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In spite; unwillingly.
In an evil sense.
- malpracticedefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
Proof of malpractice, in effect, requires two evidentiary steps: evidence as to the recognized standard of the medical community in the particular kind of case, and a showing that
The term “malpractice component” means the portion of the resources used in furnishing the service that reflects malpractice expenses in furnishing the service.
A substance produced from barley or other grain by a process of steeping in water until germination begins and then drying in a kiln, thus converting the starch into saccharine mat
Many things pass as a whole which do not pass by themselves.
The term “malt beverage” means a beverage made by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction, or combination of both, in potable brewing water, of malted barley with ho
Misconduct; corruption or extortion in ofl Sce.
A general term including all alcoholic beverages prepared essentially by the fermentation of an infusion of malt (as distinguished from such liquors as are produced by the process
A quern or malt-mill.
In Old French Law. A term supposed to have arisen from the usurious gains of the Jews and Lombards in their management of the public revenue. Steph. Lect 372. MALA FIOES (Lat). Bad
Synonymous with bad treatment. 2 Allen (Mass.) 143.
A certain payment for making malt. Somner.
or MALT SCOT. In English law. An excise duty on malt.
adj. Lat. Wrong; evil; wicked reprehensible. —Malum in se. A wrong in itself; an act or case involving illegality from the very nature of the transaction, upon principles of natura
- Malum in sedefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Abbott (1879)Bouvier (1839)
the Court considered the Defendant as an alien enemy, who might, indeed, be punishable for any action malum in se, but was not liable to the penalties of a municipal regulation
A wrong initself; an act or case involving illegality from the very nature of the transaction, upon principles of natural, moral, and public law. Story, Ag. § 346. An act is sald t
sed deficientem causam. Evil has not an efficient, but a deficient, cause. 3 Inst. Proeme.
3 Inst. Proem. Evll has not an efficient, but a deficient, cause.
Evil has not an efficient cause, but a deficient one.
Evil is not presumed. 4 Coke, 72; Branch, Princ.
Wickedness ls not presumed. Branch, Princ.; 4 Coke, 72a.
A thing wrong only because prohibited by law. The plural form is mala prohibita (q. v.)
The more common the evil, the worse. Branch, Princ. MALUM VENIENDl (Pr. mal de venue.) Misfortune or sickness, or accident happening to a party on his way to court. Bract, fol. 339
Bad; evil. Compare MAt. Mala. JBad; in or witli tiiat which is bad, evil, unlawful. Mala fides. Bad faith; opposed to tona fides. See Fides. Mala grammatica. Bad grammar, q. v. Mal
A bad custom ought to be abolished.
A bad or invalid custom is [ought] to be abolished. Litt § 212; Co. Litt 141; 1 Bl. Comm. 76; Broom, Max.' 921.
An evil custom is to be abolished. Co. Litt. 141; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 827; Litt. § 212; 5 Q. B. 701; 12 Q. B. 845; 2 Myline & K. 449.
- Malveillesdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Bouvier (1839)
Ill will. In some ancient records, this word signifies malicious practices, or crimes and misdemeanors.
malveys, Z. /r. In old English law. Bad; defective; faulty. Malveis procuronrs: a term applied to those who packed juries.
A warlike engine to batter and beat down walls.
- Malveis Procurorsdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
Such as used to pack juries, by the nomination of either party in a cause, or other practice. Art. Sup. Chart, c. x. Cowell.
- Malversationdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Bouvier (1839)
In French law. This word is applied to all punishable faults committed in the exercise of an office, such as corruptions, exactions, extortions, and larceny. Merlin, Repert.
The term “mammogram” means a radiographic image produced through mammography.
The term “mammography” means radiography of the breast.
The term "MA monthly basic beneficiary premium" means, with respect to an MA plan— (i) described in section 1395w–23(a)(1)(B)(i) of this title (relating to plans providin
The term "MA monthly prescription drug beneficiary premium" means, with respect to an MA plan, the base beneficiary premium (as determined under paragraph (2) or (8) (as
The term “MA monthly supplemental beneficiary premium” means, with respect to an MA plan, the portion of the aggregate monthly bid amount submitted under clause (i) of subsection (
The value of a man’s head.
- Mandefined inCyclopedic (1922)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Abbott (1879)Bouvier (1839)
A human being; a person of the male sex; a male of the human species above the age of puberty, as distinguished from a woman or a boy. 106 Wis. 346. In its most extended sen Se, th
This phrase comprehends all articlea or things, whether animal or vegetable, living or dead, which are used for food, and whether they are consumed in the form in which they are bo
Chains for the hands; shackles.
The terms “conserving”, “conservation”, “manage”, “managing”, and “management”, mean to sustain and, where appropriate, restore and enhance, healthy populations of fish, wildlife,
The term "managed aquifer recharge" means the intentional banking and treatment of water in aquifers for storage and future use.
The term "managed aquifer recharge project" means a project to incorporate managed aquifer recharge features into a water resources development project.
The term “managed care entity” means a medicaid managed care organization described in section 1396u–2(a)(1)(B)(i) of this title . / In this section, the term “managed care entity”
For purposes of this subsection, the term “managed care plan” shall mean health maintenance organizations and similar entities that contract at-risk with payors for the provision o
The term "managed service provider" means an entity that delivers services, such as network, application, infrastructure, or security services, via ongoing and regular su
The term “managed travel program” includes air, rental car, train, bus, dining, lodging, and travel management, but does not include rebates or refunds attributable to the use of t
The term “management” means any person who organizes, exercises control over, or administers or who is responsible for organizing, directing, or administering. / The terms “conserv
The term “Management and Operating contractor” means a management and operating contractor that manages a covered facility. / The term "Management and Operating contractor&quo
The term "Management Area" means the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area established by subsection (b).
In this section, the term "management cost" includes any indirect cost, any direct administrative cost, and any other administrative expense associated with a specific pr
The term “management decision” means the evaluation by the management of an establishment of the findings and recommendations included in an audit report and the issuance of a fina
Management Headquarters Activities.—The Secretary also shall designate as acquisition positions under subsection (a) those acquisition-related positions which are in management hea
Management Headquarters Activities.—The Secretary also shall designate as acquisition positions under subsection (a) those acquisition-related positions which are in management hea
For purposes of this subsection, the term “management measures” means economically achievable measures for the control of the addition of pollutants from existing and new categorie
building roads to reach the beaches and hiring staff to run the project.
“management official” means an individual employed by an agency in a position the duties and responsibilities of which require or authorize the individual to formulate, determine,
The term “management of parking supply” shall include any requirement providing that any new facility containing a given number of parking spaces shall receive a permit or other pr
Management is a broader term connoting direction and control for the purposes for which the vessel is used.
The failure to ventilate the cargo was not a 'fault or error in navigation or management' of the vessel. The management was of the cargo, within the meaning of sections 1 and 2 of
the terms “management plan” and “plan” mean the Steel Initiative Management Plan issued on April 1, 1987, by the Department of Energy, which establishes the management framework fo
The term “management program” includes, but is not limited to, a comprehensive statement in words, maps, illustrations, or other media of communication, prepared and adopted by the
The term “manager” means a person who receives compensation for service as an agent or representative of a boxer. / The term “manager” means any eligible management entity that has
The term “managerial capacity” means an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily— (i) manages the organization, or a department, subdivision, function, or
those who formulate and effectuate management policies by expressing and making operative the decisions of their employer.
Members of the houses of parliament appointed to represent each house at a conference between the two houses. It is an ancient rule that the number of commons named for a conferenc
Members of the houses of parliament appointed to represent each house at a conference between the two houses. It is an an- ¢ienf rule that the number of commons named ior a confere
The terms “conserving”, “conservation”, “manage”, “managing”, and “management”, mean to sustain and, where appropriate, restore and enhance, healthy populations of fish, wildlife,
The managing agemt of a corporation is one exercising general powers and having general supervision over its affairs. 16 Wis. 220.
the term “managing employee” means, with respect to a provider, a person described in section 1320a–5(b) of this title ; and / The term “managing employee” means, with respect to a
The managing owner of a ship is one of severa! co-owners, to whom the others, or those of them whe join in the adventure, have delegated the management of the ship. He has authorit
The managing ovmer of a ship is one of several coowners, to whom the others, or those of them who join in the adventure, have delegated the management of the ship. He has authority
A mansion house or dwelling place. Cowell.
Men of a mean condition or of the lowest degree,
Inferior persons.
- Manbotedefined inCyclopedic (1922)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)
A compensation paid the relations of a murdered man by the murderer or his friends.
Recompense for killing a man.
A square piece of gold coin, commonly valued at thirty pence, Cowell.
In Roman law. A purchaser; one who took the articles sold in his hand (qui manu cepit); a formality observed in certain sales; a farmer of the public taxes. Calv. Lex.; Adams, Rom.
- Manche Presentdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
A bribe; a present from the donor's own hand.
In the Roman law. To sell, alienate, or make over to another; to sell with certain formalities. To sell a person; one of the forms observed in the process of emancipation. MANCIPAT
To enslave; to bind; to tie.
Lat. In Roman law. A certain ceremony or formal process anciently required to be performed, to perfect the sale or conveyance of res mancipi, (land, houses, slaves, horses or cattl
(Roman Law) A sale attended with certain essential formalities.
In Clvij Law. A form of testamentary disposition of property. “The testator, la the presence of five witnesses and a Ubripena, manclpates (i. e. sells) his estate (familia pecuniaq
I. In the Roman law. A slave; so called, because taken from the enemy by hand.
Lat. In Roman law. Co.rtain classes of things which could not be aliened or transferred except by means of a certain formal ceremony of conveyance calied "mancipatio," '(q. vt) The
The power acquired over a freeman by the mancipatio. To form a clear conception of the true import of the word in the Roman jurisprudence, it is necessary to advert to the four dis
A clerk of the kitchen or caterer, especially in colleges. Cowell.
In Spanish law. An obligation is said to be m,aneomunal when one person assumes the contract or debt of another, and makes himself liable to pay or fulfill it. Schmidt, Civ, Law, 1
In Spanish law. Commission; authority or power of attorney; a contract of good faith, by which one person commits to the gratuitous charge of another his affairs, and the latter ac
- Mandamusdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)Abbott (1879)
Blackstone, in the third volume of his Commentaries, page 110, defines a mandamus to be, 'a command issuing in the king's name from the court of king's bench, and directed to any p
It is true it may exercise and must exercise quasi judicial duties, but its functions are defined, and, in the main, explicitly directed, by the act creating it. ... It may exercis
The court could not entertain an appeal from the decision of one of the Secretaries, nor revise his judgment in any case where the law authorized him to exercise discretion or judg
Mandamus, prohibition and injunction against judges are drastic and extraordinary remedies. As extraordinary remedies, they are reserved for really extraordinary causes.
The writ of mandamus will be granted by this court only when it is clear and indisputable that there is no other legal remedy.
Ordinarily mandamus may not be resorted to as a mode of review where a statutory method of appeal has been prescribed or to review an appealable decision of record.