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The right was not attached as an incident to any estate; it passed by a grant in gross, and was necessarily limited in its duration by the existence of the structure with which it

The grants of swamp lands made by the Acts of 1849 and 1850 were in praesenti and gave the States an inchoate title to such lands that became perfect, as of the dates of the Acts,

The term “grantmaking entity” means an organization described in section 12523(a) of this title. / The term “grantmaking entity” means a qualified organization that— (A) submits an

It is an obvious principle that a grant must describe the land to be conveyed, and that the subject granted must be identified by the description given of it in the instrument itse

Grants of a certain place or rancho by some particular name, either with or without specific boundaries, where the donee was entitled to the tract, according to the boundaries, if

The term “grant of authority” means registration granted pursuant to section 13902 of title 49 , or a successor provision, to persons of Mexico to conduct cross-border long-haul tr

Grants of immunity from taxation, in derogation of a sovereign power of the state, are strictly construed.

by grants of land, we do not mean the mere grant itself, but the right, title, legal possession, and estate, property and ownership, legally resulting upon a grant of land to the o

A method of transferring personal property, distinguished from a gift by being always founded on some consideration or equivalent. 2 Bl. Comm. 440, 441. Its proper legal designatio

grants of places by name, where the donee was entitled to the tract named according to the limits, as shown by its settlement and possession, or other competent evidence

The rule at law is, that by a grant of the reversion, the rent reserved will pass; but that by a grant of the rent, the reversion will not pass.

The grant by ordinance to an incorporated telephone company, its successors and assigns, of the right to occupy the streets and alleys of a city with its poles and wires for the ne

He by whom a grant is made.

Wherever there is a grant by a state having plenary power to make it, of the rights and title of government and sovereignty over a specified territory, or where, in a grant of land

The term “grant recipient” means a watershed group that the Secretary has selected to receive a grant under section 1015a(c)(2) of this title . / For purposes of paragraph (4)(B),

only such powers and rights can be exercised under them as are clearly comprehended within the words of the act or derived therefrom by necessary implication, regard being had to t

Grants of immunity from taxation, in derogation of a sovereign power of the state, are strictly construed.

The term “grants to States” means grants made under this subchapter by the Secretary to the States.

The common grant with uses superadd-ed, which has become the favorite mode of transferring realty in England. Wharton.

This is common grant, with uses superadded, and has become the favorite mode of transferring realty. Wharton.

In old English law. Noblemen. of tenants' doing one day's work for their landlord.

Growing grain.

The term “grape product” means grapes and any product (other than wine) made from grapes, including, but not limited to, raisins and grape juice, whether or not concentrated.

The term “grapes” means vinifera species table grapes, European type, whether or not they have been in storage.

Lat. [from Gr. graphe.] In old European law. A writing. Spelman. The office or territorial jurisdiction of a graphio or grafio. Id. See Grafio.

the term “GRASE” means generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drugs, as safe and effective

the term "GRASE determination" means, with respect to a nonprescription active ingredient or a combination of nonprescription active ingredients, a determination of wheth

The term “grass” means perennial grasses commonly used for haying or grazing.

Customary service of one day’s work for the landlord.

In old records. The grazing or turning up the earth with a plow. The name of a customary service for inferior tenants to bring their plows, and do one day's work for their lords. C

In feudal law. A fine paid on transfer of a copyhold.

A fine paid upon the transfer of a copyhold estate.

The term “grass roots expenditures” means expenditures for the purpose of influencing legislation (as defined in subsection (d) without regard to paragraph (1)(B) thereof). / The t

Same as Gersome.

Rogation week. A term anciently used in the inns of court and chancery.

A slang term for a woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. Webster.

A reward given voluntarily for some service or benefit rendered, without being requested so to do, either expressly or by implication. GRATIS (Lat.) Without reward or consideration

Gratuitously; without consideration.

An appearance entered in a suit by attorney without waiting to be served with process.

A spontaneous statement.

Pensions, compensation allowances, and privileges are gratuities. They involve no agreement of parties; and the grant of them creates no vested right. The benefits conferred by gra

Without valuable or legal consideration. A term applied to deeds of conveyance. In Old English Law. Voluntary; without force, fear, or favor. Bracton, fols. 11, 17.

Another name for a depositum or naked bailment, which is made only for the benefit of the bailor and is not a source of profit to the bailee. Foster . Essex Bank, 17 Mass. 499, 9 A

In civil law. One the object of which is for the benefit of the person with whom it is made, vrithout any profit, received or promised, as a consideration for it; as, for example,

One made without consideration.

One made without consideration. 2 Steph. Com. 47.

Instruments inade without binding consideration.

A present; a reward without legal consideration.

A claim having no foundation in law, but depending entirely on the generosity of the government, constitutes no basis for the action of any legal principle. It cannot be assigned.

A bribe.

graunde, 2. /n Great; high. Graund treson: great or high treason.

In old deeds, a little wood. In old English law, a grove; a small wood; a coppice or thicket. A thick wood of high trees. Co. Litt. 4b. Cowell; Blount; Spelman. GRAVAMEN (Lat.) The

Gist; essence; substance; sting.

I. In old English law. To grieve or aggrieve; to injure or oppress. Gravati: aggrieved.

A charge; an accusation.

A sepulcher. A place where a dead body ls interred.

In subsection (c)(3), the term “grave breach of common Article 3” means any conduct (such conduct constituting a grave breach of common Article 3 of the international conventions d

that, in the judge's mind, the matter is so evenly balanced that he feels himself in virtual equipoise as to the harmlessness of the error.) We conclude that the uncertain judge sh

a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental disorder: (a) [i]s in danger of serious physical harm resulting from a failure to provide for his essential human needs of he

the prevention of copying and piracy when describing the benefits of the doctrine of equivalents.

A cemetery; a place for the interment of dead bodies; sometimes defined in statutes as a place where a minimum number of persons (as "six or more") are buried. See Stockton v. Webe

A term applied to insurances fraudulently obtained (as, by false personation or other means) on the lives of infants, very aged persons, or those in the last stages of disease. Als

Great; grievous.

Same as Graf.

It is more serious to injure divine than temporal majesty.

The person by whom a grant is made.

a good that is "imported outside the distribution channels that have been contractually negotiated by the intellectual property owner." Forsyth & Rothnie, Parallel Imports, in The

An inn of court. See "Inns of Court."

“graywater” means galley, bath, and shower water;

The term “grazing permit and lease” means any document authorizing use of public lands or lands in National Forests in the eleven contiguous western States for the purpose of grazi

I. fr. Grievously; heavily, or severely.

The term “greasy wool” means wool that has not been washed or otherwise cleaned.

As used in various compound legal terms, this word generally means extraordinary, that is, exceeding the common or ordinary measure or standard, in respect to physical size or impo

The term “great ape” means a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.

An edict of Henry II. of unknown date hut probably issued during the first years of his reigu. It related to the trial of causes. Green, 1 Sel. Essays in Anglo- Amer. L. H. 125. Se

A code of statutes adopted in the Province of Pennsylvania in 1862. See 12 Serg: & R. (Pa.) 220.

See United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland.

In English law. All manner of beasts, except sheep and yearlings. 2 Ro Ue, 173.

See "Magna Charta."

In' English la%v. An assembly of the wise men of the nation, which succeeded the Witenagemote of Anglo-Saxon times, and was the original of parliament. Great seal: the emblem of ro

Such a measure of care, prudence, and assiduity as persons of unusual prudence and discretion exercise in regard to any and all of their own affairs, or such as persons of ordinary

The term “greatest economic need” means the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line.

The term “greatest social need” means the need caused by noneconomic factors, which include— (A) physical and mental disabilities; (B) language barriers; and (C) cultural, social,

One held of the king.

the term “GREAT I, GREAT II, and GRRM studies” means the studies entitled “GREAT Environmental Action Team—GREAT I—A Study of the Upper Mississippi River”, dated September 1980, “G

In this section, the term “Great Lake” means Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario (including the St. Lawrence River to t

The term “Great Lakes” means Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior, to the extent that those lakes are subject to the jurisdiction o

The term “Great Lakes Agreement” means the Agreement for the Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes by Means of Radio in force and the regulations referred to therein.

In this section, the term “Great Lakes and Connecting Channels” includes Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, all connecting waters between and among such lakes used

The term “Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Systems” includes— (i) Lake Champlain; and (ii) all bodies of water (including wetlands) within— (I) the Great Lakes System (as defined in

“Great Lakes barge” means a non-self-propelled vessel of at least 3,500 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title , or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14

the term “Great Lakes Basin” means the air, land, water, and living organisms within the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River at or upstream from the point at which the river

The term "Great Lakes Commission" means the Great Lakes Commission established by article IV A of the Great Lakes Compact 2 to which Congress granted consent in the Act o

“Great Lakes fish and wildlife” means fauna, fish, and invertebrates dependent on Great Lakes resources, and located within the Great Lakes Basin.

The term “Great Lakes Fishery Commission” has the meaning given the term “Commission” in section 931 of title 16 .

The term "Great Lakes Navigation System" includes— (A) (i) Lake Superior; (ii) Lake Huron; (iii) Lake Michigan; (iv) Lake Erie; and (v) Lake Ontario; (B) all connecting w

“Great Lakes region” means the 8 States that border on the Great Lakes;

The term "Great Lakes restoration activities" means any Federal or State activity primarily or entirely within the Great Lakes watershed that seeks to improve the overall

Great lakes shipping season.—The term "Great Lakes shipping season" means the period each year during which the Saint Lawrence Seaway is open for navigation by vessels, a

“Great Lakes State” means any of the following States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin; / The term "Great Lakes State"