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The term "major trauma" means an injury that is greater than or equal to 15 on the injury severity score.

Major united states commercial bank.—The term “major United States commercial bank” means a commercial bank that— (A) is an insured bank (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Dep

Major united states investment management firm.—The term “major United States investment management firm” means any broker, dealer, investment adviser, or provider of investment su

The term "major violator" means a person or entity that has engaged in serious criminal activities at any land, air, or sea port of entry, including the following: (A) Po

The term “major weapon system” means a weapon system acquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition program (as that term is defined in section 4201 of this title). / The term “m

The term “major wine trading country” means any foreign country, or group of foreign countries, designated as such under section 2803 of this title.

The more worthy appropriates to itself the less worthy.

It is a greater crime to kill one’s self than another.

In old practice. Greater right, or more right. A plea in the old real actions. 1 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 476. Mor jus jus merum, more mere right. Bracton, fol. 31.

not only "putting together," but also "manufacturing .

To agree upon, and conclude or adopt, a contract. In case of a written contract, to reduce it to writing, execute it in due form, and deliver it as binding.

To transfer one's property to an assignee for the banefit of one's creditors.

To form and publish a judgment on the facts. Hoff v. Taylor, 5 N. J. Law, 833.

the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts, and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship." The majo

To fail or be wanting in some legal duty; particularly, to omit the entering of an appearance when duly summoned in an action at law or other judicial proceeding, to neglect to obe

To. To deny under oath. v. Wager of Iwa. Mal,/r., Malum,/. Ill; wrong; evil. Mai de venue: v. Essoin. Mai gree: of bad grace; against the will of.

A Scotch phrase, equivalent to the old English phrase, "to make one's law."

A term applied to one who makes a promissory note, and promises to pay it when due. He who makes a bill of exchange is called the "drawer;" and frequently in common parlance and in

The word 'make' has many meanings, among them 'To cause to exist, appear or occur.' To hold the statute broad enough to include deliberate action from which a false entry by an inn

actions that have the result of making housing or transactions unavailable, regardless of whether the actions were intended to have that result." Brief for United States as Amicus

the further privilege after sale, to control—apart from contract—the use of all patented merchantable commodities, a still more sweeping power can be exercised by patent owners.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(C), the term "make-whole contributions" means nonelective allocations for each employee in the class which are reasonably ca

A phrase used to denote the act of a person who wages his law. Bac. Abr, "Wager of Law." MALA (Lat.) Bad. MALA FIDES (Lat.) Bad faith. It is opposed to bona fides, good faith. MALA

In old practice. The formality of denying a plaintiff's charge under oath, in open court, with compurgators. One of the ancient methods of trial, frequently, though inaccurately, t

A prefix meaning wrong or fraudulent

Bad things; evil things.

A term in law used interchangeably with mis-administration and meaning “wrong administration.” Mlnkler v. State, 14 Neb. 183, 15 N. W. 330.

In bad faith.

Bad faith.

Sed in expositione Instrumentorum mala grammatica quoad fieri possit evitanda est. Bad grammar does not vitiate a deed. But in the exposition of instruments, bad grammar, as far as

Bad grammar does not vitiate a deed, but in the drawing of instruments bad grammar should, as far as possible, be avoided.

That which is wrong in itself, without regard to statutory prohibitfcn, because of its palpable and proximate injury to the public peace, order, or morals. A distinction was former

the term “Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei” means the nonprofit, Native Hawaiian organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Hawaii by that name on April 17, 1989, th

In old English law. A thief.

Malpractice {q. v.)

That which is wrong only because it is prohibited by statute. 1 Bl. Comm. 57. See "Mala in Se."

In Hindu law. Judicial; belonging to a judge or magistrate.

A heavy tax.

A hill where the people assembled at a court, like the English assizes, which by the Scotch and Irish were called "parley hills." Du Cange.

Misconduct.

In Hindu law. A treasury or store-house.

Of the masculine sex; of the sex that begets young; the sex opposed to the female.

I. Badly; unfavorably. In old English law. Male creditns: unfavorably thought of; in bad repute or credit

In old English law. Unfavorably thought of; in bad repute or credit. Bracton, fols. 116, 154.

It is an evil explanation which corrupts the text.

That Is a cursed interpretation which corrupts the text. 4 Coke, 35a; Broom, Max. 622.

A curse attached to grants to the church directed at any who should interfere with their enjoyment.

A crime; an offense.

A convict; a criminal.

See Statute of malefactors in parcis .

(L. Fr.) Bad character. Stat. Westm. 1, c. 12. MALEDICTA EXPOSITIO QUAE CORrumpit textum. It is a cursed construction which corrupts the text. 2 Coke, 24; 4 Coke, 35; 11 Coke, 34;

Evii deeds ought not to remain unpunished, for impunity offers constant encouragement to the delinquent.

Evil deeds are distinguished from designs.

A wrongful act; a tort; a crime.

or MALISON. A curse. Bailey.

A curse or malediction.

or MALSWORNK. Forsworn. Cowell.

Forsworn. Cowell.

The unjust performance of some act which the party had no right, or which he had contracted not, to do. 33 Com. 115. It differs from misfeasance and nonfeasance (q. v.) See 1 Chit.

In Spanish law. Offense. White, New Eecop. bk. 2, tit. 19, c. 1, § 1.

In Fr. Against the will; without the consent. Hence the single word "malgre," and more modern "maugre," (q. v.)

a wicked intention of the mind.

In the definition of "murder," malice aforethought exists where the person doing the act which causes death has an intention to cause death or grievous bodily harm to any person, (

Wicked purpose. These words in the description of murder do not imply deliberation, or the lapse of considerable time between the malicious intent to take and the actual execution

Such malice as indicates a desire to injure. See 66 Mich. 166, 33 N. W. 181.

The willful and wrongful doing of an act without reasonable or probable cause. See 107 Cal. 262, 40 Pac. 392.

Malice aforethought {q. V.)

The act of one .who maliciously or mischievously injures or causes to be injured any property of another or any public property. State v. McKee, 109 Ind. 497, 10 N. E. 405; Hannel

wrongful, you remember back in the original charge, the State has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt there was a malicious and mischievous intent.

The forsaking without a just cause a husband by the wife, or a wife by her husband. See ABAirooNMEurT: Divobcb.

The use of the process of a court to accomplish some unlawful end, or to compel one against whom it is issued to do some collateral thing which he could not legally be compelled to

A wrongful act intentionally done, without legal justification or excuse. See 24 Tex. App. 542, 5 Am. St. Rep. 901, 7 S. W. 247, 249.

A wanton arrest made without probable cause by a regular process and proceeding. See "Malicious Prosecution."

The term "malicious cyber command and control" means a method for unauthorized remote identification of, access to, or use of, an information system or information that i

An Injury committed wilfully and wantonly, or without cause. 1 Chitty, Gen. Pr. 130. See Whar. Cr., l)th ed. § 120 as to malice. See 4 Bla. Com. 143, 108, 200; 2 Russ. Cr. 544.

Willfully. See 5 Whart. (Pa.) 427, 34 Am. Dec. 565.

The wanton or reckless destruction of property. The word "malicious" is not sufficiently defined as the willfully doing of any act prohibited by law, and for which the defendant ha

That action will lie only in cases where a legal prosecution has been carried on without a probable cause. ... The action was originally applied to criminal proceedings; to cases w

The term “malicious reconnaissance” has the meaning given the term in section 650 of this title .

I. I. In old English poterit, nbi aliqnis in aliqna ntilis ad pngnandum: it may is in any part of his body disabled hem,

To defame; to maim.

In this section, the term "malign foreign influence operations and campaigns" means the coordinated, direct or indirect application of national diplomatic, informational,

the term “malign foreign talent recruitment program” has the meaning given such term in section 19237 of title 42; / The term “malign foreign talent recruitment program” means— (A)

To feign sickness or any physical disablement or mental lapse or derangement, especially for the purpose of escaping the performance of a task, duty or work.

Pretending to be ill.

Malice.

Malice is sour; it is an affection of an evil heart.

Malice is sour ; it is the quality of a bad mind. 2 Bulst. 49.

Implied malice.

Malice aforethought. 4 Bl. Gomm. 198.

Malice supplies age. Dyer, 104; 1 Bl. Comm. 464; 4 Bl. Comm. 22, 23, 312; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 284. See "Malice." MALITIIS HOMINUM EST OBVIANdum. The wicked or maliciou

Malice supplies [the want of] age. Dyer, 104b; Broom, Max. 316.

The wicked or malicious designs of men must be thwarted. 4 Coke, 15b.

I. I In old English law. Maliciously.

Capable of being drawn out and extended by beating; capable of extension by hammering; reducible to laminated form by beating. Farris v. Magone (C. C.) 46 Fed. 845.

In old European law. A court of the higher kind (placitum majus), in which the more important business of the county was dispatched by the count or earl (comei). Spelman. A public

The term "malnutrition" means poor nutritional status caused by nutritional deficiency or excess.

With bad intent.

The term “MA local area” means a county or equivalent area specified by the Secretary.

The term “MA local plan” means an MA plan that is not an MA regional plan.