Law Dictionary

Estovers consisting of timber used in erecting, maintaining or repairing all hedges and fences on the premises. See 64 Am. Dec. 368, note.

Another name for “hedgebote,” being one of the estovers allowed toa tenant for life or years, namely, material for repairing the necessary hedges or fences of his grounds. 213]. Co

An officer whose duty it is to impound estrays. See 1 Aik. (Vt.) 316.

I. I. In old English law. To make a hedga

The term “hazard” has the meaning given that term under section 5195a(a)(1) of title 42 . / The term “threat” or “hazard” means that an asbestos material is friable or easily damag

The term “hazard mitigation plan” means a mitigation plan submitted under section 5165 of this title .

Insurance effected on property which is in unusual or peculiar danger of destruction by fire, or on the life of a man whose occupation exposes him to special or unusual perils.

See Negligence.

Risky; perilous; involving hazard or special danger. See next title.

The term “hazardous air pollutant” means any air pollutant listed pursuant to subsection (b).

The term “hazardous areas” means those areas in a building referred to as hazardous areas in National Fire Protection Association Standard 101, known as the Life Safety Code, or an

For purposes of this section, the term “hazardous chemical” has the meaning given such term by section 1910.1200(c) of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, except that such

A contract in which the performance of that which is one of its objects depends on an uncertain event. Civ. Code La. art. 1769; 1 Bouv. Inst, note 707; 1 J. J. Marsh (Ky.) 596; 3 J

Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to incentive pay, in the amount set forth in subse

“hazardous financial condition” means that, based on its present or reasonably anticipated financial condition, a risk retention group is unlikely to be able— (A) to meet obligatio

“hazardous liquid” means— (A) petroleum or a petroleum product; (B) nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, that is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would be harmful to the environm

The term “hazardous liquid cargo” has the meaning given that term in regulations prescribed under section 5103 of title 49 .

“hazardous liquid pipeline facility” includes a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used or intended to be used in transporting hazardous liquid;

the term “hazardous material” has the meaning given to that term in chapter 51 of title 49; / “hazardous material” means a liquid material or substance that is— (A) flammable or co

Such careless or reckless conduct as exposes one to very great danger of injury or to imminent peril. See Riggs v. Standard Oil Co.. (C. Ct) l3b Fed. 204

the term “hazardous or injurious device” means a device, which when assembled or placed, is capable of causing bodily injury, or damage to property, by the action of any person mak

The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani

The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani

The term “hazardous waste generation” means the act or process of producing hazardous waste.

as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. Such standards may include any of the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) as may

The term “hazardous waste management” means the systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, and disposal of h

The term “hazard reduction” means the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.

The term "hazard tree" means any tree or part thereof (whether located inside or outside a right-of-way) that has been designated, prior to tree failure, by a certified o

A ball or surety for the personal attendance of another. Moz. & W.

In this chapter, the term “hazing” means any unauthorized assumption of authority by a midshipman whereby another midshipman suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humili

“hazmat employee”— (A) means an individual— (i) who— (I) is employed on a full time, part time, or temporary basis by a hazmat employer; or (II) is self-employed (including an owne

“hazmat employer”— (A) means a person— (i) who— (I) employs or uses at least 1 hazmat employee on a full time, part time, or temporary basis; or (II) is self-employed (including an

An abbreviation for house bill, i. e., a bill in the house of representatives, as distinguished from a senate bill.

The term “HBCU” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061 of title 20 .

In ecclesiastical law. An officer in cathedral churches who supervised the regular performance of divine service, and preseribed the particular duties of each person in the choir.

His or her Brittanie majesty.

That you cause to ba demanded. The emphatic words of the Lat in form of the writ of exigent. They are sumetimes used as the name of that writ.

House of Commons.

Lat. This is an agreement. Words with which agrce-ments anciently commenced. Yearb. H. 6 Edw. II. 191.

In Lat. This is the final agreement. The words with which the foot of a flne commenced. 2 Bl. Comm. 351.

The term “HCPCS” refers to the Health Care Procedure Coding System. / The term “HCPCS” means, with respect to hospital items and services, the code under the Healthcare Common Proc

High Court Reports, Northwest Provinces, India.

The use of this pronoun In a written instrument, in referring to a person whose Christian name is designated therein by a mere initial, is not conclusive that the person referred t

The principal source of a stream. Webst. Diet The head of a creek will be taken to mean the head of its longest branch, unless there be forcible evidence of common reputation to th

The upper part; the beginning or source.

Same as Headborow.

or HEADBOROUGH. In Saxon law. The head or principal man of a frank pledge decennary or tithing.

Certain tribunals in Scotland, abolished by 20 Geo. II. c. 50. Ersk. 1, 4. 6.

The term “header information” means the source, destination, and routing information attached to an electronic mail message, including the originating domain name and originating e

In old English law. A narrow piece of unploughed land left at the end of a ploughed field for the turning of the plough. Called, also, "butt." Kennett, Par. Ant. 587; 2 Leon. 70, c

A gratuity distributed among a ship’s officers and crew in the same manner as prize money. See 7 D. C. (U. S.) 97.

The syllabus of a decision printed at the head or beginning of a report of the case.

Head of a covered agency.—The term "head of a covered agency" means each of the following: (A) The Secretary of Defense. (B) The Secretary of the Army. (C) The Secretary

This term ailment, or any state of the system peculiarly meuns the source of the longest branch, un- susceptible or liable to disease or bodily ailless gencral reputation has given

in this connection, the Secretary in charge of a great division of the executive branch of the government, like the State, Treasury, and War, who is a member of the Cabinet.

Householder; one who provides for a family. 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 476. There must be the relation of father and child, or husband and wife. 3 Humph. (Tenn.) 216; 17 Ala. (N. S.) 486. Pe

the term “head of an agency” means— (i) the head of an Executive agency, other than the Department of Defense or the Government Accountability Office; (ii) the head of the United S

In this section, the term “head of an applicable agency” includes the following: (1) The Director of National Intelligence. (2) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (3)

The term "head of an element of the intelligence community" means, as appropriate— (A) the head of an element of the intelligence community; or (B) the head of the depart

“head of a State agency” includes the designated delegate of the head of the agency.

This term means the source of the longest branch, unless general reputation has given the appellation, to another. Davis v. Bryant, 2 Bibb (Ky.) 110.

In the constitution and laws of the United States, the heads of departments are the officers at the head of the great executive departments of government (commonly calied "the cabi

“head of each agency” means— (A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with respect to the judicial branch; and (B) the Mayor of the District of Col

The highest point on the stream which furnishes a continuous stream of water, not necessarilv the longest fork or prong. Uhl v. Reynolds, 64 S W. 498. 23 Ky. Law Rep. 759; State v.

the term “head of the agency” means— (I) in the case of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and (II) in the case of a military department, the Secretary of such mi

In this section, the term “head of the agency concerned” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coa

The term “head of the designated Federal entity” means the board or commission of the designated Federal entity, or in the event the designated Federal entity does not have a board

As used in this section, the term “head of the employing office” means any person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges

The term “head of the establishment” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interio

the term “head of the Federal agency concerned” means the head of the Federal agency that employs, or has jurisdiction over the uniformed service of, a covered employee permitted t

The term “head of the Federal entity” means any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a Federal entity, and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking o

In hydraulic engineering, mining, etc., the effective force of a body or volume of water, expressed in terms of the vertical distance from the level of the water in the pond, reser

An exaction of 40(i. or more, collected by the sheriff of Northumberland from the people of that county twice in every seven years, without account to the king. Abolished by 23 Hen

The term “Headquarters Agreement” means the International Telecommunication 1 Satellite Organization Headquarters Agreement (November 24, 1976) (TIAS 8542, 28 UST 2248).

A United States land certificate representing a conditional grant of 640 acres. See 12 Tex. 399.

A name sometimes given to a Common Fine (Q. v.). By a payment of a certain sum of money to the lord, litigants might try their suits nearer home. Blount.

Cabinet officers.

The term “Head Start agency” means any agency designated as a Head Start agency under the Head Start Act [42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.].

The term “Head Start classroom” means a group of children supervised and taught by two paid staff members (a teacher and a teacher's aide or two teachers) and, where possible, a vo

The term “Head Start family day care” means Head Start services provided in a private residence other than the residence of the child receiving such services.

A feudal service rendered by a thane, the nature of which is now unknown.

One who heals or cures; specifically, one who professes to cure bodily diseases without medicine or any material means, according to the tenets and practices of so-called "Christia

A court baron. HEALSFANG (from German hals, neck, and fangen, to catch). A sort of pillory, by which the head of the culprit was caught between two boards, as feet are caught in a

Another name for a curative act or statute. See Lockhart v. Troy, 48 Ala. 584.

A sort of pillory.

In Saxon law. A sort of pillory, by which the head of the culprit was caught between two boards, as feet are caught in a pair of stocks. Cowell.

both a patient's mental and physical state.

The term “health and safety study” means any study of any effect of a chemical substance or mixture on health or the environment or on both, including underlying information and ep

For the purposes of this subsection and section 9611(c)(4) of this title, the term "health assessments" shall include preliminary assessments of the potential risk to hum

The term “health benefits” means medical, surgical, hospital, prescription drug, and such other benefits as shall be determined by the Secretary, whether self-funded, or delivered

The term “health benefits account” means an account established and maintained under section 401(h).

“health benefits plan” means a group insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or subscription contract, or similar group arrangement provided

The term “health care” includes mental health care. / The term “health care” includes all appropriate examinations, preventive, curative and restorative health and medical care, an

In this section.1 the term “health care-acquired condition” means a medical condition for which an individual was diagnosed that could be identified by a secondary diagnostic code

As used in this section, the term “health care benefit program” has the meaning given such term in section 24(b) of this title. / the term "health care benefit program" h

The term “health care business”— (A) means any public or private entity (without regard to whether that entity is organized for profit or not for profit) that is primarily engaged

The terms "health care clearinghouse", "health care provider", and "health plan" have the meanings given such terms in section 160.103 of title 45, Co

For purposes of this paragraph,1 the term “health care economic information” means any analysis (including the clinical data, inputs, clinical or other assumptions, methods, result

The term “health care entity” means— (i) a hospital that is licensed to provide health care services by the State in which it is located, (ii) an entity (including a health mainten

The term "health care entity or provider" includes any non-Department health care entity or provider, but does not include any Federal health care entity or provider.