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Conversely.

The term "ecosystem" means the complex of a community of organisms and the environment of the organisms. / The term “ecosystem” means any terrestrial, freshwater aquatic,

In French marine law. The clerk of a ship. Emerig. Tr. des Ass. c. 11, s. 3, no. 2.

GeneraL

One which is filed when, from the neglect of parties or some other cause, it may become impossible to carry a decree into execution without the further decree of the court, Hinde,

Estre, to be.

In Saxon law. The offense of hedge breaking.

Buildings. EDICT (Lat. edictum). A law ordained the whole country, or only to some particular provinces. Edicts are somewhat similar to public proclamations. Their difference consi

A mandatory or prohibitory law issued by a sovereign.

perpetual, is the title of a compilation of all the edicts. This collection was made by Salvius Julianus, a jurist who was selected by the emperor Adrian for the purpose, and who p

In Scotch law. A citation published at the market-cross of Edinburgh, and pier and shore of Leith. Used against foreigners not within the kingdom, but having a landed estate there,

A celebrated law for the security of Protestants, made by Henry IV. of France, and revoked by Louis XIV., October 2, 1685.

See Edictum Theodorici .

Thirteen constitutions or laws of this prince, found in most editions of the Corpus Juris Civilis, after the Novels. Being confined to matters of police in the provinces of the emp

An edict.

See Edict.

This is the first collection of law that was made after the downfall of the Roman power in Italy. It was promulgated by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, at Rome in A. D. BOO. It

Where a Roman prætor, upon assuming office, did not publish a wholly new edict, but retained the whole or a principal part of the edict of his predecessor (as was usually the case)

The annual edict or system of rules promulgated by a Roman praetor immediately upon assuming his office, setting forth the principles by which he would be guided in determining cau

The perpetual edict A compilation or system of law in fifty books, digested by Julian, a lawyer of great eminence under the reign of Adrian, from the prætor's edicts and other part

An edict or system of rules for the administration iof justice, similar to the edict of the prætor, put forth by the proconsuls and propraetors in the provinces of the Roman Empire

This is the first collection of law that was made after the downfall of the Roman power in Italy. It was promulgated by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, at Rome in A. D. 500. It

Same as Aedile.

The term applies to every quantity of books put forth to the bookselling trade at one time by the publisher; 4 K. & J. 656. A new edition is published whenever, having in his wareh

seditns, I. In old English law. Put forth; published or promulgated; passed as a law; brought forth or born, as a child.

The term is held to include not only the person who writes or selects the articles for publication, but he who publishes a paper and puts it in circulation. Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.

that process whereby the content and format of published material is selected.

or AEDITUS (Law Lat.) In old English law. Put forth; published or promulgated; passed as a law. Reg. Jud. 2. 1. Contra formam. statuti — editi et provist; against the form of the s

An act of congress of March 22, 18S2, punishing polygamy, which see. Ruohs v. Backer, 6 Heisk. (Tenn.) 395, 19 Am. Rep. 598. See Williams v. Mac Dongall, 39 Cal. 80; Merrill v. Eme

Includes proper moral, as

The term “educated health care consumer” means an individual who is knowledgeable about the health care system, and has background or experience in making informed decisions regard

Teaching and education.—The terms "teaching" and "education" mean formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, and practicum experience in the food and

The term “education activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities being able to access ap

The terms “educational activities” includes the operations of libraries, schools, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture and demonstration facilities.

The term “educational agency” means a local educational agency or a “State educational agency” as defined by section 801(k) 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

For the purposes of this section the term “educational agency or institution” means any public or private agency or institution which is the recipient of funds under any applicable

For the purpose of this part, the term “educational and general expenditures” means the total amount expended by an institution of higher education for instruction, research, publi

The term “educational assistance” means— (A) the payment, by an employer, of expenses incurred by or on behalf of an employee for education of the employee (including, but not limi

"educational expenses" means expenses that are directly attributable to a course of education leading to the award of either a baccalaureate or graduate degree in a cours

“educational institution” means a degree granting institution of at least a baccalaureate level; / The term “educational institution” means an institution of higher education, a lo

those children who have need for special educational assistance in order that their level of educational attainment may be raised to that appropriate for children of their age.

Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term “educational organization” means any organization or entity that— (i) provides an educational program for a fee; and (ii)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “educational program” means a special honors program, seminar, citizenship experience, government study program, educational vacati

the term “educational programs abroad” means programs of study, internships, or service learning outside the United States which are part of a foreign language or other internation

For purposes of subsection (c)(3) of this section and sections 170(c)(2), 2055(a)(2), and 2522(a)(2), the term “educational purposes” includes the providing of care of children awa

The term “educational research” includes basic and applied research, inquiry with the purpose of applying tested knowledge gained to specific educational settings and problems, dev

The term “educational service agency” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title . / For purposes of parts B, D, and E, the term “educational service agency” has

the term “educational television programming for children” means any television program which is directed to an audience of children who are 16 years of age or younger and which is

The term "education and training service" means a supportive service designed to assist older individuals to better cope with their economic, health, and personal needs t

The term "education component" means the education component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(3) of this title.

The term “education line officer” means a member of the education personnel under the supervision of the Director of the Office, whether located in a central, area, or agency offic

The term “education loan” has the meaning given the term in section 1019 of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “educator” and “education position” have the meanings contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection ( o ). / The term “education posi

The term “education provider” means— (A) an institution of higher education, as defined in section 1001 of title 20 ; or (B) a postsecondary vocational institution, as defined in s

For the purposes of this section, the term “education records” means, except as may be provided otherwise in subparagraph (B), those records, files, documents, and other materials

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “educator” and “education position” have the meanings contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection ( o ). / The term “educator” mean

For purposes of subsection (b)(13), the term “educator expenses” means expenses of a type which would be described in section 62(a)(2)(D) if— (1) such section were applied— (A) wit

December 12, 1910; took the oath of office December 19, 1910. Charles E. Hughes, May 2, 1910. Willis Van Devanter, December 15, 1910. Joseph R. Lamar, December 15, 1910. Mahlon Pit

King of England, 1272-1307.

King of England, 1307-1327.

King of England, 1327-1377.

King of England, 1461-1483.

King of England, April-June, 1483.

King of England, 1547-1553.

King of Great Britain, etc., 1901-1910.

Errors excepted; used in accounts.

I. In old English law. To go back; to recede; to draw back; to retire or be dismissed from court Eecedet inde reus qnietus imperpetnnm, I. The defendant shall go quit thereof forev

1. 1. In old English law. A person impaneled on an assise.

To obtain by judicial action or proceeding. Referring to a note: to collect or obtain the amount, possibly by a suit at law. 6 Applied to debt and demands generally intends action

rettare, retare, 1. 1. In old English law. To accuse; to charge.

1. Right; upright; straight; straight forward; direct Bectns in curia: right in court; free from charge or impeachment

I. In the Soman law. Persons appointed by the prsetor, in private actions, to examine the facts, or try the cause.

I. I. To release. Relaxavi, relax asse: have released,

I. In the civil law. Banishment without the loss of civil rights.

rerener, /. fr. To come back; to return.

In Scots law. The grantor of a wadset or mortgage of his land, who has a right, on repayment to be replaced in his right

In old English law. An admission of a third person to plead his right in a cause between two others, as the reversioner in an action against the tenant

A cutting off; an abrogation or cancellation; an avoidance; as applied to contracts, strictly an act in which the parties concur, a cancellation by agreement, but commonly usgd to

I In the civil law. An annulling, avoiding, or making void; rescission.,

In the civil law. An action to rescind or avoid a title by prescription; an action to rescind a contract of sale, on the ground of injustice in the price, or what is termed lesion.

The restoring of a thing unlawfully taken; the putting of one in possession of lands of which he has been unlawfully disseised; the restoring to one, a judgment against whom has be

Partaking of the nature of a reversion. Beversionary interest: an interest in the reversion of lauds or other property.

A probative or evidentiary fact; a subsidiary or connected fact tending toe prove the principal fact in issue; a piece of circumstantial evidence. Factum unius altcri noceri non de

See In effect .

of vindicating a defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.

the assignment of counsel in a state prosecution at such time and under such circumstances as to preclude the giving of effective aid in the preparation and trial of a capital case

The term “effective competition” means that— (A) fewer than 30 percent of the households in the franchise area subscribe to the cable service of a cable system; (B) the franchise a

Subject to subclause (II), for purposes of clause (i)(II), the term “effective control” means 1 or more agreements or arrangements similar to those described in subclauses (II) and

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “effective date” means, with respect to a termination described in subparagraph (A), the later of— (i) the date on which such termination i

The term “effective date of the contract” means the day upon which a boxer becomes legally bound by the contract.

“effective date of the final system plan” means the date on which the final system plan or any revised final system plan is deemed approved by Congress, in accordance with section

The term “effective date of transfer” means the date on which the mortgage payment of a borrower is first due to the transferee servicer of a mortgage loan pursuant to the assignme

The term “effective financing statement” means a statement that— (A) is an original or reproduced copy of the statement, or, in the case of a State which (under the applicable Stat

For purposes of this section, the term “effective interest rate” means, with respect to any plan for any plan year, the single rate of interest which, if used to determine the pres

The term “effectively connected earnings and profits” means earnings and profits (without diminution by reason of any distributions made during the taxable year) which are attribut

The term “effectively connected income” means any income which is effectively connected (or treated as effectively connected) with the conduct of a trade or business in the United

For purposes of this section, the term “effectively connected taxable income” means the taxable income of the partnership which is effectively connected (or treated as effectively

The term “effective period of the Declaration” means the effective period specified in the Declaration, unless extended by the Secretary.

The term “effective price” means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 7954 of this title for peanuts to determine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to b

the term “effective registration date” means the date of international registration determined by the International Bureau under the treaty;