Law Dictionary

The term “high deductible health plan” means a health plan— (i) in the case of self-only coverage, which has an annual deductible which is not less than $1,500 and not more than $2

The term “high definition television” refers to systems that offer approximately twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of receivers generally available on February 8, 1996,

In this section, the term “high-demand, low-density military capability” means a combat, combat support or service support capability, unit, system, or occupational specialty that

High density airport.—The term “high density airport” means an airport at which the Administrator limits the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings of aircraft.

The same as great diligence

The term "high-efficiency electric home rebate program" means a rebate program carried out by a State energy office or Indian Tribe pursuant to subsection (c) using a gra

"high-end computing" means the most advanced and capable computing systems, including their hardware, storage, networking and software, encompassing both massive computat

The term “high-end computing system” means a computing system with performance that substantially exceeds that of systems that are commonly available for advanced scientific and en

The term "high-enriched uranium" means uranium with an assay of 20.0 weight percent or more of the uranium-235 isotope.

In the practice of the English supreme court of judicature, there are two scales regulating the fees of the court and the fees which solicitors are entitled to charge. The lower sc

For purposes of this section, the term “higher-risk mortgage” means a residential mortgage loan, other than a reverse mortgage loan that is a qualified mortgage, as defined in sect

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “higher wage index area” means, with respect to a county, an area with a wage index that exceeds that of the county.

The term “higher yielding investments” means any investment property which produces a yield over the term of the issue which is materially higher than the yield on the issue.

The highest and most profitable use for which the property is adaptable and needed or likely to be needed in the reasonably near future is to be considered, not necessarily as the

contracts, he who, at an auction, offers the The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. A distinction ha

the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

this court has jurisdiction, upon writ of error, to re-examine the final judgment of a subordinate state court denying a Federal right, specially set up or claimed, if, under the l

The term “highest home energy needs” means the home energy requirements of a household determined by taking into account both the energy burden of such household and the unique sit

In this section, the term “highest permanent grade” means a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admiral in th

one of two things: (1) It means the top price for which an article was delivered during March 1942, in completion of a sale to a purchaser of the same class; (2) If there was no ac

The term “highest rate” means— (I) the highest rate of tax specified in section 11, or (II) if at all times during the year involved more than 50 percent of the interests in the en

The term “high exposure level” means a level of exposure to a substance of concern that is for such a duration, or of such a magnitude, that adverse effects on human health can be

The term "high hazard potential dam" means a dam assigned to the significant or high hazard potential classification under the guidelines published by the Federal Emergen

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “high housing cost area” means any statistical area for which the housing cost/income ratio is greater than 1.2.

The term “high impact service provider” means an agency program identified by the Director due to the scale and impact of the public-facing services of the program.

The term “high intensity discharge lamp” means an electric-discharge lamp in which— (i) the light-producing arc is stabilized by the arc tube wall temperature; and (ii) the arc tub

For purposes of this subsection, the term “high intensity motorbus” means public transportation that is provided on a facility with access for other high-occupancy vehicles.

The terms “high interest training issue”, “high interest training requirement”, “Tier 1”, and “Tier 2” have the meanings given such terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed

The terms “high interest training issue”, “high interest training requirement”, “Tier 1”, and “Tier 2” have the meanings given such terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed

In old French and Canadian law. A feudal lord who exercised the right called "high justice." Guyot, Inst. Feod. c. 26.

In feudal law. The jurisdiction or right of trying crimes of every kind, even the highest. This was a privilege claimed and exercised by 'the great lords or barons of the middle ag

In old French and Canadian law. A feudal lord who exercised the right called "high justice." Guyot, Inst. Feud. c. 26.

the term “high-level radioactive waste” has the meaning given to that term in section 2(12) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101(12) ); / “High-level radioacti

A system for the regulation and restriction of the traffic in intoxicating liquors, of which the distinguishing feature is the grant of licenses only to carefully selected persons

In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)) or a multiemployer plan (as defined in section 414(f)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply. Subpara

Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any qualified tuition reduction provided with respect to any highly compensated employee only if such reduction is available on substantia

For purposes of this subsection, the term “highly compensated employee percentage” means the percentage which highly compensated employees performing services for the line of busin

For purposes of this subsection, the term “highly compensated individual” means an individual who is— (A) one of the 5 highest paid officers, (B) a shareholder who owns (with the a

The term “highly compensated participant” means a participant who is— (A) an officer, (B) a shareholder owning more than 5 percent of the voting power or value of all classes of st

the term “highly enriched uranium” means uranium enriched to 20 percent or more in the isotope U–235; / The term “highly enriched uranium” means uranium enriched to include concent

The term “highly enriched uranium of weapons origin” means highly enriched uranium that— (A) contains 90 percent or more uranium-235; and (B) is verified by the Secretary of Energy

The term “highly erodible cropland” means highly erodible land that is in cropland use, as determined by the Secretary. / The term "highly erodible cropland" means any hi

The terms “highly erodible land” and “wetland” have the meanings, respectively, that such terms are given in section 3801 of title 16 . / The term “highly erodible land” means land

The term "highly fluorinated compound" means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

As used in this section, the term “highly indebted country” means any country designated as a “Highly Indebted Country” in the annual World Debt Tables most recently published by t

The term “highly migratory fish stocks” means all fish stocks of the species listed in Annex 1 of the 1982 Convention, except sauries, occurring in the Convention Area,1 and such o

The term “highly migratory species” means tuna species, marlin (Tetrapturus spp. and Makaira spp.), oceanic sharks, sailfishes (Istiophorus spp.), and swordfish (Xiphias gladius).

The term “highly qualified” has the meaning given such term in section 9101 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ) and, with respect to special

“highly restricted personal information” means an individual's photograph or image, social security number, medical or disability information; and

In this paragraph, the term "highly rural area" means an area located in a county that has fewer than seven individuals residing in that county per square mile.

The term “highly sensitive program” means— (A) a government program designated as a Special Access Program (as that term is defined in section 4.1(h) of Executive Order 12958 or an

The term “highly toxic” means any substance which falls within any of the following categories: (a) Produces death within fourteen days in half or more than half of a group of ten

For purposes of section 335a of this title , the term “high managerial agent”— (1) means— (A) an officer or director of a corporation or an association, (B) a partner of a partners

For purposes of this clause, the term “high migration rural county” means any county which, during the 20-year period ending with the year in which the most recent census was condu

See Mis- PRISION; High Crimes.

The term “high need cure” means a drug (as that term is defined by section 321(g)(1) of title 21 ,1 biological product (as that term is defined by section 262(i) 2 of this title),

The term “high-need early childhood education program” means an early childhood education program serving children from low-income families that is located within the geographic ar

The term “high-need local educational agency” means a local educational agency— (A) (i) for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the agency are children from lo

In this section, the term “high-need public secondary school” means a secondary school— (1) in which 40 percent or more of the students attending the school are children from low-i

The term “high-need school” means— (A) an elementary or middle school in which at least 50 percent of the enrolled students are children from low-income families, based on the numb

A title of honor given to princes. The kings of England, before the time of James I., were not usually saluted with the title of "Majesty," but with that of "Highness." The childre

In this section, the term “high performance building” means a building that integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy efficiency, du

The term "high-performance energy efficiency measure" means a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing energy

the term “high performance green building” has the meaning given that term in section 17061 of title 42 ; / The term “high-performance green building” means a high-performance buil

For purposes of this section, the term “high-performing community” means a geographic area that demonstrates through reliable data that all five of the following requirements are m

The term “high performing State” means, with respect to a bonus year, an eligible State whose score assigned pursuant to subparagraph (D)(i) for the fiscal year immediately precedi

The term “high potential historic sites” means those historic sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which provide opportunity to interpret the historic s

The term “high potential route segments” means those segments of a trail which would afford high quality recreation experience in a portion of the route having greater than average

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “high poverty area” means a catchment area which is established in a manner that is consistent with the factors in subsection (k)(3)(J),

The term “high-poverty local educational agency” means a local educational agency for which 20 percent or more of the children who are age 5 through 17, and served by the local edu

The term "high-poverty school" means a school that is in the highest 2 quartiles of schools served by a local educational agency, based on the percentage of enrolled stud

For purposes of this section, the term “high-priority use” means any— (1) use of natural gas in a residence; (2) use of natural gas in a commercial establishment in amounts less th

The term “high-priority user” means any person who— (A) uses natural gas in a residence; (B) uses natural gas in a commercial establishment in amounts of less than 50 Mcf on a peak

"high probability of improving the criminal justice system" means that a prudent assessment of the concepts and implementation plans included in a proposed program, proje

The term “high-quality charter school” means a charter school that— (A) shows evidence of strong academic results, which may include strong student academic growth, as determined b

The term "high repetition rate" means the delivery of x-ray pulses up to 1,000,000 pulses per second.

the term “high resolution” means resolution better than five meters; and / The term “high resolution” means resolution better than five meters.

For the purposes of this part, the term “high-risk children” means individuals under the age of 21 who are low-income or at risk of abuse or neglect, have been abused or neglected,

In this section, the term “high-risk family” means a family in which the individuals of such family are at a significant risk of using or abusing alcohol or any illegal substance.

the term “high-risk, high-reward research” means research that— (A) has the potential for yielding transformational results with far-ranging or wide-ranging implications; (B) addre

The term “high risk, high threat post” means a United States diplomatic or consular post or other United States mission abroad, as determined by the Secretary, that, among other fa

For purposes of this section, the term “high risk individual” means— (A) an individual who is under supervised release, with respect to a Federal offense, and who has previously vi

The term “high risk rural road” means any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural local road with significant safety risks, as defined by a S

The term "high-risk urban area" means a high-risk urban area designated under section 604(b)(3)(A) of this title.

For purposes of this section, the term “high risk youth” means an individual who has not attained the age of 21 years, who is at high risk of becoming, or who has become, a drug ab

The term “high school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title . / The term “high school” means a secondary school that— (A) grants a diploma, as defined by th

Begins at low-water High treason: treason to foot, bridle, road, or water of Justice, of Appeal: v.

waters on the sea-coast without the boundaries of low-water mark.

The term “high seas fishing vessel” means any vessel of the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States used or intended for use— (A) on the high seas; (B) fo

The term "high-speed broadband" means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participati

As used in this section, the term “high-speed rail” means all forms of nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails providing transportation service which is— / the term “hig

COURT OF THE lord. In English law. A tribunal instituted for the trial of peers indicted for treason or felony, or for misprision of either, but not for any other offense. The offi

The term “high surplus mutual life insurance company” means any mutual life insurance company if, for the taxable year beginning in 1984, its equity percentage exceeded 14.5 percen

The term "high-taxed income" means any income which (but for this subparagraph) would be passive income if the sum of— (i) the foreign income taxes paid or accrued by the

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “high technology medical equipment” means any electronic, electromechanical, or computer-based high technology equipment used in the screen

The term “high technology program of education” means a program of education— (A) offered by a public or private educational institution; (B) if offered by an institution of higher

For purposes of clause (iii), the term “high terrain area” means with respect to any facility, any area having an elevation of 900 feet or more above the base of the stack of such

In English law. The compassing of the king's death; the aiding and comforting of his enemies; the forging or counterfeiting of his coin; or the killing of the chancellor or either

The term "high-volume third party seller" means a participant on an online marketplace's platform who is a third party seller and, in any continuous 12-month period durin

The term "high-wage job" means a job that provides a wage that is greater than the median wage for the applicable region, as determined by the Secretary.