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The party cross-examining a witness was so called, under the old system of the ecclesiastical courts. MINISTRI REGIS (Lat.) In old English law. Ministers of the king, applied to th

Ministers of the king.

The term as used in England is wider than Cabinet and includes all the holders of public office who come in and go out with the Prime Minister. In this respect it may be contrasted

Lat. Absolute and direct, (or right) ownership. 2 Bl. Com. 105. Co, Litt. 1 b. See Directum, Dominium.

Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Colorado; the ninth, Oregon, Nevada, and California. Each court is composed of a member of the Supreme Court as Circuit Justice, a Circuit

Leqs; not.

He does not pay who pays too late. Dig. 50, 16, 12, 1.

any person under the age of seventeen years.

One under the age of seventeen, is not permitted to be an executor.

Infancy; under age.

A minor under age cannot act in the case of property, nor even agree.

2 Inst. 291. A minor bsfore majority cannot act in a case of property, nor even agree; it should be deferred until majority; but the writ does not fail.

The minor rights of the crown.

Lat. Minority or infancy. Cro. Car. 516. Literally, lesser age. Minor ante tempus agere non potest in casu proprietatis nec etiam convenire; differetur usque setatem; sed non cadit

The term “minor child” means an individual who— (A) has not attained 18 years of age; or (B) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or i

In this section, the term “minor collateral misconduct” means any minor misconduct that is potentially punishable under chapter 47 of title 10 that— (1) is committed close in time

In this section, the term “minor construction project” means any plant project not specifically authorized by law for which the approved total estimated cost does not exceed the mi

Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term “minor construction threshold” means $30,000,000. / The term “minor construction threshold” means $5,000,000. / (A) Except as provi

Provision for arbitration of a discharge grievance, a minor dispute, is not a matter of voluntary agreement under the Railway Labor Act; the Act compels the parties to arbitrate mi

those involving the interpretation or application of existing labor agreements.

In the law of evidence. A relative, collateral or subordinate fact; a circumstance. Wills, Circ. Ev. 27; Burrill, Circ. Ev. p. 121, note 582.

The term “minority” has the meaning given to such term by section 1204(c)(3) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery 5 and Enforcement Act of 1989. / The term “minority” has

The term “minority 15 institution” means a depository institution (as defined in section 1813(c) of this title)— (i) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of which is he

The term “minority bank” means any depository institution described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 461(b)(1)(A) of this title — (I) more than 50 percent of the ownership

the term "minority business center" means a Business Center of the Agency;

a business at least 50 per centum of which is owned by minority group members or, in case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 per centum of the stock of which is owned by min

The term “minority census tract” means a census tract that has a minority population of at least 30 percent and a median family income of less than 100 percent of the area family m

the term "minority chamber of commerce" means a chamber of commerce developed specifically to support minority business enterprises.

the term “minority depository institution” means an entity that is— (A) a minority depository institution, as defined in section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,

“minority educational institution” means an educational institution with an enrollment in which a substantial proportion (as determined by the Secretary) of the students are minori

The term “minority group” has the meaning given the term “racial and ethnic minority group” in section 300u–6 of this title. / The term “minority group” includes subpopulations of

The term “minority group member” has the meaning given such term in section 544(d) of this title. / In this section, the term “minority group member” means an individual who is— (1

citizens of the United States who are Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts.

The term “minority health disparities research” means basic, clinical, and behavioral research on minority health conditions (as defined in paragraph (2)), including research to pr

The term “minority institution” means an institution of higher education whose enrollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities (as defined in paragraph (2)) exceeds

The term “minority institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education with a student body that reflects the composition specified in section 312(b)(3), (4),

The Corporation may provide a loan at market interest rates to the purchaser of eligible residential property for all or a portion of the purchase price, which loan shall be secure

The term "minority-serving institution" means an institution of higher education described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.1 / The term "minority-serving institution

A minor cannot make oath. Co. Litt. 172b. An infant cannot be sworn on a jury. Litt. 289. MINOR MINOREM CUSTODIRE NON debet; alios enim praesumitur male regere qui seipsum regere n

A minor ought not to have custody of a minor; for he is presumed to control others badly who does not know how to control himself.

A minor ought not to be guardian to a minor, for he who knows not how to govern himself is presumed to be unfit to govern others. Fleta, 11b. 1, c. 10; Co. Litt. 88b.

A minor is not held responsible during his minority, unless, by reason of favor, in the matter of dower.

3 Bulst. 143. A minor is not bound to reply during his minority, except as a matter of favor in a cause of dower.

with respect to any presidential election, a political party whose candidate for the office of President in the preceding presidential election received, as the candidate of such p

The term “Minor Planet Center” means the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

A minor who is under the age of twelve years cannot be outlawed, nor be placed outside the law, because before such age, he is not under any law nor in a decennary.

Co. Litt. 128. A minor who is under twelve years of age cannot be outlawed, nor placed without the law, because before such age he is not under any law, nor in a decennary.

A person under seventeen years is not admitted to be an executor. 6 Coke, 67. A rule of eccleslastical law.

The term “minor species” means animals other than humans that are not major species.

Lat Minority or infancy. Gro. Car. 516. Literally, lesser age.

The term “minor use” means the use of a pesticide on an animal, on a commercial agricultural crop or site, or for the protection of public health where— (1) the total United States

The term "minor victim of sex trafficking" means an individual who— (A) is younger than 18 years of age, and is a victim of an offense described in section 1591(a) of tit

The term “minor violation” means a violation, other than an intentional violation, involving a single contract, purchase order, processing facility, or log yard involving a quantit

This court had jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at Whitehall. Abolished by 12 & 18 Vict. c. 101, 3 Steph. Comm, 317, note.

See Theater. MUfT. The United States mint was established by act of April 3, 1793, and located at Philadelphia. There are branch mints at ' Ambassadors and Public Ministers, 7 Op.

Mint.—The term "Mint" means the United States Mint.

The charge at the mint for coining.

The masfers and workers of the mint, in the indentures made with them, agree to make a privy - mark in the money they make, of gold and silver, so that they may know which moneys w

One who minages the coinuge. See MASTER OF THE MINT.

Less; less than.

QUI TARDIUS SOLVit; nam et tempore minus solvitur. He does not pay who pays too late; for, from the de-

He does not pay who pays too tardily, for he is not discharged by lapse of time.

In Measures. In divisions of the circle or angular measures, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or one-sixtieth part of a degree. In the computation of time, a minute is equal to

<A book Kept by the elerk or prothonotary of a court for entering memoranda of its proceedings.

A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered.

In Scotch Practice. A pleading put into writing before the lord ordinary, as the ground of his judgment. Bell, Diet. In Business Law. Memoranda or notes of a transaction or proceed

Small tithes, usually belonging to the vicar; e. g., eggs, honey, wax, etc. 3 Burn, Ecc. Law, 680; 6 & 7. Wm. IV. c. 71, §§ 17, 18, 27.

In the civil law. Diminution.

I. I. In old courts. Mirror of Justices, or in law French, and chamberlain of London

For purposes of this subsection, subject to clauses (ii) and (iv), the term “MIPS eligible professional” means— (I) for the first and second years for which the MIPS applies to pay

Miranda barred the prosecution from making its case with statements of an accused made while in custody prior to having or effectively waiving counsel. It does not follow from Mira

The Mirror of Justice or of the Justices, commonly spoken of as the "Mirror," is an ancient treatise on the laws of England, written during the reign of Edward II., and attributed

For purposes of this subsection, the term “mirror code tax system” means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the incom

The Mirror of Justices, a treatise written during the reign of Edward II.. Andrew Home is its reputed author. It was first published in 1642, and in 1768 it was translated into Eng

An inseparable particle used in composition, to mark an ill sense or depravation of the meaning; as "inlscomputation" or "rnisaccompting," i. c„ false reckoning. Several of the wor

In Old English Law. The raise or issue in a writ of right. Spelman. In Old Records. A compact or agreement; a form of compromise. Cowell.

An accident by which an injury occurs to another. When applied to homicide, misadventure is the act of a man who, in the performance of a lawful act, without any intention to do ha

Costs.

To cite falsely as a proof or argument.

As used In 7 Hen. IV. s. 44, the misapplication of public funds only covers cases of corrupt practices or of showing illegal favor. 30 H. L. 752.

the term “misappropriation” means— (A) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or

Improper or unlawful conduct. See 2 Mart. (La.; N. S.) 683. Generally applied to a breach of duty or propriety by an officer, witness, juror, etc., not amounting to a crime.

The court, at least when in session, is present in every part of the place set apart for its own use, and for the use of its officers, jurors and witnesses, and misbehavior anywher

If an article is not the identical thing that the brand indicates it to be, it is misbranded.

The term “misbranded hazardous substance” means a hazardous substance (including a toy, or other article intended for use by children, which is a hazardous substance, or which bear

failings in the postal obligation to deliver mail in a timely manner to the right address, it would be odd if 'negligent transmission' swept far more broadly." "Ante, "at 487.

failure of the mail to arrive at its intended destination, regardless of the car- rier's intent or where the mail goes instead.

An error in auditing and numbering. It does not include any pretended miscasting or misvaluing. 4 Bouv. Inst, note 4128.

Marriage between persons of different races.

among others, manufacturing and trading companies, and with these alone are we concerned here.

The term &quot;miscellaneous electric load&quot; means electricity that— (A) is used by an appliance or device— (i) within a building; or (ii) to serve a building; and (B) is not u

The term “miscellaneous expenses” means authorized expenses incurred in addition to authorized allowances during the performance of official travel by an authorized traveler.

For purposes of this section, the term “miscellaneous itemized deductions” means the itemized deductions other than— (1) the deduction under section 163 (relating to interest), (2)

The term “miscellaneous services object class” means those contract services constituting the budget object class that is denominated “Other Services (services not otherwise specif

An erroneous charge; a charge, given by a court to a jury, which involves errors for which the judgment may be reversed.

See Malicious mischief .

Ignorant; uninformed. The word is obsolete.

Ignorant, or not knowing. St. 32 Hen. VIII. c. 9. Little used.

The term &quot;misconduct&quot; includes neglect of duty, malfeasance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a position in a transfer of function. / The term

Any act involving moral turpitude, or any act which is contrary to justice, honesty, principle or good morals, if performed by virtue of authority of office. See 43 Mont. 389, Ann.