Law Dictionary

An heir is the same person with his ancestor. Co. Litt. 22; Branch, Princ. See Nov. 48, c. 1, § 1.

Heir is a collective name or noun. 1 Vent. 215.

Heir is a name or term of law; "son" is a name of nature. Bac. Max. 52, in reg. 11.

An heir is a part of the ancestor. So said because the ancestor, during his life, bears in his body (in judgment of law) all his heirs.

In the civil law. An heir made by will; a testamentary heir; the person created universal successor by will. Story, Confl. Laws, § 507; 3B]. Comm, 224. Otherwise called “heres ea t

A fiduciary heir, or heir in trust; a person constituted heir by will, in trust for the benefit of another, called the "fideicommissarius."

The heir of my heir is my heir.

He is a lawful heir whom marriage points out as such ; who is born in wedlock. Co. Litt. 7 b; Bract, fol. 88; Fleta, lib. 6, c. 1; Broom, Max. 515.

Moore, 348. An heir under twenty-one years of age is not answerable, except in the matter of dower.

Co. Litt. 386. In England, the heir is not bound to pay his ancestor's debts, uniess he be bound to it by the ancestor, except debts due to the king. But now, by 3 & 4 Win. IV. c.

In the civil law. A man's own heir; a decedent's proper or natural heir. This name was given to the lineal descendants of the deceased. Inst. 3, 1, 4 —5. —. Haeredes sui et necessa

In old English law. To give a right of inheritance or make the donation hereditary to the grantee and his heirs. Cowell.

The statute 2 Hen. IV. c. 15, de haeretico comburendo, was the first penal law enacted against heresy, and imposed the penalty of death by burning against all beretica who relapsed

His or her royal highness.

An agreement to do any act forbidden by the law, or to omit to do any act enjoined by the law. Billingsley v. Clelland, 41 W. Va. 243, 23 S. E. 816,

The term “Housing Requirements and Market Analysis”or “HRMA” means, with respect to a military installation, a structured analytical process under which an assessment is made of bo

The term “HSARPA” means the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency established in subsection (b).

Iieredes, I. Heirs, v. HcN'es. In the civil law. Hseredes extranei: strange or foreign heirs; heirs not subject to the power of the testator. Hseredes necessarii: necessary heirs;

I. In old English law. - An inheritance seeker; a person

I. I. In old English law. A hereditament.

/. A burdensome jacens (a prostrate inheritance): an cepted and entered upon by the heir. est quam successio in universum babuerit: an inheritance is nothing the rights the decease

An inheritance never ascends. Glanv. lib. 7, c. 1; 2 Bl. Comm. 211. A maxim of feudal origin, and which invariably prevailed in the law of England down to the passage of the statut

pi. haeredes, /. Heir. Haeres ment. Haeres astrarius: an heir in facto: an heir in fact; from the Haeres factud: an heir by will, a est alter ipse et filius est pars self and a son

I. L In old English make a donation hereditary

An abbreviation for hoc titulo, this title, under this title; used in references to books.

The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. / The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) (as in effect

A grant of land in feudal ages was perfected by the ceremony of corporal investiture: open and notorious delivery of possesion in the presence of other vassals. Made by putting a v

The term "Hub" means an Energy Innovation Hub established under this section. / The term "Hub" includes any Energy Innovation Hub in existence on September 28,

The terms "historically underutilized business zone" or "HUBZone" mean any area located within 1 or more— (A) qualified census tracts; (B) qualified nonmetropol

The term “HUBZone small business concern” means— (A) a small business concern that is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by United States citizens; (B) a small business conce

A peddler or hawker.

The business carried on by a huckster.

In old pleading. Hitherto. 2 Mod. 24.

The term “HUD-approved counseling agency” means a private or public nonprofit organization that is— (A) exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of title 26 ; and (B) certified by

In old English law. A compensation for an assault (transgressio illata) upon a trespassing servant {servus). Supposed to be a mistake or misprint in Fleta for hinegeld. Pleta, lib.

The term “HUD hold harmless impacted project” means any project with respect to which area median gross income was determined under subparagraph (B) for calendar year 2007 or 2008

The term “HUD hold harmless policy” means the regulations under which a policy similar to the rules of clause (i) applied to prevent a change in the method of determining area medi

In old English law. A pursuit of one who had committed felony, by the highway. The meaning of "hue" is said to be "shout," from the Saxon huer; but this word also means "to foot,"

In Spanish law. An acre of land, or as much as can be ploughed in a day by two oxen. 2 White, New Coll. 49.

In Spanish law. A measure of land equal to as much as a yoke of oxen can plow in one day. 2 White, Recop. (38,) 49; Strother v. Lucas, 12 Pet. 443, 9 Lu Ed. 1137.

“Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei” means the nonprofit, Native Hawaiian organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Hawaii by that name on April 17, 1989, for the

Same as Huy.

Same as Huissier.

A ship used to transport horses. Also termed Tomlin. HUI88IER. An usher of the court An officer who serves process. In France, an officer of this name performs many of the duties o

An usher of the court; an officer who serves process. In France, an officer of this name performs many of the duties of an English sheriff or constable. In Canada, there may be man

In French law. Marshals; ushers; process-servers; sheriffs' officers. Ministerial officers attached to the courts, to effect legal service of process required by law in actions, to

A bulk, or small vessel. Cowell.

A hill.

A moist place. Mon. Angl.

A moist place.

In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word

The term "human capital management system" means a system— (A) by which a local educational agency makes and implements human capital decisions, such as decisions on prep

The term "human data studies" means clinical trials of safety or effectiveness (including actual use studies), pharmacokinetics studies, or bioavailability studies.

The term “human drug application” means an application for— (A) approval of a new drug submitted under section 355(b) of this title , or (B) licensure of a biological product under

the active ingredient of a new drug, antibiotic drug, or human biological product (as those terms are used in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service

The term “human environment” means the physical, social, and economic components, conditions, and factors which interactively determine the state, condition, and quality of living

For purposes of this section, the term “human fetal tissue” means tissue or cells obtained from a dead human embryo or fetus after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or after a sti

The term “human generic drug activities” means the following activities of the Secretary associated with generic drugs and inspection of facilities associated with generic drugs: (

As used in this subsection the term “human growth hormone” means somatrem, somatropin, or an analogue of either of them.

The term “human immunodeficiency virus” means the etiologic agent for AIDS.

In this section, the term “humanitarian and civic assistance” means any of the following: (1) Medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary care provided in areas of a country that are

The term “humanitarian assistance” means assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical supplies, clothing, and shelter. / The term "humani

The term “humanitarian or peacekeeping operation” means a military operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeep

The term “humanities” includes, but is not limited to, the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurispr

The term “human remains” means the physical remains of the body of a person of Indian ancestry.

The term “Human Rights Reports” means all reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress under sections 2151n and 2304 of this title.

In this section, the term “human trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 1 of section 7102 of title 22 . / The term “human trafficking” means an ac

Humbug is an, imposition, imposture, deception; and as a verb, signifies to impose upon, to cozen, to swindle; all implying intention to misrepresent, by the assertion of what is n

In English law. A division of a county, which some make to have originally consisted of one hundred hides of land; others of ten tithings, or one hundred free families. It differed

hundredum, hnndredns, dred.

In old English law. A hundredary or hundredor. A name given to the chief officer of a hundred, as well as to the freeholders who composed it. Spelman, voc. "Hundredus." HUNDREDARY

In old English law. A hundredary or hundredor. A name given to the chief officer of a hundred, as well as to the freeholders who composed it Spel. voc. "Hundredus."

The chief of a hundred.

An Inferior court, whose jurisdiction extended to the whole territory embraced in a hundred. They were courts not of record; the freeholders were sembled courts baron in all respec

The presiding officer ip the hundred court. Ann. Inst Eng.

The performance of suit and service at the hundred courts.

Same as Hundred-penny.

Dwellers or inhabitants of a hundred.

An assembly among the Saxons of the freeholders of a hundred. It met twelve times in the year, originally; though subsequently its meetings became less frequent. It had an extensiv

Liability to attend the hundred court.

The inhabitants of a hundred, who, by several statutes, are held to be liable, in the cases therein specified, to make good the loss sustained by persons within the hundred by robb

In old English law. A tax collected from the hundred, by the sheriff or lord of the hundred. Spelman, voc. "Hundredus."

Rolls embodying the result of investigations made by the commissioners in 1274 as to usurpations of the royal rights. 1 Holdsw. Hist E. L. 48.

The performance of suit and service at the hundred court.

In Saxon law. The dwellers or inhabitants of a hundred. Cowell; Blount. Spelman suggests the reading of sceatena from Saxon sceat, a tax.

A denomination of weight containing, according to the English system, 112 pounds; but in this country, generaliy, it consists of 100 pounds avoirdupois.

The desire to eat. Hunger is no excuse for larceny; 1 Hale, PI. Cr. 64; 4 Bla. CJom. 31. As to death from hunger, see Death.

The term “hunger-free communities goal” means any of the 14 goals described in House Concurrent Resolution 302, 102nd Congress, agreed to October 5, 1992.

One which fails to agree on a verdict.

the term "hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment" means any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, including by— (A)

The act of pursuing and taking wild animals; the chase. The grant or reservation of "hunting, shooting, fishing and sporting" includes all things generally hunted, shot, fished, or

The term “hunting year” means the 1-year period beginning on July 1 of each year.

A domestic; one of a family.

In English law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution.

A tornado; a very high wind. See 8 Ind. App. 22, 35 N. E. 397.

The term “Hurricane Katrina disaster area” means an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President before September 14, 2005, under section 401 of s

The term “Hurricane Rita disaster area” means an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President before October 6, 2005, under section 401 of such Ac

The term “Hurricane Wilma disaster area” means an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President before November 14, 2005, under section 401 of such

A grove.

A wood or grove of trees. Co. Litt4b.