Law Dictionary

In French law. Immovables.

any alien departing from any place outside the United States destined for the United States, except an alien entitled to enter the United States solely to carry on trade under and

The term “immigrant children and youth” means individuals who— (A) are aged 3 through 21; (B) were not born in any State; and (C) have not been attending one or more schools in any

The term “immigrant visa” means an immigrant visa required by this chapter and properly issued by a consular officer at his office outside of the United States to an eligible immig

The removing into one place from another. It differs from "emigration," which is the moving from one place into another.

The term “immigration benefit application” means any application or petition to confer, certify, change, adjust, or extend any status granted under the Immigration and Nationality

The board is an instrument of the executive power, not a court. ... Decisions of a similar type long have been recognized as decisions of the executive department, and cannot const

The term “immigration judge” means an attorney whom the Attorney General appoints as an administrative judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review, qualified to conduc

The term “immigration laws” includes this chapter and all laws, conventions, and treaties of the United States relating to the immigration, exclusion, deportation, expulsion, or re

The term “immigration officer” means any employee or class of employees of the Service or of the United States designated by the Attorney General, individually or by regulation, to

Immediate; about to happen on the instant. See 19 App. Div. 1, 46 N. Y. Supp. 204.

To relieve the employer from responsibility for injuries that may befall the employee while remaining at his work in reliance upon a promise of reparation, there must be something

“imminent danger to the health and safety of the public” means the existence of any condition or practice, or any violation of a permit or other requirement of this chapter in a su

The term “imminent hazard” means a situation which exists when the continued use of a pesticide during the time required for cancellation proceeding would be likely to result in un

the term "imminent hazard to the health and safety" means, for purposes of section 3605 of this title, that an asbestos material is, according to standards established by

The Commission may file in a United States district court an action (1) against an imminently hazardous consumer product for seizure of such product under subsection (b)(2), or (2)

“imminent safety hazard” means an imminent and unreasonable risk of death or severe personal injury;

(Lat.) In the civil law. To mix or mingle with; to meddle with; to join with; to take or enter upon an inheritance. Calv. Lex.

(Law Lat.) In old English law. A putting in; introduction. Pleta, lib. 3, c. 15, §11.

(Lat.) In the civil law. To put or let into, as a beam into a wall. Calv. Lex. Dig. 50. 17. 242. 1. In old English law. To put cattle on a common. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 20, § 7.

Immovable things follow their site or position; are governed by the law of the place where they are fixed. 2 Kent, Comm. 67.

Immovables follow the law of their locality. 2 Kent, Comm, 67. IMMOBILIS (Lat.) Immovable. Immobilia, or res immobiles, immovable things, such as lands and buildings. Mackeld. Civ.

Immovable.

That which tends to subvert morality or decency. Contracts, etc., tending to sexual immorality furnish the most common examples, but a contract in derogation of religion was held "

One contrary to good morals, and therefore invalid. For example, an agreement in consideration of future illicit cohabitation between the parties (3 Burrows, 1568; 1 Esp. 13; 1 Bos

Contracts founded upon considerations contra bonot more are void.

That which is contra bonos mores. In England, it is not punishable, in some cases, at the common law, on account of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions, e. g., adultery. But except in

In accordance with the familiar rule of ejusdem generis, the immoral purpose referred to by the words 'any other immoral purpose,' must be one of the same general class or kind as

Land and chattels real. See 5 J. J. Marsh. (Ky.) 460, 22 Am. Dec. 41.

In civil law. Property itself or be removed. Poth. des Choses, § 1.

A witness has, we think, a constitutional right to stand on the privilege against self-incrimination until it has been fairly demonstrated to him that an immunity, as broad in scop

in safeguarding him against future federal and state prosecution 'for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled' to testify, the statute g

Interest can be recovered against the United States only if express consent to such a recovery has been given by Congress. Congress has indicated in § 177(a) that its consent can t

It is undoubted that the constitutional guaranty of the 5th Amendment does not deprive the lawmaking authority of the power to compel the giving of testimony, even although the tes

The general rule that witnesses, suitors, and their attorneys, while in attendance in connection with the conduct of one suit, are immune from service of process in another, is fou

Immunity from suit is an incident of sovereignty, but the government of the United States, in a spirit of great liberality, waived that immunity in favor of those persons who had c

the immunity from taxation does not attach to the property after the corporation has parted with it, but is operative on it while owned by the corporation, and devoted to the uses

The state cannot, by any form of taxation, impose any burden upon any part of the national public debt. The Constitution has conferred upon the government power to borrow money on

no interest is allowed on any claim up to the time of the rendition of judgment by the Court of Claims. This accords with the traditional immunity of the Government from the burden

no (immunity) statute which leaves the party or witness subject to prosecution after he answers the criminating question put to him, can have the effect of supplanting the privileg

The term “immunization” means an immunization against a vaccine-preventable disease.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “immunization services” means services to provide without charge immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases.

the term “impact” means impact on the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems;

The term “Impact Area” means that area which was used for the firing of live artillery projectiles and is used for live fire ranges of all types and, therefore, poses a danger to p

In this subparagraph, the term “impacted borrower” means an eligible recipient that— (aa) is in operation on February 15, 2020; and (bb) has an application for a covered loan that

The term “impact evaluation research” means the application of research methods and statistical analysis to measure the extent to which change in a population-based outcome can be

The term “impact surface” means an interior or exterior surface that is subject to damage by repeated impacts, for example, certain parts of door frames. / The term “impact surface

the displacement of some portion of a statute or its preclusion in certain contexts." Id., at 14.

Impaired driving related fatality rate.—The term “impaired driving related fatality rate” means the rate of alcohol related fatalities, as calculated in accordance with regulations

Impaired operator.—The term “impaired operator” means a person who, while operating a motor vehicle— (A) has a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher; or (B) is under the

The Legislature may modify, limit, or alter the remedy for enforcement of a contract without impairing its obligation, but in so doing, it may not deny all remedy or so circumscrib

Impairment of an obligation means refusal to pay an honest debt; it does not mean contriving ways and means for paying it.

The provision of the Constitution against the impairment of the obligation of contracts was intended 'to prohibit every mode or device having such purpose. The prohibition is unive

It is part of the duty of the Federal courts, under the impairment of the obligation of contract clause in the Constitution, to decide whether there be a valid contract and what it

A mere authority to test disputed rights by a suit does not impair the obligation of a contract upon which a defendant relies. When a claim is set up under a contract the Constitut

A State can no more impair an existing contract by a constitutional provision, than by a legislative act; both are within the prohibition of the National Constitution.

Any deviation from its terms by postponing or accelerating the period of performance which it prescribes, imposing conditions not expressed in the contract, or dispensing with thos

A change in the opinion of a court as to the proper construction or scope of statute law of a state is not within article 1, § 10, of the Constitution of the United States, which p

the terms “visibility impairment” and “impairment of visibility” shall include reduction in visual range and atmospheric discoloration; and

For purposes of this section, the term “impairment-related work expenses” means expenses— (1) of a handicapped individual (as defined in section 190(b)(3)) for attendant care servi

4 1. Applied to a juror, indifferent as he stands unsworn; 5 has not formed an opinion as to the issue.* '■In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall en joy the right to a spe

An inclosure.

In Old English Practice. To write the names of jurors on a panel, which is an oblong piece of parchment attached to the venire. This is done by the sheriff, or other officer lawful

Has nothing to do with drawing, selecting, or swearing jurors, but means simply making the list of those who have been selected. 7 How. Pr. (N. Y.) 441. IMPARCARE (Law Lat. from in

/. I. In old English law. To impanel.

To impound; to imprison.

Imprisoned. Spell. Gloss. IMPARLANCE (from Fr. parler, to speak). Time given by the court to either party to answer the pleading of his opponent: as, either to plead, reply, rejoin

The right to impound cattle.

To have delay. Literally, to "speak with" (the plaintiff). The original object of an imparlance was to obtain time for an amicable adjustment. 3 Bl. Comm. 299. But the actual objec

An order extending a party’s time to plead; a discussion in an effort to effect a compromise.

One In possession of a benefice.

The term “impartial hearing officer” means an individual— (i) who is not an employee of a public agency (other than an administrative law judge, hearing examiner, or employee of an

not a technical conception. It is a state of mind. For the ascertainment of this mental attitude of appropriate indifference, the Constitution lays down no particular tests and pro

It is not required that the jurors be totally ignorant of the facts and issues involved. It is sufficient if the juror can lay aside his impression or opinion and render a verdict

That right does not entitle one accused of crime to a jury tailored to the circumstances of the particular case, whether relating to the sex or other condition of the defendant, or

The act ot a patron in putting one into possession of a benefice.

In a statute excluding from an administratorship or executorship a person improvident in liabits, the reference is to such habits of mind and conduct as render a man unfit for the

To accuse; to question the sufiiciency or genuineness of. To proceed by impeachment (q. v.). In the Law of Evidence. To call In question the veracity of a witness, by means of evid

In English Law. 'The prosecution of a peer or commoner by the house of commons at the bar of the house of lords for treason, high crimes, or misdemeanors. 6 Enc. Laws Eng. 318. In

evidence, is an allegation, supported by proof, that a witness who has been examined, is unworthy of credit. Every witness is liable to be impeached as ‘to his character for truth;

The rule is well settled in England, that a witness cannot be impeached by showing that he had made contradictory statements from those sworn to, unless on his examination he was a

Its decision, placing Thlocco's name on the tribal roll, could only be attacked upon the ground of fraud, error of law, or gross mistake of fact, or upon the ground that the Commis

A term sometimes used in English law to denote anything that operates as a hindrance, impediment or obstruction of the making of the profits out of which the annuity is to arise. P

The weight of authority is that a juror cannot impeach his own verdict. The rule is based upon controlling considerations of a public policy which in these cases chooses the lesser

A restraint from committing waste upon lands or tenements; or a demand of compensation for waste done by a tenant who has but a particular estate in the land gra Yited, and therefo

Accusation of a witness of want of veracity; proof of the accusation. See 47 How. Pr. (N. Y.) 193.

or IMPESCARE (Law Lat.) To impeach or accuse. CowelL IMPEDIENS (Law Lat.) In old practice. One who hinders; an impedient. The defendant or deforciant in a fine was sometimes so cal

One who impedes; a defendant.

Such disabilities as render the marriage null, although contracted with the usual legal solemnities. The disabilities arising from this source are enumerated in the following Latin

(Spanish) A bar to matrimony.

Legal hindrances to making contracts. Some of these impediments are minority, want of reason, coverture, and the like. See "Contract"; "Incapacity." In Civil Law. Bars to marriage.

One who interferes with a patron’s right of presentation to a benefice.

Lat. To discuss and give advice. 1 Bl. Com. 168.

Lat In the civil law. Expenses ; outlays. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 168; Calvin. Divided into necossary, (necessaries,) useful, (utiles,) and tasteful or ornamental, (voluptuaries.) Dig

Lat. In the civil law. Expenses; outlays. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 168; Calvin. Divided into necessary, (necessariae,) useful, (utiles,) and tasteful or ornamental, (voluptuariae.) Dig

Expense.

In Spanish law. A prohibition to contract marriage, established by law between certain persons. The disabilities arising from this cause are twofold, viz.: (1) Impedimento diriment

See "Mandatory."

Same as Mandatory statute.

Emperor. This was the title of the Roman emperor and of the English kings before the Conquest. 1 BI. Comm. 242.