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A Norman French term signifying "grandfather." It is also spelled "ateul" and "ayle." Kelham. This letter, as a Roman numeral, stands for the number "fifty." It is also used as an

An abbreviation of "Long Quinto," one of the parte of the Year Books.

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In old records. A net, gin or snare.

The term “label” means the written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, the pesticide or device or any of its containers or wrappers. / The term “label” means the displa

all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter (1) upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers, or (2) accompanying such article.

In old records. Watery land.

Continued operation; work; manual work. The act' of doing what requires a painful exertion of strength; pains; toil; work to be done; work done; performance; exercise; motion with

To tamper with a Jury; to persuade jurymen not to appear. It seems to come from the meaning of "labor," to prosecute with energy, to urge; as, to labor a point. Dyer, 48; Hob. 294;

a union forfeits its exemption from the antitrust laws when it is clearly shown that it has agreed with one set of employers to impose a certain wage scale on other bargaining unit

An ancient writ against persons who refused to serve and do labor, and who had no means of living; or against such as, having served in the winter, refused to serve in the summer.

An ancient writ against persons who refused to serve and do labor, and who had no means of llving; Or against such as, having served in the winter, refused to serve in the summer.

The term “laboratory” means any facility or vehicle that is owned by an individual or a public or private entity and is equipped and operated for the purpose of carrying out pestic

For purposes of this section, the term “laboratory-directed research and development” means research and development work of a creative and innovative nature which, under the regul

As used in paragraph (11), the term “laboratory supply” means a listed chemical or any chemical, substance, or item on a special surveillance list published by the Attorney General

The term “labor attaché” means an individual hired under part B.

When the unions participated with a combination of business men who had complete power to eliminate all competition among themselves and to prevent all competition from others, a s

It is not a violation of the Sherman Act for laborers in combination to refuse to work. They can sell or not sell their labor as they please, and upon such terms and conditions as

any controversy concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking t

One who performs manual labor, 10 Am. & Eng. R. R. Gas. 642, not re- A contractor is not (6 Am. & Eng. R. R. Cas. 619), nor is an architect who merely provides plans (90 Pa. St. 47

STATUTES OF. In English law. These are the statutes 23 Edw. Iil., 12 Rich. I., 5 Eliz. c. 4, and 26 & 27 Viet. c. 125, making various regulations as to laborers, servants, apprenti

In English iaw. These are the statutes 23 Edw. III., 12 Rich. 11., 5 Eliz. c. 4, and 26 & 27 Viet. c. 125', making various regulations as to laborers, servants, apprentices, etc.

The crucial determinant is not the form of the agreement—e.g., prices or wages—but its relative impact on the product market and the interests of union members

the presence of a job or wage competition or some other economic inter-relationship affecting legitimate union interests between the union members and the independent contractors.

The term “labor hours”— (I) means the total number of hours devoted to the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work by any individual employed by the taxpayer or by

To bind the United States when it is not formally a party, it must have a laboring oar in a controversy. This is not to be inferred merely because the Secretary of the Interior ena

The term "labor laws" means the statutes and regulations, or provisions thereof, of a party to the negotiations that are directly related to core labor standards as well

The term “labor-management committees” means committees voluntarily established to respond to actual or prospective worker dislocation, which ordinarily include (but are not limite

The term “labor market area” means an economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily ch

The term "labor obligations" means the obligations under chapter 23 of the USMCA (relating to labor).

any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of d

an employee representation committee or plan which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay

“Labor relations consultant” means any person who, for compensation, advises or represents an employer, employer organization, or labor organization concerning employee organizing,

The business of appellant, in so far as it consists of supplying longshoremen to shipowners or masters without directing or controlling the work of loading or unloading, is not int

A combination or association of laborers for the purpose of fixing the rate of their wages and hours of work, for their mutual benefit and protection, and for the purpose of righti

Lat. (That the bill be quashed.) In practice. The form of the judgment i^r the defendant on a plea in abatement, where the action was commenced by bill, {billa.) 3 BL Com, 303. Ste

A measure of land equal to one pole. This term is widely used in Cornwall.

In old English law. A fathom. Co. Litt4b.

An act of congress. May 26, 1900, under which the states may enforce game laws against animals, birds, etc., imported from other states or countries. See Game Laws. LACHES (Fr. lac

The star-chambsr.

courts of equity act upon their own inherent doctrine of discouraging, for the peace of society, antiquated demands, refuse to interfere where there has been gross laches in prosec

Courts of equity are not in the habit of entertaining bills for a specific performance, after a considerable lapse of time, unless upon very special circumstances. Even where time

The writ may well be refused when the relator has slept upon his rights for an unreasonable time, and especially if the delay has been prejudicial to the defendant, or to the right

The mere laches of the public officers, constitutes no grounds of discharge in the present case... The utmost vigilance would not save the public from the most serious losses, if t

the proper rule of pleading would seem to be, that, when the case stated by the bill appears to be one in which a court of equity will refuse its aid, the defendant should be permi

Same as Parliament of dunces.

In Indian computation, 100,000. The value of a lac of rupees is about £10,000 sterling. Wharton.

Conscience ls the most changeable of rnies. Bouv. Diet.

Conscience is the most changeable of rules.

In Scots law. A conveyance to an heir of a part of his inheritance without valuable consideration, upon which he becomes liable for all debts contracted by the grantor prior theret

Short weight.

"lactation area" means a room or similar accommodation that— (i) provides a location for members of the public to express breast milk that is shielded from view and free

The term “lactation room” means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that— (A) is shielded from view; (B) is free from intrusion; and (C) contains a chair, a working surface, a

In old records. A ditch or dyke; a furrow for a drain; a gap or blank in writing.

A lake; an alloy of silver.

Trial by purgation, which see.

Freig Tited with a cargo which is neither in casks, boxes, bales, nor cases, but lies loose in the hold, being defended from wet or moisture by a number of mats and a quantity of d

The mouth of a river.

bill of. v. Bill

The title pertaining to a peer's Svife, and (By courtesy) to the wife of a

The court of a lady of the manor.

The feast of the Annunciation, March twenty-fifth.

The name of a functionary in the British house of commons. When the husband sues for a divorce, or asks the passage of an act to divorce him from his wife, he is required to make a

High treason. See 4 Bl. Comm. 75.

Suits for breach of contract. See 3 Bl. Comm. 52.

SUITS PRO. Suits or actions for breach of faith in civil contracts which the clergy, in the reign of Stephen, introduced into the spiritual courts, by means of which they took cogn

I Suits for breach in the ecclesiastical courts. They were of Clarendon.

In old English law. A thing surrendered into the hands or power of another; a thing given, or delivered. Spelman.

in Old English Law. One of a class between the servile and free. 1 Palg. Rise & Prog. 334. - Of this class it is said: “Thus degrees of servility are possible. A class may stand, a

In Saxon law. A betraying of one's lord or master.

Lat. In the civil law. A stone-quarry. Dig. 7, 1, 9, 2.

The law. LAGAN (Saxon liggam., ouba/re). Goods found at such a distance from shore that it was uncertain what coast they would be carried to, and therefore belonging to the finder.

lagemannns, I. l, law-man; a lawful man.

Same as Ligan.

Law.

In old E3ngliah law. A law day; a day of open court.

A juror. Cowell.

L. Lat. In old English law. A measure of ale. Fleta, llb. 2, c. 11. Said to consist of six sextaries. Cowell.

An unlawful act.

Law.

In old Bngll Bh law. Law; also used to express the territory or district in which a particular law was in force, as Dena lagu, the district under Danish law, etc LAHL8L1T (Saxon).

The term "lahar" means a large debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— (A) often fast-moving; and (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of volcanic peaks.

A breach of law. Cowell. A mulct for an offense, viz., twelve "ores."

A lawyer.

An old word for a lawyer. Domesday, I. 189.

lahslite, lagslit, laghslit, Saxon or Anglo-Danish law. A breach ishment for breaking the law.

A roadway lu a wood. Mon. Angl. t. 1, p. 483.

A laical or mercenary chaplaincy is one instituted without the intervention of ecclesiastical authority, does not require a title in order to be ordained, and is not subject to ecc

A layman.

Used in reference to ways, it describes all conditions of a way, such as a way voted to be built, a way being built, or a way built. The context usually determines the meaning of t

The name of a fine imposed upon those who committed adultery or fornication. Tech. Diet.

A fine for adultery or fornication, anciently paid to the lords of seme manors. 4 Inst. 206.

Laymen.

I. fr. To transfer; to leave.

I. fr. To prevent; to omit or or parchment affixed to a deed copy of a writ in the exchequer. of exertion, whether mental or sense in which the word is comexertion only. v. Hard la

Those persons who do not make a part of the clergy. In the United States the division of the people into clergy and laity is not authorized by law, but is merely conventional.

Fresh-water lakes are bodies of standing water distinguishable from rivers chiefly by the fact that they have no current. The fact that there is a current from a higher to a lower

The term “Lake Champlain drainage basin” means all or part of Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Essex, and Washington counties in the State of New York and all or part of Frankl

The term “Lakeshore” means the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan.

“Lakewide Management Plan” means a written document which embodies a systematic and comprehensive ecosystem approach to restoring and protecting the beneficial uses of the open wat