Law Dictionary

The term “inherently governmental function” has the meaning given that term in the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note). / As us

Inherently governmental functions.—The term "inherently governmental functions" has the meaning given that term in section 2383(b)(2) of this title. / The term “inherentl

[C]lassifications based on alienage, like those based on nationality or race, are inherently suspect and subject to close judicial scrutiny.

The authority of a court to dismiss sua sponte for lack of prosecution has generally been considered an 'inherent power,' governed not by rule or statute but by the control necessa

Such as result from the very nature and such as are essential to the existence of the institution. See 100 Miss. 811, Ann. Cas. 1914A, 98, 39 L. R. A. (N. S.) 242, 57 South. 806.

any existing defects, diseases, decay or the inherent nature of the commodity which will cause it to deteriorate with a lapse of time

The old term for "heiress." Co. Litt. 13a.

To take by Inheritance; to take as heir on the death of the ancestor. "To inherit to" a person is a common expression in the books. 3 Coke, 41; 2 Bl. Comm. 254, 255.

That an alien has no inheritable blood, and can neither take land himself by descent, nor transmit land from himself to others by descent, is common learning, and requires no reaso

Inheritance is governed by the lex rei sitae. It is not a natural or absolute right, but the creation of statute law. If one claim the right to succeed to the real property of anot

The English statute of 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 106, regulating the law of inheritance. 2 Chit. St. 575; 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 37; 1 Steph. Comm. 500.

The English statute of 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 106, by which the law of inheritance or descent has been considerably modified. 1 Steph. Comm. 359, 500.

The distinction sought to be made between acquisition through such a judgment and acquisition by a compromise agreement in lieu of such a judgment is too formal to be sound, as it

An inheritance or estate tax is not levied on the property of which an estate is composed. Rather it is imposed upon the shifting of economic benefits and the privilege of transmit

In Civil Law. A prohibition which the law makes or a judge ordains to an individual. Halifax, Anal. p. 126. In English Law. "rhe name of a writ which forbids a judge from further p

In Scotch law. A writ in the sovereign's name, passing the signet, which prohibits all and sundry from having transactions with a wife, or giving her credit. Bell, Diet.; Ersk. Ins

In old English law. Unseemly; not in due order. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 31, § 8. Iniquissima pax est anteponenda justissimo bello. The most unjust peace is to be preferred tothe justest

A fee simple in possession.

In things that are favorable to the spirit, though injurious to property, an extension of the statute should sometimes be made. 10 Coke, 10L

In matters which are good for the soul, though they may be injurious to material things, some elasticity should be given the statute.

In those matters which in law are conceded to be common to all, a custom of a particular country or place need not be alleged.

11 Coke, 85. In those things which by common right are conceded to all, the custom of a particular district or place is not to be alleged.

In these words.

or INHOKE (Saxon; Law Lat. inhokium). In old records. A nook or corner of a common or fallow field, inclosed and cultivated. Kennett Par, Ant. 297, 298; Cowell. INHONESTUS (Lat.) I

In this. IN IISDEM TERIVIINIS (Lat.) In the same terms. 9 East, 487. IN INDIVIDUO (Law Lat.) In the distinct, identical, or individual form; in specie. Story, Bailm. § 97. In speci

The term “inholding” means any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the boundary of a federally designated area.

The term "in-home care service" means any service, including a personal care service, provided to enable the recipient of such service to live at home.

The term "in-home services" includes— (A) services of homemakers and home health aides; (B) visiting and telephone reassurance; (C) chore maintenance; (D) in-home respite

Unsightly; disgraceful.

For purposes of clause (i), the term “in-house expenditures” means expenditures described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (D) other than— (I) payments by the taxpayer to a person engaged

The term “in-house research expenses” means— (i) any wages paid or incurred to an employee for qualified services performed by such employee, (ii) any amount paid or incurred for s

2 Inst. 442. Penal actions arising from anything of a criminal nature do not pass to heirs.

In the law of divorce. Such barbarous cruelty or severity as endangers the Ilfe or health of the party to whom it is addressed, or creates a well-fuimded apprehension of such dange

In this manner.

In the same terms.

I. To invalidate; to deprive of strength or forca

In kind.

In the distinct, Identical or Individual form; in specie. Story, Bailm. § 97.

Infinitely or indefinitely. IN INITIALIBUS (Lat.) In Scotch law. In the preliminaries. Before a witness is examined as to the cause in which he is to testify, he must deny bearing

In the beginnings.

In the beginning.

An apportionment made in general average upon the various articles and interests at risk, according to their value at the time and place of being in safety, for contribution for da

Anew.

A contract, treaty, or league between two sovereigns or states, made to insure their safety and common defense. Alliances are defensive, or offensive. (1) Defensive alliances are t

Prejudice.

liability for the usury penalty does not arise in contract but is laid in invitum as a disciplinary measure; the penalty is imposed by operation of law against the will of the part

I. To prevent or embarrass motion, as by something about the feet; to obstruct or hinder generally; to disturb.

In the very entrance.

I. I Unjust; unequal: inequitable; not right. Iniquum est: it is unjust; — alios permittere, alios inhibere mercaturam: it is unjust to permit trade to some, and to inhibit it to o

A most unfavorable peace is preferable to a most just war. See 18 Wend. (N. Y.) 257.

The most unjust peace is to be preferred to the justest war. Root v. Stuyvesant, 18 Wend. (N. Y.) 257, 305.

(Scotch) Judicial error.

alios inhibere mercaturam. It is Inequitable to permit some to trade, and to prohibit Others. 3 Inst. 181. INIQUUM ESTALIQUEM REI SUI ESSE judicem. It is unjust for any one to be j

It is unfair to permit some to carry on trade and to prohibit others.

It is improper for one to be a judge in his own cause.

It is unjust that freemen should not have the free disposal of their own property. Co. Litt. 223a; 4 Kent, Comm. 131; Hob. 87.

It is unjust for free men not to be at liberty to alienate their own property.

Commenced: inchoate Curtesy tiritiate is the interest which a hus band has in the wife's lands after a child is

That which begins or stands at the beginning. The first letter of a man's name. See Elbsrson v. Richards, 42 N. J. Law, 70. —Initial carrier. In the law of bailments. The carrier w

The term “initial amortization schedule” means a schedule established at the time at which a residential mortgage transaction is consummated with respect to a fixed rate mortgage,

The term “initial applicable 1-year period” means the 1-year period beginning on December 20, 2006.

The term “initial assistance” means the first round of funds that are loaned or used for credit enhancement by a State infrastructure bank for projects eligible for assistance unde

The bill of lading required to be issued by the initial carrier upon an interstate shipment governs the entire transportation. The terms of the original bill of lading were not alt

The term “initial capabilities document” means any capabilities requirement document approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council that establishes the need for a materiel a

while each connecting carrier is, of course, liable for damage occurring on its line, only the initial carrier is liable for damage on any of the connections

Under the Carmack amendment, as already construed in the Riverside Mills Case, wherever the carrier voluntarily accepts goods for shipment to a point on another line, in another st

the term "initial contract year" means the contract year beginning in January of 2025;

The term “initial coverage limit” means such limit as established under section 1395w–102(b)(3) of this title for a year before 2025, or, in the case of coverage that is not standa

the first exhibition of any film within the City of Dallas.

The term “initial fractional contribution” means, with respect to any taxpayer, the first charitable contribution of an undivided portion of the taxpayer's entire interest in any t

The term “initial health evaluation” includes, with respect to an individual, a medical and exposure history, a physical examination, and additional medical testing as needed to ev

(Scotch) Preliminary examination of a witness.

(i) The term "initial loan" means a loan to a veteran guaranteed under section 3710 or made under section 3711 of this title if the veteran has never obtained a loan guar

The term “initial merchant” means a person that has obtained a consumer's billing information directly from the consumer through an Internet transaction initiated by the consumer.

As used in this subsection, the term “initial month” means (A) the first month for which an allotment is issued to a household, (B) the first month for which an allotment is issued

"Initial occupancy date" shall mean the last day of the calendar month in which 90 per centum in number of the dwellings in the project on the physical completion date sh

The terms “initial offering price” and “price paid by the first buyer” include the aggregate payments made by the purchaser under the purchase agreement, including modifications th

In this subsection, the term “initial or second draw PPP loan” means a covered loan or a loan under paragraph (37) of section 636(a) of this title .

The term “initial part D enrollment period” means the initial enrollment period described in section 1395w–101(b)(2)(A) of this title .

the term "initial participating carrier" means a carrier that enters into a contract with the Office to participate in the Program during the initial contract year;

the payments received in cash or property other than evidences of indebtedness of the purchaser during the taxable period in which the sale or other disposition is made.

For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), the term “initial period” means the period beginning at the end of the 30-day period described in subsection (b)(1) and ending on the last d

In this section, the term "initial preclearance operations costs" means the costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish

The term "initial preventive physical examination" means physicians' services consisting of a physical examination (including measurement of height, weight body mass inde

The terms "initial price applicability year", "price applicability period", and "maximum fair price" have the meaning given such terms in section 1191

The term “initial production quantity” means the number of units of a weapon system contracted for in the first year of full-scale production.

The term “initial residency period” means the period of board eligibility, except that— (i) except as provided in clause (ii), in no case shall the initial period of residency exce

In this paragraph, the term "initial round of funding"— (i) means the allocation under paragraph (2)(E) of funds appropriated under subsection (b)(1); and (ii) does not i

Commenced. A husband was, in feudal law, said to be tenant by the curtesy initiate when a child who might inherit was born to his wife, because he then first had an inchoate right

The interest of a husband during his wife’s life in the lands in which he will be entitled to courtesy after her death. See Courtesy .

A husband becomes tenant by curtesy initiate in his wife’s estate of inheritance upon the birth of issue capable of i^nheriting the same. The husband’s estate by curtesy is not sai

any payment, contribution, or loan required as a condition precedent to membership, whether or not any such payment, contribution, or loan is evidenced by a certificate of interest

The term “Initiative” means the pulse crop health initiative established by paragraph (2). / The term “Initiative” means the specialty crop research and extension initiative establ

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In this paragraph, the term “Initiative Action Plan” means the comprehensive, multiyear action plan for the restoration of the Great Lakes, first developed pursuant to the Joint Ex

The term “Initiative Office” means the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office established under section 9412(a) of this title .

On the journey; on the way.

(Lat.) A, or the beginning; the origin, cause or foundation of a thing, act or contract.

I. fr. A laying on. Injecture le mains: laying hands on.

Brought to trial by valid steps unless something not under the control of the power thus bringing the defendant makes impossible any verdict which he will not be entitled to have s