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The power granted by paragraph 21 is confined to extensions within the undertaking of the carrier to serve, and cannot be extended to embrace the building of what is essentially a

For purposes of this subsection, the term “extension disapproval resolution” means a resolution of either House of the Congress, the sole matter after the resolving clause of which

Extension of a Program.—In this chapter, the term "extension of a program" means, with respect to a major automated information system program or other major information

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “extension of credit” shall have the meaning prescribed by the Board pursuant to section 375b of this title , and the term “executive offic

An extension of the life of a patent for an additional period of seven years, formerly allowed by law in the United States, upon procf being made that the inventor had not succeede

The term “extension of protection” means the protection resulting from an international registration that extends to the United States at the request of the holder of the internati

in Texas titles the final 'extension of title,' as it is called, which is usually issued by a local commissioner appointed for that purpose, is regarded more as a certificate of lo

Extension plans, therefore, differ materially from straight bankruptcy, arrangements under Chapters XI and XII, and wage-earner plans by way of composition, all of which contemplat

The term “extension program” means the rural electronic commerce extension program established under subsection (b) of this section.

that an "'assumption' of nonpre-emption is not triggered." "Locke, supra, "at 108 .

I. I In old English law. An extent

Extenders; appraisers.

A writ, issuing from the exchequer, by which the body, goods, and lands of the debtor may all be taken at once to satisfy the judgment. It is so called because the sheriff is to ca

I. I. In old English law. An extent; an estimate or valuation, or, more properly, a survey or register of lands. Extenta manerii: the extent or survey of a manor, — the title of a

(Tbe extent or survey of a manor.) The title of a statute passed 4 Edw. I. St. 1; being a sort of direction for making a survey or terrier of a manor, and all its appendages. 2 Ree

That kind of extent which issues at the instance and for the benefit of a debtor to the crown, for the recovery of a debt due to himself. 2 Tidd, Pr. 1045; 4 Steph. Comm. 47.

Extent at the instance of the king.

extensio, I I. In old English law. An extending, surveying or laying out of lands.

The term “extent of growth lag” means the number of persons who would have been residents in a metropolitan city or urban county, in excess of the current population of such metrop

The term “extent of housing overcrowding” means the number of housing units with 1.01 or more persons per room based on data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and

Under § 9(c)(5), 'the extent to which the employees have organized shall not be controlling' in determining the appropriate bargaining unit; however, 'the provision was not intende

The term “extent of poverty” means the number of persons whose incomes are below the poverty level. Poverty levels shall be determined by the Secretary pursuant to criteria provide

To lessen; to palliate; to mitigate. Connell v. State, 46 Tex. Cr. R. 259, 81 S. W. 748.

Facts palliating or mitigating a crime. Sometimes applied to torts for which exemplary dajnages may be recovered.

That which renders a crime or tort less heinous than it would be without it. It is opposed to "aggravation." EXTERRITORIALITY (Fr.) This term (exterritorialite) is used by French j

not only what is properly called military power, but the power likewise of making war or peace, the power of engaging in alliances for an encrease of strength, .

The term “external organization” means— (A) a nonprofit organization with a record of success in running or working with before and after school (or summer recess) programs and act

The term “external power supply” means an external power supply circuit that is used to convert household electric current into DC current or lower-voltage AC current to operate a

As a result of the separation from Great Britain by the colonies, acting as a unit, the powers of external sovereignty passed from the Crown not to the colonies severally, but to t

The privileges and immunities of diplomatic representatives during residence in a foreign country.

Lat A foreigner or alien; one born abroad. The opposite of civis.

An alien holds no lands. Tray, Lat. Max. 203. EXTINCT (Lat. extinguere, to destroy or put out). Extinguished. A rent is said to be extinguished when it is destroyed and put out. Co

By will.

Extinguished; discharged.

See Extinguishment. Extincto subjecto, tollitur adjunctum. When the subject is extinguished, the incident ceases. Thus, when the business for which a partnership has been formed is

TOLLITUR ADjunctum. When the substance is gone, the adjuncts disappear. 16 Johns. (N. Y.) 438, 492.

The subject matter having become extinct, the adjunct is removed.

* To put out or quench: to destroy, annihilate; to pay in full, satisfy: as, to extinguish a debt, an estate, a right to rent, a right of way, the rights of a corporation. Extingtu

The destruction of a right or contract; the act by which a contract is made void; the annihilation of a collateral thing or subject in the subject itself out of which it is derived

Destruction of a debt. This may be by the creditor's accepting a higher security. Plowd. 84; 1 Salk. 304; 1 Md. 492; 5 Md. 389; 24 Ala. (N. S.) 439. A judgment recovered extinguish

Loss of the right to have common. This may happen from various causes,^by the owner of the common right becoming owner of the fee; by severance from the land; by release; by approv

This takes place by a union of the copyhold and freehold estates in the same person; also by any act of the tenant showing an intention not to hold any longer of his lord. Hutt. 81

This takes place by payment; by accord and satisfaction; by novation, or the substitution of a new debtor; by merger, when the creditor recovers a judgment or accepts a security of

Termination by acquiring ownership of the land.

The power of Congress in that regard is supreme. The manner, method and time of such extinguishment raise political not justiciable issues.

A destruction of the rent by a union of the title to the lands and the rent in the same person, Termes de la Ley; Cowell; 3 Sharswood, Bl. Comm, 325, note,

Destruction of a right of way, effected usually by a purchase of the close over which it lies by

/. In old English law. To extirpate or root out; to destroy utterly, or from the foundation.

In English law. A species of destruction or waste, analogous to estrepement. See "Estrepement,"

A judicial writ, either before or after judgment, that lay against a person who, when a verdict was found against him for land, etc., maliciously overthrew any house, or extirpated

In old records. To grub woodland, and reduce it to arable or meadow; "to stock up." Cowell.

A technical word used in indictments for extortion. When a person is charged with extorsively taking, the very import of the word shows that he is not acquiring possession of his o

The natural meaning of the word "extort" is to obtain money or other valuable thing either by compulsion, by actual force or by the force of motives applied to the will, and often

Extortion is a crime when under color of office anyone extorts what is not due, or more than is due or before the time when it is due.

10 Coke, 102. Extortion is a crime when, by color of office, any persen extorts that which is not due or more than is due or before the time when it is due,

the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right.

those characterized by the use or threat of the use of violence or other criminal means in enforcement.

The explanation or solution should arise out of the whole matter.

Outside of; out of; beyond.

In New York practice. A sum in addition to costs, which may, in the discretion of the court, be allowed to the successful party in cases of unusual difficulty. See Hascall v. King,

In English practice. Those charges which do not appear upon the face of the proceedings, such as witnesses' expenses, fees to counsel, attendances, court fees, etc., an affidavit o

The writs of mandamus, quo warrantoa, habeas carpus, and some others are sometimes called “extraordinary remedies,” in contradistinction to the ordinary remedy by action. EXTRAORDI

A part of a writing. In general, an extract is not evidence, because the whole of the writing may explain the part extracted, so as to give it a different sense; but sometimes extr

1. 1. In old English law. Extracts; estreats; profits arising from amercements. Extracta cnrise: the issues or profits of holding a court, arising from the customary dues, fees and

The issues or profits of holding a court, arising from the customary dues, fees, and amercements. Cowell. EXTRADITION (Lat. ex, from, traditie, handing over). The surrender by one

Lat. In old English law. Extracts; estreats. Stat, Westm. 2, 0. 8. See Estreat, Profits arising from amercements. Extracta curice; the issues or profits of holding a court, arising

The term “extraction of the ores or minerals from the ground” includes the extraction by mine owners or operators of ores or minerals from the waste or residue of prior mining. The

The terms “extradition” and “extradite” mean the extradition of a person in accordance with the provisions of chapter 209 of title 18 (including section 3181(b) of such title) and

the surrender by one nation to another .

the proceeding before the commissioner is not to be regarded as in the nature of a final trial by which the prisoner could be convicted or acquitted of the crime charged against hi

A treaty providing for the extradition between the countries of persons charged with specified offenses.

If a warrant of arrest is issued after such determination, the warrant will be regarded as making a prima facie case in favor of the demanding state, and as requiring the removal o

Not forming a part of a woman's dowry.

In Louisiana this term designates that property which forms no part of the dowry of a woman, and which is also called paraphernal pi;y. Civ. Code, a:-;. -

In Louisiiana this term is used to designate that property which forms no part of the dowry of a woman, and which is also called "paraphernal property." Civ. Code La. art. 2315.

The term is obviously a relative one; and it cannot be determined that the enlisted man was performing extra duty without a complete understanding of the scope of the duties which

Lat. The same with forisfamiliatits, (q.v.) Spelman.

Out of the fee.

the combination is in reality an extra-governmental agency, which prescribes rules for the regulation and restraint of interstate commerce, and provides extra-judicial tribunals fo

In the law of insurance. Characterized or attended by circumstances or conditions of special and unusual danger. Reynolds v. Insurance Co., 47 N. Y. 597; Russell v. Insurance Co.,

1. 1. In old English law. To estreat Extraxit: estreated.

In old English law. An estray. Spelman.

That which does not belong to the judge or his jurisdiction, absolutely void. See "Coram non Judice;" Merlin, Repert. "Exces de Pouvoir."

One made by the party out of court, or to any person, official or otherwise, when made not in the course of a judicial examination or investigation. State v. Alexander; 109 La. 557

the terms “torture” and “extrajudicial killing” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 ( 28 U.S.C. 1350 note).

One taken not in the course of judicial proceedings, or taken without any authority of law, though taken formally bsfore a proper person. State v. Scatena, 84 Minn. 281, 87 N. W. 7

Though, generally, both public and private wrongs are redressed through judicial action, there are more summary extra-judicial remedies for both. An instance of extra-judicial redr

Extrajudicial; out of the proper cause. Judgments rendered or acts dope by a court which has no jurisdiction of the subject, or where it has no jurisdiction, are said to be "extraj

Out of court.

Beyond the law.

In mining law. The right of the owner of a mining claim duly located on the public domain to follow, and mine, any vein or lode the apex of which lies within the boundaries of his

Out of the law; out of the protection of the law, Co. Litt, 130. Outlaws (utlagati) are said to be extra legem positi, put out of the law. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 28, § 14, EXTRA LEGEM P

One who is placed outside the law (outlawed) is civillj dead.

The term “extra long staple cotton” means cotton that— (A) is produced from pure strain varieties of the Barbadense species or any hybrid thereof, or other similar types of extra l

the term “extramural budget” means the sum of the total obligations minus amounts obligated for such activities by employees of the agency in or through Government-owned, Governmen

The term “extramural institutions” means participants in an activity established under section 4142 of this title , public sector organizations, and nonprofit credentialing organiz

With reference to a contract, deed, will, or any writing, extraneous evidence is such as is not furnished by the document itself, but is derived from outside sources; the same as e

A stranger; a foreigner.

e., potestatem regisnatus est. A foreigner is a subject born outside the land; that is, outside the power of the king.

Lat. Across. Ex transversa via; across the way. Towns. Pl. 31. See A latere. Ex turpi causa non oritur actio. An action does [can] not arise out of a base [illegal, or immoral] con