est quod certum reddi potest.
A writ of entry causa matrimonii praeloquuti lies where lands or tenements are given to a man upon condition that he shall take the, donor to be his wife within a certain time, and
A writ of entry in casu consimili lies where a tenant for life or by the curtesy aliens in fee. Termes de la Ley.
A writ of entry in casu proviso lies if a tenant in dower alien in fee, or for life, or for another's life. Termes de la Ley.
Writ of. A writ of entry so called from the words "et in — quod idem A. non habet ingressum nisi per E. qui illud ei dimisit"; and into which the said A. (the tenant) hath not entr
Writ of A writ of entry, so called from the words " et in quod non habet ingressum nisi PER C CUI D. illud dimisit, Ac"; and into which he hath not entry unless by C. to whom D. de
Writ of. A writ of entry, so called from the words "et in quod non habet ingressum nisi post disseisinam quam L. inde injuste et sine judicio fecit C. patri vel alio antecessori pr
The term "entry level and skill training" means the following: (A) In the case of members of the Army, Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training or One Stati
One who makes an entry of land under the public land laws of the United States.
In English practice. The proceeding by a plaintiff in an action who had given notice of trial, depositing with the proper officer of the court the nisi prius record, with the panel
The book of Rawlins was de facto a county record, preserved as a public monument in the county archives. For the purpose of showing his acts as school commissioner in selling the l
The notation of a judgment in the civil docket as provided by Rule 79(a) constitutes the entry of the judgment; and the judgment is not effective before such entry.
Whenever an entry has been made of a tract of land, that tract is segregated from the mass of public land subject to entry until the existing entry is disposed of.
In former times, the parties to an action, personally or by their counsel, used to appear in open court, and make their mutual statements viva voce, instead of, as at the present d
Separate mention. The enumeration of particular things in an instrument may include others of the same class; there is no absolute rule that sudi enumeration includes things of a d
This term is often used in law as equivalent to "mentioned specifically," "designated," or "expressly named or granted;" as in speaking of "enumerated" governmental powers, items o
Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 5519 of this title , subtitle G or subtitle H, the term “enumerated consumer laws” means— (A) the Alternative Mortgage Transact
Enumeration disaffirms a rule in cases not enumerated.
Enumeration disaffirms the rule in cases not enumerated. Bac. Aph. 17.
The enumeration of one amounts to the exclusion of the other.
Persons appointed to collect census papers or schedules. 33 & 34 Viet c. 108, § 4.
- Enuredefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Burrill (1850)
To take or have effect; to serve to the use, benefit, or advantage of a person. The word is often written "inure." A release to the tenant for life enures to him in reversion; that
euveyer, I. fr. To send. Enriees: sent.
See Letter, 3; Publication, 2.
In the mother’s womb.