Law Dictionary

The term “prepared” means slaughtered, canned, salted, rendered, boned, cut up, or otherwise manufactured or processed.

The terms "prepare" and "preparedness" mean the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to p

the completed article as prepared for final use by the treatment set forth in the specification; and the claim is one for the treatment or process by which rawhide is put into the

Aforethought. See 2 Chit. Crim. Law, *784.

8 Superiority of weight; outweighing. More, therefore, than "weight." 9 402 (1879); Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Germania Fire Ins. Co., 40 Wis. 446 (1876). 1 Bandalow v. Peo

This word means something more than "weight;" it denotes a superiority of weight or outweighing. The words are not synonymous, but substantially different. There is generally a "we

Not a majority in number of witnesses but the weight, credit, and value of the aggregate evidence on either side. See 100 Tenn. 524, 66 Am. St. Rep. 761, 45 S. W. 781.

To "preponderate" is to "outweigh." There may be evidence which, standing by itself, establishes a certain state of facts, but the evidence does not preponderate in favor of any gi

For purposes of this section, the term “preproductive period” means— (i) in the case of a plant which will have more than 1 crop or yield, the period before the 1st marketable crop

the term “pre-retail medical product” means a medical product that has not yet been made available for retail purchase by a consumer;

The true idea of prerogative, was the power of doing good, and not, as it had sometimes been expressed, 'the divine right of doing ill.

English law. rrr term in the civil law, see 1 Bro. Civ. The royal prerogative is an arbitrary Law, 246. Vide Limitations. power vested in the executive to do PRESENCE. The existenc

In English Law. An ecclesiastical court held in each of the two provinces of York and Canterbury, before a judge appointed by the archbishop of the province. Formerly in this court

That part of the common law of England which is more particularly applicable to the king. Com. Dig. tit. "Ley" (A).

One of the prerogatives of American citizenship is the right to criticize public men and measures—and that means not only informed and responsible criticism but the freedom to spea

A writ issued upon some extraordinary occasion, and for which it is necessary to apply by motion to the court. 3 Bl. Comm. 132. The writs of procedendo, mandamus, prohibition, quo

Those issued by the exercise of the extraordinary power of the crown (the court, in modem practice) on proper cause shown; namely, the writs of procedendo, man-damus, prohibition,

See Cy pres .

An elder in the church; a priest.

That part of the church where divine offices are performed; formerly applied to the choir or chancel, because it was the place appropriated to the bishop, priest, and other clergy,

To -which a right may be acquired by prescription.

The term “prescribe” means to prescribe by regulations or otherwise.

The words " prescribed by law " mean governed by actual legislation upon the subject, and in no just sense can be extended to a permission given to the courts to declare rules. Exl

The term “prescribed drug” means a drug or biological which requires a prescription of a physician for its use by an individual.

the term “prescribed fire incident” means a wildland fire originating from a planned ignition in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations to meet specific objecti

Specific rates prescribed for the future take the place of the legal tariff rates theretofore in force by the voluntary action of the carriers, and themselves become the legal rate

The term “prescriber” means, with respect to contact lens prescriptions, an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or other person permitted under State law to issue prescriptions for conta

For purposes of this section, the term “prescribing” means, with respect to a drug or device approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosm

long acquiescence in the possession of territory, and in the exercise of dominion and sovereignty over it, is conclusive of the nation's title and rightful authority

TIME OF. See "Time Immemorial."

St. 2 & 3 Wm. IV, c. 71, passed to limit the period of prescription in certain cases.

Whether prescription goes only to the remedy or extinguishes the right, it affects the jurisdiction no more than any other defense. When a court has general jurisdiction to try the

The term “prescription drug” means a drug that is subject to section 503(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 353(b) ). / In this section, the term "pres

For purposes of this section, the terms “prescription drug card sponsor” and “sponsor” mean any nongovernmental entity that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to offer an e

The term “prescription drug establishment” means a foreign or domestic place of business which is at one general physical location consisting of one or more buildings all of which

The term "prescription drug plan" means prescription drug coverage that is offered— (A) under a policy, contract, or plan that has been approved under section 1395w–111(e

The term “prescription drug product” means a specific strength or potency of a drug in final dosage form— (i) for which a human drug application has been approved, (ii) which may b

A claim of prescription based on the immemorial enjoyment of the right claimed, by the claimant and those former owners "whose estate" he has succeeded to and holds. See Donnell v.

unlike an individual its 'presence' without, as well as within, the state of its origin can be manifested only by activities carried on in its behalf by those who are authorized to

A gift, or, more properly, the thing given.

V. 1. In ecclesiastical law, to offer a clerk to the bi.shop of the diocese to be instituted. Presentation: the act of a patron offering his clerk to the bishop of the diocese to b

It is present advocacy, and not an intent to advocate in the future or a conspiracy to advocate in the future once a groundwork has been laid, which is an element of the crime unde

In ecclesiastical law. The act of a patron offering his clerk to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted in a church or benefice.

The office of the lord chancellor’s official, the secretary of presentations.

In ecclesiastical law. A clerk who has been presented by his patron to a bishop in order to be instituted in a church.

Presentence reports are documents which the rule does not make available to the defendant as a matter of right. There are no formal limitations on their contents, and they may rest

The immediate or present possession and use of an estate or property, as distinguished from such as is postponed to a future time.

One that presents.

An estate In possession; one presently vested.

One which entitles the owner to the immediate possession of the property. Civ. Code Mont. 1895, § 1110; Rev. Codes N. D. 1899, § 3288; Civ. Code S. D. 1903, § 204.

Immediately; in the present tense.

Rough guesses, approximations, or even the relatively accurate valuations on which the market place might be willing to act are not sufficient. The test of present ascertainability

Only where the conditions on which the extent of invasion of the corpus depends are fixed by reference to some readily ascertainable and reliably predictable facts do the amount wh

it is the present membership, or present affiliation—a fact to be determined on evidence—which bars admission, bars naturalization, and requires deportation.

In Criminal Practice. The written notice taken by a grand jury of any offense, from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them at the suit

In cases where the drawee accepts the bill, generally, in order to charge the drawer or indorser, the holder must present the paper, when due, at his place of business, if he has o

See Englishry .

one that had not only been acquired pursuant to state law but as one that had also been exercised by the diversion of water and its actual application to a specific area of land.

perfected rights, as here defined, existing as of June 25, 1929, the effective date of the Boulder Canyon Project Act.

The rights here asserted are, like all such rights, present rights; they are not merely hopes to some future enjoyment of some formalistic constitutional promise. The basic guarant

This word signifies the writing then actually made and spoken of; as, these presents; know all men by these presents; to all to whom these presents shall come.

The 'present standard of value' stood in contradistinction to a lower standard of value. The promise obviously was intended to afford protection against loss. That protection was s

One which has an Immediate existence, and is at once operated upon by the statute of uses.

In computing the damages recoverable for the deprivation of future benefits, the principle of limiting the recovery to compensation requires that adequate allowance be made, accord

“Preservation” or “historic preservation” includes identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoratio

the term “preservation district” means the Lowell Historic Preservation District, established by section 410cc–11(a)(1) of this title; / the term “preservation district” means the

The term "preservation equity" means, for any eligible low-income housing— (A) for purposes of determining the authorized return under section 4104(a) of this title and p

The term “preservation loan service program” means homestead retention as authorized under section 2000 of this title .

The term "preservation value" means, for any eligible low-income housing, the applicable value determined under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 4103(b) of this title.

The term “preserve” means the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve established in section 410hhh–3 of this title . / The term “Preserve” means the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

the larger objective, common to arrangements, of operating the debtor's business with a view to rehabilitating it.

To preside over a court is to "hold" it,—to direct, control, and govern it as the chief officer. A judge may "preside" whether sitting as a sole judge or as one of several' judges.

The term “President” means the President of the United States, acting through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the

the terms “President-elect” and “Vice President-elect” have the meanings given those terms in section 871(b) of this title .

The term “Presidential advisory committee” means an advisory committee that advises the President.

For purposes of this section, the term “Presidential appointee” means any officer or employee, or an applicant seeking to become an officer or employee, in any unit of the Executiv

“Presidential archival depository” means an institution operated by the United States to house and preserve the papers and books of a President or former President of the United St

The term “Presidential designee” means the official designated by the President under section 101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff(a

the election of presidential and vice-presidential electors.

“Presidential election period” means any period beginning on June 1 in a calendar year in which the popular election of the President occurs, and ending on January 20 following the

The presidential electors exercise a federal function in balloting for President and Vice-President but they are not federal officers or agents any more than the state elector who

The term “Presidential Inaugural Committee” means the committee referred to in section 501 of title 36 that is appointed with respect to the inauguration of a President-elect and V

The term “Presidential permit” means— (i) an approval by the President to construct, maintain, and operate an international bridge under section 535b of this title ; or (ii) an app

The term “Presidential records” means documentary materials, or any reasonably seg­regable portion thereof, created or received by the President, the President’s immediate staff, o

A title sometimes be made where the bill is payable after sight, given to the presiding judge. It was formeror in any other case, where such presentment ly used in England and is n

An officer of state who is a member of the cabinet. He attends on the sovereign, proposes business at the council table, and reports to the sovereign the transactions there. 1 Bla.

The official title of the chief executive officer of the federal government in the United States.

the authority to decide whether the exigency has arisen, belongs exclusively to the President, and that his decision is conclusive upon all other persons... Whenever a statute give

An annuui communication from the president of the United States to congress, made at or near the beginning of each session, embodying his views on the state and exigencies of natio

He of the judges of a court who presides.

“presiding officer” means— (A) in the case of an authority to which the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 apply, an administrative law judge appointed in the auth

The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. These indeed have been historic weapons in the defense of li

The identity of the handwriting as shown on the impression is tics. A person having accurate knowledge or benefice, chapel, prebend, or priory. It is can testify to the genuineness

An estate granted, either in fee simple or otherwise, with an express qualification annexed, whereby the estate granted shall either commence, be enlarged, or be defeated, upon per

See Impressment. B. & Ad. 890. Presumptions of law are rules which, in

See Peine Forte et Dure. certain cases, either forbid or dispense with

See Impressment. See, also, 1 Bl. Comm. 419. Impressment . See, also, 1 Bl. Comm. 419.

See Impressment.

See "Peine Forte et Dure." PREST (and afterwards PRIST) (Law Fr.; from Lat. paratus). -. In Old Pleading and Practice. Ready. Prest averrer, ready to prove. Y. B. P. 11 Hen. VI. 8;

See Peine forte et dure .