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  • the term “other lending institutions” means any person engaged for profit in the business of mortgage lending;

  • "other lethal device" means any weapon or device that is designed or has the capability to cause death, serious bodily injury, or substantial damage to property through t

  • Other Major Information Technology Investment Program.—In this chapter, the term “other major information technology investment program” means the following: (1) An investment that

  • The term “other market formula purchase” means a purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing mechanism is a formula price based on any market other than the market for swine

  • “other minerals” means clay, stone, sand, gravel, metalliferous and nonmetalliferous ores, and any other solid material or substances of commercial value excavated in solid form fr

  • The term “other models” means, subject to paragraph (4), methods, other than an agency-provider model, for the provision of consumer controlled services and supports. Such models m

  • The term 'other moneyed capital,' in the restriction, is not intended to include all moneyed capital not invested in national bank shares, but only that which is employed in such w

  • The term “other obligor” means a person who is not a veteran, as defined in section 101 of this title or other provision of this chapter.

  • The term “other oilseed” means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, another oilse

  • an equitable decree of restitution would be within the section if it was reasonably appropriate and necessary to enforce compliance with the Act and effectuate its purposes.

  • “other organization” means— (A) a national, regional, State-wide, area-wide, or metropolitan organization representing member State or local governments; (B) an association of Stat

  • “Other organizations” means any non-Indian individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.

  • the term “other participant” means a participant in a cooperative project other than the United States.

  • payments ejusdem generis with 'rentals,' such as taxes, insurance, interest on mortgages, and the like, constituting liabilities of the lessor on account of the leased premises whi

  • private individuals not acting in association with federal officers can be drawn from the fact that the 'color of authority' provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was carried f

  • the term “other person protected by the Secret Service” means any person whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under section 3056 of this title or by Presi

  • For purposes of this clause, the term “other prescription drugs” means prescription drugs covered as supplemental benefits under this part or prescription drugs paid outside of thi

  • “other prior allowable service” means civilian service as an officer or employee of the Government or District of Columbia government not covered by subsection (d)(1) of this secti

  • the term “other programming service” means information that a cable operator makes available to all subscribers generally;

  • property other than stock or securities of the reorganized corporations

  • The term “other purchase arrangement” means a purchase of swine by a packer that— (A) is not a negotiated purchase, swine or pork market formula purchase, negotiated formula purcha

  • the language of the 'other reason' clause, for all reasons except the five particularly specified, vests power in courts adequate to enable them to vacate judgments whenever such a

  • “other recipient” means a person or recipient (except a State or local government) authorized to receive United States Government assistance or procurement contracts and includes a

  • The term "other regional actors" means the Palestinian Authority or a credible future political entity that serves as the interlocutor for the Palestinian people.

  • The term “other reportable payment” means any payment of a kind, and to a payee, required to be shown on a return required under— (A) section 6041 (relating to certain information

  • property of an intangible, or special nature subject to a property tax.

  • the term “other service” includes any wire or radio communications service provided using any of the facilities of a satellite carrier that are used in the provision of satellite s

  • The term “other services” and “other support services” includes— (A) child care, early childhood development and intervention programs; (B) employability development services (incl

  • The term “other severely disabled” means an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness, which (according to criteria established

  • The terms “other severely handicapped” and “severely handicapped individuals” mean an individual or class of individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than blindness

  • Except where otherwise provided in this chapter, the term “other similar equities” includes allocated equities.

  • In this section, the terms “fruits”, “vegetables”, and “other specialty food crops” shall have the meaning given the terms by the Secretary of Agriculture.

  • The term “other specified entity” means— (I) a prepaid inpatient health plan, as defined in section 438.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); an

  • The term “other staff” means specialized instructional support personnel, librarians, career guidance and counseling personnel, education aides, and other instructional and adminis

  • In this section, the terms “other supply agreement” and “subcontract” have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 3452(c)(2) of this title .

  • The term “other services” and “other support services” includes— (A) child care, early childhood development and intervention programs; (B) employability development services (incl

  • The term "other technical assistance" means services to assist a Native American veteran to navigate the steps necessary for securing a mortgage loan on trust land, inclu

  • The term "other transaction" means a transaction other than a procurement contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, including a transaction described in subsection (b)(6

  • The term “other transactions” means transactions, other than procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.

  • to the contrary" in the course of arguing that a doctor's instruction to take medication " 'in the morning' " would supersede an instruction on the medication label to "'take [it]

  • Congress must have felt that aliens who evaded quota restrictions by fraud would be 'otherwise admissible at the time of entry' or it would not have found it necessary to provide f

  • The term “otherwise applicable resident limit” means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident

  • the term “otherwise engaged in the trade of” means, with respect to a particular export or transfer, to be a freight forwarder or designated exporting agent, or a consignee or end

  • the consequences of an action rather than the actor's intent.

  • The term “Otherwise Protected Area” means any unit of the System that, at the time of designation, was predominantly composed of areas established under Federal, State, or local la

  • The phrase 'otherwise qualified by law to vote' obviously meant that Negroes must possess the qualifications required of all voters by valid state or federal laws.

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “otherwise-regulatory-exempt royalty income” means royalty income which (but for this subparagraph) would not be taken into account as g

  • Corporation based in people's republic of china.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), for purposes of paragraph (1), the term "otherwise related legally or financially" i

  • “otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” means subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by virtue of United States citizenship, United States vessel doc

  • extending the penal provisions of the statute to all writings of every class if forged for the purpose of obtaining money from an officer of the United States

  • See Aua Enormia. 0THESW0RTHE (Sax. eoth, oath). Worthy to make oath. Bract. 385, 192.

  • Same as Oathworthy.

  • The word is generally directory, but may be taken as mandatory if the context requires it. Bract, fol. 185, 292 b. 0US1ER (L. Fr. outre, oultre; Lat. ultra, beyond). Out; beyond; b

  • Beyond seas.

  • The twelfth part; the twelfth part of a pound troy or the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois.

  • Certain districts or tracts of lands in the Orkney Islands were formerly so called, because each paid an annual tax of one ounce of sllver.

  • a system in which there is sensitivity to the legitimate interests of both State and National Governments, and in which the National Government, anxious though it may be to vindica

  • The lierwite or fine paid to the lord by the inferior tenant when his daughter was debauched. Cowell. OUST (from L. Fr. ouster, q. v.) In old English law. To take away. To put out;

  • Lat. In old English law. To run; to elapse, as time, with the effect of limitation; to run, as a stream; to have course or effect. Currat lex: let the law take its course; the law

  • To put out; to eject; to remove or deprive; to deprive of the possession or enjoyment of an estate or franchise.

  • means to be removed or put out; thus, ouster of the freehold signifies being put out of possession of the freehold j ousted of an estate for years, signifies being turned out from

  • An entry by one man on the land of another, is an ouster of the legal possession arising from the title, or not, according to the intention with which it is done; if made under cla

  • oster, 1. fr. In old English law. To put out; to take away; to deprive'; to deny a thing asked. Ouster le main, ousterlemain: to remove the hand; the delivery of lands out of a gua

  • oustre, outre, I. fr. Over; beyond; further. Ouster le mer: beyond the sea. v. Outre meer. Oustre un jour: over a day. Out of coi^rt. Not in a position to prosecute; deprived of th

  • One who pleads "oustet" or without the bar.

  • The possession of one tenant in common, is prima facie the possession of his companion; and the possession of the one can never be considered as adverse to the title of the other,

  • See Ouster le main .

  • To remove the hand,. the delivery to him of a ward’s lands upon his attaining his majority. See 2 Bl. Comm. 68.

  • Beyond the sea; a cause of excuse if a person, being summoned, did not in court. Cowell.

  • A tax or charge formerly imposed by the sinte of Maryland for the inspection and marking of hogsheads of tobacco intended for export. See Turner v. Maryland, 107 U. S. 38, 2 Sup. C

  • Grants by quantity, as of one or more leagues of land situate at some designated place, or within a larger tract described by what are called out-boundaries, where the donee is ent

  • Something used in connection with a main building. Com. v. Intoxicating Liquors, 340 Mass. 287, 3 N. E. 4. While a stable may be a necessary outbuilding, yet when erected for use i

  • the intent of that decision was to insure that, in all cases where a federal court is exercising jurisdiction solely because of the diversity of citizenship of the parties, the out

  • “outcome measure” means an assessment of the results of a program activity compared to its intended purpose; / “outcome measure” refers to an assessment of the results of a program

  • The term “outcome payment period” means, in connection with any individual who had assigned a ticket to work and self-sufficiency to an employment network under the Program, a peri

  • For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term "outcome reservation percentage" means— (i) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026, 10 percent; and (ii) for fiscal years after 202

  • The term “outcomes database” means the database established by the Secretary under section 274 l of this title.

  • “Outcrop” means any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.

  • See Auction; Hue and Cry; Rape.

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “outdoor advertising display” means a rigidly assembled sign, display, or device permanently affixed to the ground or permanently attached

  • The term "outdoor constructed feature" has the meaning given such term in appendix C to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).

  • The term "outdoor recreation" means all recreational activities, and the economic drivers of those activities, that occur in nature-based environments outdoors.

  • The term "Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program" means the program codified under subsection (b)(1).

  • In the English courts, barristers at law have been divided into two classes, viz., queen's counsel, who are admitted within the bar of the courts, in seats specially reserved for t

  • In the English courts, barristers at law have been divided into two classes, viz., queen’s counsel, who are admitted within the bar of the courts, in seats specially reserved for t

  • One who pleads without the bar.

  • The term “Outer Continental Shelf” means all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of lands beneath navigable waters (as that term is defined in section 1301 of title 43 ), and

  • The term “outer Continental Shelf energy activity” means any exploration for, or any development or production of, oil or natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf (as defined i

  • the term “Outer Continental Shelf facility” means an offshore facility which is located, in whole or in part, on the Outer Continental Shelf and is or was used for one or more of t

  • The terms “Outer Continental Shelf source” and “OCS source” include any equipment, activity, or facility which— (i) emits or has the potential to emit any air pollutant, (ii) is re

  • The name given to the great hall of the parliament house in Edinburgh, in which the lords ordinary of the court of session sit as single judges to hear causes. The term is used col

  • The name given to the great hall of the parliament house in Edinburgh, in which the lords ordinary of the court of session sit as single judges to hear causes. The term is used col

  • A liberty or privilege in the ancient common law, whereby a lord was enabled to call any man dwelling in his manor, and taken for felony in another place out of his fee, to judgmen

  • A liberty or privilege in the ancient common law, whereby a lord was enabled to call any man dwelling in his manor, and taken for felony in another place out of his fee, to judgmen

  • utfangthefe, utfangeuthefe, sax. In Saxon and old English law. A thief from without, or from abroad, taken within a lord's fee, or liberty; the privilege of trying such a thief.

  • In Maritime Law. That part of a ship's apparel which ordinarily perishes or is consumed in the course of her voyage. Lowndes, Av. 11. In the Diplomatic Service. An allowance made b

  • 1. An allowance made by the United States government to one of its diplomatic representafives going abroad, for the expense of his equipment. 2. This term, in its original use, as

  • The term "outfitter or guide" means an individual, organization, or business who provides outfitting or guiding services, as defined in section 251.51 of title 36, Code o

  • or OUTHOM..A calling men out to the army by sound of horn. Jacob. not make his constant or principal residence, is an outhouse. 2 Root, 516. A smaller or subordinate building conne

  • or OUTHOM. A calling men out to the army by sound of horn. Jacob. not make his constant or principal residence, is an outhouse. 2 Root, 516. A smaller or subordinate building conne