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In English law. One of the chief courts of special and local jurisdiction in London. It is a court of the queen, held before the lord mayor and aldermen. Its practice and procedure

No Tember 9th. It is the day of the inauguration of the lord mayor of London. The banquet has come to be the occasion for an address by a member of the cabinet of political importa

The grantee or owner of a manor.

In Scotch law. A judge of sessions officiating for the time being as the judge of first instance.

The king of England. See 6 N. Y. 467, 57 Am. Dec. 470.

See Keeper ot the Privy Seal.

VIII., was generally an ecclesiastic. The office has since been usually conferred on temporal peers above the degree of barons. He is appointed by letters patent. The lord privy se

The 32 Geo. 11. o. 28, for the relief of insolvent debtors. Lors,/A Then. Lorsque: at the time when. L°y> />"■ Law. Loyal: lawful.

The five peers who superseded Richard II. in his government, and whom he superseded after a brief control of the government.

Five peers who for a time superseded Richard 11. in his government, and whom, after a brief control of the government, he in turn superseded in 1397, and put the survivors of them

The persons charged with the duties of a high public office which has been put into commission in lieu of being devolved upon an individual officer. See Commissioners.

Sunday. Co. Litt. 135.

Dominion, manor, seigniory, domain; also a title of honor used to a nobleman not being a duke. It is sllso the customary titulary appellation of the judges and some other persons i

In English law. The title of the ordinary judges of the court of appeal, by Jud. Act 1877, § 4. Prior to the judicature acts, there were two "lords justices of appeal in chancery,"

In English law. The title of the ordinary judges of the court of appeal, by Jud. Act 1877, § 4. Prior to the judicature acts, there were bwo “lords justices of appeal in chaneery,”

Those noblemen who lived on the marches of Wales or Scot- Abolished by 27 Hen. VIII. c. 26, and 6 Edw. VI. c, 10. Wharton.

Those members of the house of lords of whom at least three must be present for the hearing and determination of appeals. They are the lord chancellor, the lords of appeal in ordina

Judicial officers, six in number, who sit in the House of Lords when acting as an appellate court. They may sit and vote as Lords of parliament. They also sit in the Judicial Commi

(Scotch) A parliamentary committee designed to increase the crown’s power, later abolished by statute.

On the reformation in Scotland, the king, as proprietor of benefices formerly held by abbots and priors, gave them out in temporal lordships to favorites, who were termed "lords of

Those who have seats in the house of lords. During bankruptcy, peers are disqualified from sitting or voting in the house of lords. 34 & 35 Vict. c. 50. Wharton.

In Scotch law. Persons to whom rights of civil and criminni jurisdiction were given by the crown.

A standing committee of the British Privy Council, styled “Lords of the Committee of Trade and Plantations,’’ and known as “Lords of Trade” which, after 1675, had the supervision o

Lords appointed in 1312, in the reign of Edward II., for the control of the sovereign and the court party, and for the general reform and better government of the country. Brown.

Lords appointed in 1312, in the reign of Edward II., for the control of the sovereign and the court party, and for the general reform and better government of the country. Brown.

The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords.

Those lay peers who have seats in the house of lords.

The chief officer of a department of the king’s household. See Court op the Lord Hioh Steward. LORD WARDEN OF THE CINQUE

The 22 & 23 Vict. c. 35, and 23 & 24 Vict. c. 38, for amending the law of property, relieving trustees, etc. Lord Tenterden's Act The 9 Geo. IV. c. 14, for the amendment and extens

See Cinque Ports.

The term “Los Alamos Agreement” means the agreement among the County, the Pueblo, the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs dated January 22, 2

“Los Alamos Townsite Land” means the land identified as Attachment B (dated December 12, 2003) to the Los Alamos Agreement.

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The requirement that losses be deducted in the year in which they are sustained calls for a practical test. The loss 'must be actual and present.

a loss by fire caused by the barratry of the master or crew, is not a loss within the policy. Such a loss is properly a loss attributable to the barratry, as its proximate cause, a

The term "loss corporation" means a corporation entitled to use a net operating loss carryover or having a net operating loss for the taxable year in which the ownership

the term "loss development factor" means an adjustment to be made to reserves held for losses incurred for claims reported by any person engaged in the business of insura

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “losses from wagering transactions” includes any deduction otherwise allowable under this chapter incurred in carrying on any wagering trans

The term "losses incurred" means losses incurred during the taxable year on insurance contracts computed as follows: (i) To losses paid during the taxable year, deduct sa

must be evidenced by closed and completed transactions, fixed by identifiable events, bona fide and actually sustained during the taxable period for which allowed

The term “loss from operations” means the excess of the life insurance deductions for any taxable year over the life insurance gross income for such taxable year.

The selling of selected goods at a loss in order to lure customers into the store is deemed not only a destructive means of competition; it also plays on the gullibility of custome

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “loss of capacity for self-care” means an inability to engage in 1 or more activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, bathin

See Consortium.

The court correctly held that where a trespass results in the destruction of a building, with consequent interruption of a going business, the loss of future profits (these being r

The moment that ship was taken from her officers, and proceeded on a piratical cruize, the crew lost all claim to national character, and whether citizens or foreigners, became equ

Clause (A) requires a showing that the 'additional system cannot be operated under separate ownership without the loss of economies so important as to cause a serious impairment of

The loss payable clause ... is not informative to the insurer of the existence of a chattel mortgage, but performs the office of protecting a creditor of the insured who has no int

The term “loss ratio” means the ratio of all sums paid by the Corporation as indemnities under any eligible crop insurance policy to that portion of the premium designated for anti

where one of two innocent parties must suffer, through the fraud or negligence of a third party, the loss shall fall upon him who gave the credit.

the mere existence of liability is not enough to establish a deductible loss. There is liability in the case of a breach of contract, but...even an unquestionable breach does not r

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “loss year” means— (I) in the case of a carryback of a net operating loss or net capital loss, the taxable year in which such loss arise

OR NOT LOST. A phrase in policies of insurance, signifying the contract to be retrospective and applicable to any loss within the specified risk, provided the same is not already k

The presumption of a lost grant to land has received recognition as an appropriate means to quiet long possession. It recognizes that lapse of time may cure the neglect or failure

A document or paper which has been so u)lslald that it cannot be found after diligent search. Suits to recover upon lost instiniraents are within the Jurisdiction of equity, but th

A term used in marine policies to include indemnity against both past and future losses. See 98 U. S. 528, 25 L. Ed. 219.

Papers which have been destroyed (107 Mass. 546), or so mislaid that they cannot be found after diligent search (1 Vt, 470; 9 Gray [Mass.] 351).

Property the possession of which the owner has only parted with casually or involuntarily. See 129 Am. St. Rep. 401, note.

The term "lost revenue attributable to COVID–19" has the meaning given that term in the Frequently Asked Questions guidance released by the Department of Health and Human

the total number of packages of a single item of merchandise in a single size at one location and may contain two or more 'sub-lots.' "One location' shall be construed to mean 'one

In English law. Certain duties which must be paid by those who claim to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they are entitled to vote. It is

or LEYERWIT. In old English law. A liberty or privilege to take amends for lying with a bondwoman without license.

In old English law. A liberty or privilege to take amends for lying with a bondwoman without license.

A small piece o£ land in a town or city, usually employed for building a yard, a garden, or such other urban use. 2 Ohio St. 124; 26 Ark. 101. Lots are "in-lots, ' or those withm^^

A small tract or parcel of land in a village, town or city, suitable for building or for a garden or other similar uses. See Pilz v. Killings worth, 20 Or. 432, 26 Pac. 305 ; Wilso

The suppression of nuisances injurious to public health or morality is among the most important duties of government. Experience has shown that the common forms of gambling are com

all schemes for the distribution of prizes by chance, such as policy playing, gift exhibitions, prize concerts, raffles at fairs, etc., and includes various forms of gambling.

A species of bond found in most of the financial markets of Europe, combining the ordinary bond or deed of loan with the peculiarities of a lottery ticket. 9 Harv. L. Rev. 386. As

there are three essential elements of a 'lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme': (1) the distribution of prizes; (2) according to chance; (3) for a consideration

The corporation promise to pay the whole prize to the possessor of the whole ticket; but there is no promise on the face of the whole ticket that the corporation will pay any porti

In French Law. The contract of hiring and letting. It may be of things or of labor. (1) Letting of things, (a) Bail d layer, the letting of houses; (6) Bail d ferine, the letting o

The name of one of the the United States of America. in honor of Louis In 169$. a French settlement was begun at Biloxi by Lemoyne d’Iberville. Hie efforts wore followed up in 1712

By the act of Louisiana of the 28th of January 1817... in every case to be tried by a jury, if one of the parties demands that the facts set forth in the petition and answer should

The territory of Louisiana was ceded by Spain to France, October 1, 1800, and by France to the United States, April 30, 1803.8 The State is governed by the civil law; the first bod

LA CEO done remedie a vener a ceo. Where the law gives a right, it gives a remedy to recover. 2 Eolle, 17. LOUAGE (Fr.) This is the contract of hiring and letting in French law, an

Where the law gives a thing, it gives a remedy to recover the thing.

A ram or bell-wether. Cowell.

The terms “Emergency Declaration Area” and “Love Canal Emergency Declaration Area” mean the Emergency Declaration Area as defined in section 950, paragraph (2) of the General Munic

The day on which any dispute between neighbors was amicably settled, or a day on which one neighbor helped another without hire. Wharton.

A sort of United States land grant. See 1 Ark. 313, 33 Am. Dec. 338.

For purposes of this section, the term "low alcohol by volume wine" means a wine— (i) containing not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine

the term "low- and moderate-income community financial institution" means any financial institution that is— (A) (i) a community development financial institution; or (ii

The term “low- and moderate-income persons” has the meaning given such term in section 5302(a)(20) of title 42 . / The terms “persons of low and moderate income” and “low- and mode

Recompense for the death of one killed in an affray.

Compensation for killing in a riot.

The term "low-Btu gas" means a fuel gas with a heating value of less than 250 Btu per standard cubic foot measured as the higher heating value resulting from the inclusio

The terms “blowout”, “flushometer tank”, “low consumption”, and “flushometer valve” have the meaning given such terms in ASME A112.19.2M–1990.

The term “low cost article” means any article which has a cost not in excess of $5 to the organization which distributes such item (or on whose behalf such item is distributed).

The term “low-demand services and referrals” means the provision of health care, mental health, substance abuse, and other supportive services and referrals for services in a nonco

The same as slight diligence.

The term "low-dose radiation" means a radiation dose of less than 100 millisieverts.

The term "low dose-rate radiation" means a radiation dose rate of less than 5 millisieverts per hour.

The term “low emission and energy-efficient vehicle” means a vehicle that— (A) has been certified by the Administrator as meeting the Tier II emission level established in regulati

The term "low-emissions steel manufacturing" means advanced or commercially available steelmaking with the reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater g

“low-emission technology” means technology for vehicles and equipment whose emission performance is the best achievable under emission standards established by the Environmental Pr

The term “low-enriched uranium” means uranium enriched to less than 20 percent of the uranium-235 isotope, including that which is derived from highly enriched uranium. / The term

Low-enriched Uranium Activities Defined.—In this section, the term "low-enriched uranium activities" means the following: (1) Planning or carrying out research and develo

those parts of the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah within and from which waters naturally drain into the Colorado River system below Lee Ferry and also a

The term "Lower Columbia River Estuary" means the mainstem Columbia River from the Bonneville Dam to the Pacific Ocean and tidally influenced portions of tributaries to t

the term “lower Great Lakes” means the region in which is located that portion of the Great Lakes Basin which is downstream from the confluence of the Saint Clair River and Lake Hu