Law Dictionary

by the amendment Congress added a new class of unmailable matter—the filthy

Where its franchise requires a water company to furnish filtered water, a neglect or refusal to do so entitles the municipality to a decree compelling it to comply with such requir

A thread or edge.

The thread or center line of the stream. See 21 Mass. 268, 16 Am. Dec. 342.

The border of the forest. 2 Bl. Comm. 419; 4 Inst. 303. —'Fiium viæ. The thread or middle line of a road. An imaginary line drawn through the middle of a road, and constituting the

The edge or boundary of the forest.

The thread or center line of the way or street.

Lat. The thread or middle line of a road. An imaginary line dfawn through the middle oi a road, and constituting the boundary between the owners of the land on each side. 2 Smith's

A thread; a line — the middle line of a stream or road. The imaginary line drawn through a stream or highway at which the titles of the opposite owners presumably meet.* Filum aq.u

An end, or limit; a limitation, or period of limitation.'

a case where the judgment of conviction was rendered, the availability of appeal exhausted, and the time for petition for certiorari had elapsed before our decision in Batson.

The term “final action” means— (A) the completion of all actions that the management of an establishment has concluded, in its management decision, are necessary with respect to th

administrative orders are not reviewable unless and until they impose an obligation, deny a right or fix some legal relationship as a consummation of the administrative process.

The term “final adverse action” includes: (i) Civil judgments against a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner in Federal or State court related to the delivery of a healt

An exemption applicant shall submit a written application to the Secretary, in a form prescribed under subsection (f), not later than 90 days after the completion of the consultati

The court of delegates, formerly a court of final appeal in English admiralty and ecclesiastical cases.

For purposes of subparagraph (D), the term “final assembly” means the process by which a manufacturer produces a vehicle at, or through the use of, a plant, factory, or other place

“final assembly place” means the plant, factory, or other place at which a new passenger motor vehicle is produced or assembled by a manufacturer, and from which the vehicle is del

The term “final assembly point” means— (1) in the case of a new automobile manufactured or assembled in the United States, or in any Territory of the United States, the plant, fact

The term “final average compensation” means the participant's average annual compensation for— (I) the 3-consecutive year period ending with the current year, or (II) if shorter, t

In this subsection, the term “final basic pay” means, with respect to an employee, the total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by such employee, comp

A fine of lands.

Such costs as are to be paid at the end of the suit; costs, the liability for which depends upon the final result of the litigation.

A 'final decision' generally is one which ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.

the same thing as "final judgments and decrees," as used in former acts regulating appellate jurisdiction.

In no sense was this a final decree on which an appeal could be sustained. It is, in effect, the same as ordering an execution on a judgment at law, which had been affirmed on erro

The final decree following a pro confesso order is only such a decree as would be authorized by the state of the pleadings when the order was entered.

For purposes of paragraph (2)(B), the term “final determination” means the transmittal of a report of examination to the bank or transmittal of official notice of proceedings to th

The final determination of a suit is the end of litigation therein. This cannot be said to have arrived as long as an appeal is pending.

The term “final disposition” means, with respect to a criminal case or investigation to which a sample of sexual assault evidence relates— (i) the conviction or acquittal of all su

The term “final dosage form” means, with respect to a prescription drug product, a finished dosage form which is approved for administration to a patient without substantial furthe

The trial of an equity case upon the merits, as distinguished from the hearing of any preliminary questions ai’islng in the cause, which are termed interlocutory. Akerly v. Vilas,

A final injunction is one granted when the rights of the parties are determined ; it may be made mandatory, (commanding acts to be done,) and ls distinguished from a preliminary in

Lat. [horn finis, an end or limit.] In old English law. Thai which makes an end or termination; final. Finalis concordia, (q. v.); a final concord or agreement. That which constitu

A final concord.

It was settled under section 709, Rev. Stat. (section 237, Judicial Code), that the finality contemplated was to be determined by the face of the record and the formal character of

Findings of a contractually designated agent, even where employed by one of the parties, are conclusive, unless impeached on the ground of fraud, or such gross mistake as necessari

his decision of such questions is final and conclusive and not subject to judicial review, at least unless the decision is wholly unsupported by the evidence, or is wholly dependen

the relevant considerations in determining finality are whether the process of administrative decisionmaking has reached a stage where judicial review will not disrupt the orderly

An award is regarded as final, when it is an absolute conclusive adjudication of the matters in dispute; and there is no reason to doubt the conclusiveness of the adjudication in t

in civil cases at law, the judgment of the circuit court is final, where the case is removed by writ of error, from the district court to the circuit court.

It is alike indisputable that if a court-martial has jurisdiction to try an officer or soldier for a crime, its judgment will be accorded the finality and conclusiveness as to the

the test of finality for the purposes of review by this court by appeal is the face of the decree appealed from... Such a decree, being interlocutory, is not final for the purposes

No principle is better settled, or of more universal application, than that no court can reverse or annul its own final decrees or judgments, for errors of fact or law, after the t

No court can reverse its own final decrees or judgments for errors of fact or law, after the term in which they have been rendered, unless for clerical mistakes, or to reinstate a

In the absence of statute providing otherwise, the general principle obtains that a court cannot set aside or alter its final judgment after the expiration of the term at which it

A decree is final for the purposes of an appeal to this court when it terminates the litigation between the parties on the merits of the case, and leaves nothing to be done but to

a final judgment for money must, at least, determine, or specify the means for determining, the amount

Final judgment in a criminal case,' the Court has said, 'means sentence. The sentence is the judgment.' ... 'The "sentence is the judgment" phrase has been used by this Court in de

in determining what is a final judgment or decree within the meaning of Section 237 of the Judicial Code, we are not controlled by the designation applied to it in state practice.

The general principle of federal appellate jurisdiction, derived from the common law and enacted by the First Congress, requires that review of nisi prius proceedings await their t

judgments and decrees in cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.

Z. In old English law. Ending; making an end or termination; final. Finalis concordia: a final concord or agreement; a fine of lands.

The terms “final” and “finally”— (I) with respect to a court determination, or to a final resolution of an enforcement action that is a court determination, mean a judgment from wh

the term “final membership roll” means the final membership roll of the tribe published on July 20, 1956, on pages 5454–5462 of volume 21 of the Federal Register. / the term “final

One which either terminates the action itself, or decides some matter litigated by the parties, or operates to divest some right; or one which completely disposes of the subject-ma

The order of the Court directing process to issue is not such a final order or decree in a case as the Act of 1789 contemplates. It is nothing more than an order of process to carr

the administrative discretion to grant a suspension of deportation has historically been consistently exercised as an integral part of the proceedings which have led to the issuanc

The vote on a passage of a bill or resolution in either house of the legislature after it has received the prescribed number of readings and has been subjected to such action as is

Final process is never issued by this court in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction, except in cases where a State has once refused to execute the mandate of the court.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “final product stage” means the point in the manufacturing process, before distribution of an infant formula, at which an infant formula is

The entry by the local land officer issuing the final receipt was in the nature of a judgment in rem, and determined that the Brick Company's original locations were valid, and tha

The ultimate judgment of a court Hunt v. Taft, 100 Mass. 91. It has also been construed as referring to the verdict, as distinguished from the judgment Joannes v. Pangborn, 6 Allen

That which was to be released was 'all claims of any kind or description under or by virtue of said contract.' Manifestly, included within this was every claim arising not merely f

Final rule.—The term "final rule" means the final rule published under this paragraph.

One which puts an

One which puts an end toacase. Distinguished frem interlucutory.

the term 'final settlement' in the Heard Act was not intended to denote payment, but had been used to describe an administrative determination of the amount due upon completion of

the term "final sunscreen order" means an order published by the Secretary in the Federal Register containing information stating that a nonprescription sunscreen active

“final system plan” means the plan of reorganization for the restructure, rehabilitation, and modernization of railroads in reorganization prepared pursuant to section 716 of this

Public revenue; government funds.

all charges, payable directly or indirectly by the person to whom the credit is extended, and imposed directly or indirectly by the creditor as an incident to the extension of cred

“Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Association established under section 711(i) 1 of this title;

For purposes of this subsection, the term “financed area” means, with respect to any issue, the portion of the designated blighted area with respect to which the proceeds of such i

The public revenue or resources of a government or state; the income or means of an individual or corporation. It is somewhat like the fiscus of the Romans. The word is generally u

Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the term "financial account" means, with respect to any financial institution— (A) any depository account maintained by suc

The term “financial activities” means activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1467a(c)(9)(A) of this title . / The term “financial activities”— (I) has the meaning

"financial agency" means a person acting for a person (except for a country, a monetary or financial authority acting as a monetary or financial authority, or an internat

For purposes of paragraph (2), the term “financial and compliance audit” means an audit to determine whether the financial statements of an audited entity present fairly the financ

The terms “financial asset” and “securities intermediary” have the meanings given those terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, but the former includes cash. / The term “financial as

The term “financial assistance” means a grant or loan provided by the Secretary (or the Secretary and other Federal agencies) to, or a cooperative agreement entered into by the Sec

“financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes” means any form of financial assistance which is intended in whole or in part for the acquisition, construction, reco

The term “financial assistance within the jurisdiction of the Department” includes any contract, grant, loan, cooperative agreement, or other form of assistance, including the insu

In this section, the term “financial company” has the meaning given the term in section 201(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5381(a)

not only a bank which is a member of a national reserve system but any other bank.

the term “financial contract” means a legally binding agreement between 2 or more counterparties, describing rights and obligations relating to the future delivery of items of intr

The term “financial contribution” means— (i) the direct transfer of funds, such as grants, loans, and equity infusions, or the potential direct transfer of funds or liabilities, su

the obligation to support union activities beyond those germane to collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “financial entity” means— (I) a swap dealer; (II) a security-based swap dealer; (III) a major swap participant; (IV) a major security-b

(A) The terms "exploitation" and "financial exploitation" mean the fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, i

The term “financial gain” includes receipt, or expectation of receipt, of anything of value, including the receipt of other copyrighted works. / the term “financial gain” has the m

The term “financial hold”— (A) means an order issued by the Secretary to prohibit the sponsor of a clinical investigation from continuing the investigation if the Secretary determi

For purposes of this chapter, the term “financial holding company” means a bank holding company that meets the requirements of section 1843( l )(1) of this title. / The terms “bank

(A) a Federal reserve bank, or an entity that is a commercial or savings bank, industrial savings bank, savings and loan association, trust company, federally-insured credit union,

The term “financial institution preference item” includes the following: ([A) (B) For application of this subparagraph to certain obligations issued after August 7, 1986, see secti

the term “financial instrument” means a financial contract in which the terms and conditions are publicly available, and the roles of one or more of the counterparties are assignab

The term “financial interest” means a financial interest under section 208(a) of title 18 . / In this section, the term “financial interest” means a financial interest under sectio

The term "financial intermediary" means the entity that acts as the intermediary between parties in a financial transaction, such as a bank, credit union, investment fund

by which the District can further eliminate or reduce inefficiency and, contrary to the Master's suggestion, we believe that the burden is on Colorado to do so.

“financially responsible person” means a person capable of compensating the carrier subject to liquidation for the acquisition of the line or lines proposed to be acquired and able