Law Dictionary

“Federal property” means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (including the Dep

the term "Federal property manager" means— (A) the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in its capacity as conservator of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Fed

Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this chapter the term “Federal public benefit” means— (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial licens

The term “Federal qualified payment stablecoin issuer” means— (A) a nonbank entity, other than a State qualified payment stablecoin issuer, approved by the Comptroller, pursuant to

if the State court gives such a construction to a State statute as to make it conflict with the Constitution or laws of the United States, and sustains its validity after giving it

The federal nature of the right to be established is decisive—not the source of the authority to establish it.' A suit does not arise under a law renouncing a defense, though the r

Where it clearly and unmistakably appears from the opinion of the state court under review that a Federal question was assumed by the highest court of the state to be in issue, was

The term "Federal real property" means any real property owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Secretary concerned.

The term “Federal reclamation law” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.).

The term “Federal Reclamation laws” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof. / The term “Federal reclamation laws” shall

The term “Federal Reclamation project” means any project constructed or funded under Federal Reclamation law. Such term includes projects having approved loans under the Small Recl

The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” means lands or waters managed by a Federal land management agency. / The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” has the meani

The term “Federal reef manager” means— (i) a management unit of a Federal agency specified in subparagraph (B) with lead management jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem; or (ii

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "Federal regional commission or authority" means— (i) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (ii) the Delta Regional Authority; (ii

Just as everyone is charged with knowledge of the United States Statutes at Large, Congress has provided that the appearance of rules and regulations in the Federal Register gives

In this subparagraph, the term “Federal regulatory agency” means— (I) the Commission; (II) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (III) an appropriate Federal banking agency; (IV)

The term "Federal research agency" means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000. / The term "Federal research agency&

The term “Federal research facility” means each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States which uses live animals for research or experimentation.

The term "Federal research strategy" means the coordinated cross-agency plan for addressing critical research gaps related to detecting, assessing exposure to, and identi

the term “Federal Reserve System Retirement Plan” means the Retirement Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System; and

the term “Federal Reserve System Thrift Plan” means the Thrift Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System.

the term “Federal Reserve System transferred employee” means a transferred employee who is an employee of the Board of Governors or a Federal reserve bank on the day before the des

the term “Federal retirement system” includes the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (including the Thrift S

In the interpretation of the words used in a federal revenue act, local law is not controlling unless the federal statute 'by express language or necessary implication, makes its o

when there is a Federal and state question in the case, and the latter is sufficient to sustain the judgment, this court will not review the judgment, and the logical course is to

When a situation is covered by one of the Federal Rules, the question facing the court is a far cry from the typical, relatively unguided Erie Choice: the court has been instructed

Liability of a railroad under the Safety Appliance Act for injuries inflicted as a result of the Act's violation follows from the unlawful use of prohibited defective equipment 'no

The term "Federal savings association" means a Federal savings association or a Federal savings bank chartered under section 1464 of this title. / The term “Federal savin

For the purposes of this section, the term “Federal science agency” means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000.

For the purpose of this section, the term “Federal service” means service which is employment for the purposes of title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal

the term “Federal sex offense” means an offense under section 1591 (relating to sex trafficking of children), 2241 (relating to aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (relating to sexual a

Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) and for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the term “Federal share” means, with respect to the costs of teacher training program

the terms “public agencies or organizations” and “Federal, State, or local agencies” shall include any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including

we must generally assume, in the absence of a plain indication to the contrary, that Congress when it enacts a statute is not making the application of the federal act dependent on

Congress having acted, the laws of the states, in so far as they cover the same field, are superseded; for necessarily that which is not supreme must yield to that which is.

As used in this chapter the term “Federal supervisory agency” means the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 1813(q) of this title. / Each Federal supervisory

Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the government of the one involves the control of the other, it is Congress, and not the state,

interest on obligations of the United States and its instrumentalities, but does not include interest on state or municipal obligations.

The application to the states of the rule of due process relied upon comes from the fact that their spheres of activity are enforced and protected by the Constitution, and therefor

If any person, bank, association, company, or corporation liable to pay any tax shall neglect or refuse to pay the same after demand, the amount shall be a lien in favor of the Uni

The term “Federal Trade Commission Act” means the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes”, a

The term “Federal Triangle property” means— (A) the property owned by the Federal Government in the District of Columbia, known as the “Great Plaza” site, which consists of squares

controversies necessarily involving a determination of the title, and, incidentally, of the right to the possession, of Indian allotments while the same were held in trust by the U

The term “Federal trust species” means migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine mammals, and other species of concern. / The term “

The term "Federal user" means a Federal agency or extramural holder of one or more Federal research grants using helium.

The term “Federal utility” means— (A) a Federal power marketing agency; or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.

the term “Federal wages” means basic pay for service as an employee or Member, as the case may be; / “Federal wages” means all pay and allowances, in cash and in kind, for Federal

The term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.

The term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries.

The term “FedRAMP” means the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program established under section 3608.

The term “FedRAMP authorization” means a certification that a cloud computing product or service has— (A) completed a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by the Administra

The term “FedRAMP authorization package” means the essential information that can be used by an agency to determine whether to authorize the operation of an information system or t

The term “FedRAMP Board” means the board established under section 3610.

Definition.—In this section, the term “fee” means any rate, rental charge, landing fee, or other service charge for the use of airport facilities.

in Scotch Law. Two estates in land — the first of which is the full right of proprietorship, the second the limited right of usufruct during life — may be held together, or may co-

For purposes of this section, the term "fee appraiser" means a person who is not an employee of the mortgage loan originator or appraisal management company engaging the

The term “fee area” means any area which was acquired in fee by the United States and is administered, either solely or primarily, by the Secretary through the Service.

A schedule of the fees to be charged by clerks of courts, sheriffs, or other officers, for each particular service in the line of their duties.

This word is used in its ordinary sense with reference to cattle and hogs which are said to be made marketable by feeding. Brockway v. Rowley, 66 111. 102. It is also used in the s

Damages sustained by and awarded to an abutting owner of real property occasioned by the construction and operation of an elevated railroad in a city street, are so called, because

The term “feeder” means a person who feeds lambs until the lambs reach slaughter weight.

The term “feeder pattern” means a secondary school and the elementary schools and middle schools that channel students into that secondary school.

For the 1964 crop and the 1965 crop of feed grains, if the Secretary determines that the total supply of feed grains will, in the absence of an acreage diversion program, likely be

the several items of property, as they came into existence, would become instantly attached to and covered by the deed, and would have fed the estoppel created thereby. No other ra

The term “feedstock” means the raw material supplied for use in manufacturing, chemical, and biological processes.

The term "Feed the Future Innovation Labs" means research partnerships led by United States universities that advance solutions to reduce global hunger, poverty, and maln

An estate where lands are given to a man and his wife, and the heirs of their bodies.

The rent reserved on granting a fee-farm. It might be one-fourth the value of the land, according to Cowell; one-third, according to other authors. Spelman; Termes de la Ley. FEGAN

Land held of another in fee; that is, in perpetuity by the tenant and his heirs at a yearly rent, without fealty, homage, or other services than such as are specially comprised in

A rent issuing out of an estate in fee; a.perpetual rent reserved on a conveyance in fee simple. See 6 N. Y. 467, 57 Am. Dec. 470.

the assignee of a fee-farm rent, being an estate of inheritance, is, upon the principles of the common law, entitled to sue therefor in his own name. It is an exception from the ge

For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(i) and subsection (f)(2)(A) of this section, subject to subparagraph (C), the term “fee-for-service area-specific non-drug amount” means, for a CCA

For purpose of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the term “fee-for-service enrollment” means aggregate enrollment (including receipt of benefits other than through enrollment) under— (A) part A

By the common law the fee in the soil remains in the original owner, where a public road is established over it; but the use of the road is in the public. The owner parts with this

Except as provided in subsection (e)(6)(D), the term “fee schedule area” means a locality used under section 1395u(b) of this title for purposes of computing payment amounts for ph

An unlimited or unqualified fee.

Same as Fee simple.

Same as Conditional fee.

The estate of the donee of a conditional fee after the statute de donis. See 16 N. J. L. 181.

A fleeing thief caught red-handed.

Inold Englishlaw. A thief caught while escaping with the stolen goods in his possession. Spelman.

Same as Venge-richte.

The name given to certain secret tribunals which flourished ‘many of the funetions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who c

or DEADLY FRUDE. A German word, signifying implacable hatred, not to be satisfied but with the death of the enemy. Such was that among the people in Scotland and in the northern pa

Fictitious; pretended; supposititious; simulated. —Feigned accomplice. One who pretends to consult and act with others in the planning or commission of a crime, but only for the pu

One who pretends to consult and act with others in the planning or commission of a crime, but only for the purpose of discovering their plans and confederates and securing evidence

In practice. An action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose.^ In a feigned action, the words of the writ are true.

Simulated maladies. Diseases are generally feigned from one of tliree causes — fear, shame, or the hope of gain. Thus a man engaged in the military or naval service may pretend to

Simulated maladies. Diseases are generally feigned from one of three causes,—fear, shame, or the hope of gain.

If he refers any questions of fact to a jury, as he may do by a feigned issue, he is still to be satisfied in his own conscience that the finding is correct, and the decree must be

I. fr. A doer; one who does a criminal act; an offender. Fei St ours: makers.

Had the injury occurred in interstate commerce, as was alleged, the Federal act undoubtedly would have been controlling, and a recovery could not have been had under the common or

In Saxon law. One bound for another by oath; a sworn brother. A friend bound in the decennary for the good behavior of another. One who took the place of the deceased. Thus, if a p

the test of a jury case is simply whether the proofs justify with reason the conclusion that employer negligence played any part * * * in producing the injury * * *. It does not ma

The Act does not make the employer the insurer of the safety of his employees while they are on duty. The basis of his liability is his negligence, not the fact that injuries occur

It is clear that Congress intended to confine its action to injuries occurring when the particular service in which the employee is engaged is a part of interstate commerce. ... 'T

A field; in composition, wild. Blount

See "Feal." FELIX QUI POTUIT RERUM C0GN08cere causas. Happy is he who has been able to understand the causes of things. Co. Litt. 231.

In Fr. Faithful. See Feal.

Fortunate is he who can understand the causes of things.