Law Dictionary

Entries made in a wilderness would most generally refer to some prominent and notorious object which might direct the attention to the neighbourhood in which the land was placed; a

The general owner of a thing is one who has the primary title to it; as distinguished from a special owner, who has a special interest in the same thing, amounting to a qualified o

Such unqualified dominion over a thing that it belongs to the owner exclusively. See 74 N. Y. 568.

Dementia paralytica or paresis. Amentia, dementia, and mania. The classification of insanity into these three types or forms, though once common, has of late given way to a more sc

One granted to all the persons participating in a given criminal or treasonable offense (generally political), or to ali offenders of a given class or against a certain statute or

One wherein all the business is carried on for the joint profit of all the partners. See 3 Fed. Cas. (U. S.) 349, 1 Cliff. (U. S.) 28.

The plea is certainly bad. It amounts to a general plea of performance, when the declaration contains an assignment of a particular breach. This cannot be done. The defendant was b

“general position” means any position, other than a career reserved position, which may be filled by either a career appointee, noncareer appointee, limited emergency appointee, or

A power to appoint whomsoever the donee pleases. See 3 Whart. (Penn.) 287, 31 Am. Dec. 502.

under the former, the donee may appoint to anyone, including his own estate or his creditors, thus having as full dominion over the property as if he owned it

See 35 Neb. 676, 17 L. R. A. 821, 53 N. W. 595.

The right and property in a thing enjoyed by the general owner (g. v.).

The term “general purpose electric motor (subtype I)” means any motor that meets the definition of “General Purpose” as established in the final rule issued by the Department of En

The term “general purpose electric motor (subtype II)” means motors incorporating the design elements of a general purpose electric motor (subtype I) that are configured as 1 of th

“general purpose local government” means any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, including the District of Col

1 Beck, 288 to 331; Roscoe, Cr. Ev. 190; 1 Russ. 553; Vilanova y Maizies, Materia Criminal Forense, Obs. 11, c. 7, n. 15—18.

In a bill in equity, after praying such relief as is deemed proper, it is usual to add a prayer for general relief. The new supreme court equity rule 25 (33 Sup. Ct. XXV) does not

it is only what is generally said of the witness by his neighbors that constitutes his general reputation

A prohibition in an agreement against carrying on a specified business or occupation anywhere. See 3 Pinn. (Wis.) 123, 56 Am. Dec. 164.

A general retainer of an attorney or solicitor "merely gives a right to expect professional service when requested, but none which is not requested. It binds the person retained no

The term “general retirement system” means any pension, annuity, retirement, or similar fund or system established by a State or by a political subdivision thereof for employees of

In any court the day for the return of all process, such as writs of summons, subpoena, etc.. Issued returnable to a particular term of the court. See Return or Writs.

when a wrong has been done, and the law gives a remedy, the compensation shall be equal to the injury. The latter is the standard by which the former is to be measured. The injured

The general rule of official obligation, as imposed by law, is that the officer shall perform the duties of his office honestly, faithfully, and to the best of his ability. In ordi

Standing orders of a court for the regulation of its practice. See General Orders.

I. General; a general thing. Generate dictum generaliter est interpretandum: a general expression is to be interpreted generally. Generale nihil eertum [certi] iniplicat: a general

The term “general sales tax” means a tax imposed at one rate with respect to the sale at retail of a broad range of classes of items.

The precise object of the general savings statute is to prevent the expiration of a temporary statute from cutting off appropriate measures to enforce the expired statute in relati

the term “General Schedule base rate” means an annual rate of basic pay established under section 5332 before any additions, such as a locality-based comparability payment under se

the term “General Schedule position” means any position to which subchapter III applies.

[The Fourth Amendment's warrant clause] prevents the issue of warrants on loose, vague or doubtful bases of fact. It emphasizes the purpose to protect against all general searches

The requirement that warrants shall particularly describe the things to be seized makes general searches under them impossible and prevents the seizure of one thing under a warrant

The term “general service fluorescent lamp” means fluorescent lamps which can be used to satisfy the majority of fluorescent applications, but does not include any lamp designed an

The term “general service incandescent lamp” means a standard incandescent or halogen type lamp that— (I) is intended for general service applications; (II) has a medium screw base

The term “general service lamp” includes— (I) general service incandescent lamps; (II) compact fluorescent lamps; (III) general service light-emitting diode (LED or OLED) lamps; an

See Court of General Quarter Sessions or the Peace.

One in which the masters or owners engage separately with a number of persons unconnected with each other to convey their respective goods to the place of the ship’s destination. S

General shipyard facility.—The term “general shipyard facility” means— (A) for operations on land— (i) a structure or appurtenance thereto designed for the construction, reconstruc

Chiefs of the several orders of monks, friars, and other religious societies.

In Pleading. One in which the defendant reserves to himself “all advantages and exceptions whatsoever.” 2 Chitty, PI. 408. See Imparlance.

See General Laws.

where the words are general, the Court are not at liberty to insert limitations not called for by the sense, or the objects, or the mischiefs of the enactment.

In this subsection, the term “general surgeon” means a physician (as described in section 1395x(r)(1) of this title ) who has designated CMS specialty code 02–General Surgery as th

See Feb-Tail.

A tenancy which is not fixed and made certain, as to its duration, by agreement of the parties. Brown’s Adm’rs v. Bragg, 22 Ind. 122. se Bslon of a court, for the trial and decisio

A phrase used In some jurisdictions to denote the ordinary session of a court, for the trial and determination of causes, as distinguished from a special term, for the hearing of m

See Tbavebse.

One which prevails generally throughout the country, or is followed generally by a given professivn or trade, and is not local in its nature or observance,

The term “general-use prepaid card” means a card or other payment code or device issued by any person that is— (i) redeemable at multiple, unaffiliated merchants or service provide

Where a general verdict is found by the trial court, it has the same effect as the verdict of a jury. The appellate court cannot pass upon the weight of evidence.

The requirement that warrants shall particularly describe the things to be seized makes general searches under them impossible and prevents the seizure of one thing under a warrant

See Covenant or Warranty; Warranty.

The line must still be drawn between one welfare and another, between particular and general. Where this shall be placed cannot be known through a formula in advance of the event.

Such words of a descriptive character as are used in conveyances in order to convey, not only the specific property described, but also all kinds of easements, privileges, and appu

It is an ancient and well-settled rule of construction, that, 'where a deed speaks by general words and afterwards descends to special words, if the special words agree to the gene

The term “general written determination” means any written determination other than a reference written determination.

A general expression implies nothing certain.

The death became the generating source of definite accessions to the survivor's property rights. Although the property here involved was held under a joint tenancy with the right o

The issue or offspring of a mother-mopastery. Cowell.

May mean either a degree of removal in computing descents or a single succession of living beings in natural descent McMillan v. School Committee, 107 N. C. 609, 12 S. E. 330, 10 I

For purposes of this chapter, the term "generation-skipping transfer" means— (1) a taxable distribution, (2) a taxable termination, and (3) a direct skip. The term "

In this chapter, the term "generative adversarial network" means, with respect to artificial intelligence, the machine learning process of attempting to cause a generator

The term “generator” means a device that produces electricity and which is reported as a generating unit pursuant to Department of Energy Form 860.

In kind; in the same or class; the same in quantity and » dub not individually the same. In man law, things which may be given restored in genere are distinguished from ich a3 musl

The term “generic base acres” means the number of base acres for cotton in effect under section 8702 of this title , as adjusted pursuant to section 8711 of this title , as in effe

any crime Cite as: 599 U. S. ____ (2023) 3 SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting "having the basic elements of unlawful or unprivileged entry into, or remaining in, a building or structure, wi

Generic campaign activity.—The term “generic campaign activity” means a campaign activity that promotes a political party and does not promote a candidate or non-Federal candidate.

a drug designed to be a copy of a reference listed drug (typically a brand name drug), and thus identical in aetive ingredients, safety, and efficacy.

The term “generic drug submission” means an abbreviated new drug application, an amendment to an abbreviated new drug application, or a prior approval supplement to an abbreviated

The term "generic investigational new animal drug meeting request" means a request submitted by a generic new animal drug sponsor to meet with the Secretary to discuss an

The term “generic new animal drug” means a new animal drug that is the subject of an abbreviated application.

The term “generic new animal drug product” means each specific strength or potency of a particular active ingredient or ingredients in final dosage form marketed by a particular ma

The term “generic new animal drug sponsor” means either an applicant named in an abbreviated application for a generic new animal drug that has not been withdrawn by the applicant

The term “generic requirement” means a description of acceptable product attributes for use by local exchange carriers in establishing product specifications for the purchase of te

For that is the generic term of the article, which describes it with a fair degree of accuracy; and is the term by which the biscuit in pillow-shaped form is generally known by the

The term "generic version" means a drug approved under section 355(j) of this title whose reference listed drug is a covered drug.

Gentlewoman. Cowell; 2 Inst. 668.

The son of a gentleman. Generally abbreviated "gen fil."

Gentleman; a gentleman. Spelman.

the term “genetically targeted drug” means a drug that— (A) is the subject of an application under section 355(b)(1) of this title or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Ac

the term "genetically targeted technology" means a technology comprising non-replicating nucleic acid or analogous compounds with a common or similar chemistry that is in

The term “genetic information” means, with respect to any individual, information about— (i) such individual's genetic tests, (ii) the genetic tests of family members of such indiv

The term “genetic monitoring” means the periodic examination of employees to evaluate acquired modifications to their genetic material, such as chromosomal damage or evidence of in

The term “genetic services” means— (A) a genetic test; (B) genetic counseling (including obtaining, interpreting, or assessing genetic information); or (C) genetic education. / The

The term “genetic test” means an analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites, that detects genotypes, mutations, or chromosomal changes. / The term “genetic t

The term “Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War” means the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST

The term “Geneva Conventions” means the international conventions signed at Geneva on August 12, 1949.

A degree of consanguinity; Spelman. GENS (Lat.) In Roman law. A union of families, who bore the same name, who were of an ingenuous birth (ingenui), none of whose ancestors had bee

The term “genocide” means any offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18 .

A Roman tribe composed of families, of the same name and descended from a common ancestor.

In French Law. Offleers of a court

Plural of Gens.

I. I In old records and pleadings. A hundred weight Centensi piscium: a hundred weight of fish. Centena cer%, zncarii, piperis, cumini, etc., continet tredecim petras ct dimldlum:

In Roman law. The members of a gens or common tribe.

Imports that a horse is docile, tractable, and quiet; not, that he has received special training.^

In English law. A person of superior birth. According to Sir Edward Coke, he is one who bears coat armor, the grant of which adds gentility to a man's family. The eldest son had no

One who holds a post at court to usher others to the presence, etc.

In England, the title of a chief officer of the king, deriving his name from the Black Rod of office, on the top of which reposes a golden lion, which he carries.

An addition formerly appropriate in England to the state or degree of a woman. 2 Inst. 667.

See Hindtt Law.