Law Dictionary

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We labored first with the vices, now with the laws.

NUNC legibus. We labored first with vices, now with laws. 4 Inst. 76.

See Right of privacy .

Inviolability of privacy in group association may in many circumstances be indispensable to preservation of freedom of association, particularly where a group espouses dissident be

The term "Privacy Officer" means the Privacy Officer appointed under section 142 of this title.

Affecting or belonging to individuals, as distinct from the public generally; not clothed wijh office.

An act operating only upon particular persons and private concerns, and rather an exception than a rule. Opposed to "public act." 1 Bl. Comm. 86) 1 Term R. 125; Plowd. 28; Dyer, 75

For purposes of this title, the term “private activity bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue— (1) which meets— (A) the private business use test of paragraph (1) of subse

[The argument is] that this law... is a private act, not designed for public purposes, and consequently cannot affect the rights of any individual who did not assent to its provisi

An agent acting for an individual in his private affairs; as distinguished from a public agent, who represents the government in some administrative capacity.

For purposes of this section, the term “private and voluntary organization” includes (in addition to entities traditionally considered to be private and voluntary organizations) co

The term “private applicator” means a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use for purposes of producing any agri

The term “private area” means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple. / The term “private area” means the naked or underwear-clad genital

When a plaintiff brings an action under [Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964], he cannot recover damages. If he obtains an injunction, he does so not for himself alone but als

Such as engage in the business of banking, without having any special grant of authority from the state. 80 N. Y. 225.

The term “private banking account” means an account (or any combination of accounts) that— (i) requires a minimum aggregate deposits of funds or other assets of not less than $1,00

The term “private benefit”— (i) means a benefit accrued to a person or private entity, other than Amtrak, that directly improves the economic and competitive condition of that pers

An office of the English parliament where the business of obtaining private acts of parliament is conducted.

A private member’s bill is one of a public nature introduced by a private member; a private bill is one dealing only with a matter of private personal or local interest; Lowell, Go

An artificial boundary, consisting of some monument or landmark set up by the hand of man to mark the baginning or direction of a boundary line of lands.

The term "private business enterprise" means any business enterprise that is engaged in the manufacture of a product, provision of a service, construction or development

For purposes of this subsection, the term “private business use” means use (directly or indirectly) in a trade or business carried on by any person other than a governmental unit.

The term “private capital” means the total of— (i) (I) the paid-in capital and paid-in surplus of a corporate rural business investment company; (II) the contributed capital of the

A purported private carrier who hires the instrumentalities of transportation from another must — if he is not to utilize a licensed carrier — assume in significant measure the cha

He does not undertake to carry for the public and does not devote his property to any public use. He has done nothing to give rise to a duty to carry for others. The public is not

any person not included in the terms 'common carrier by motor vehicle' or 'contract carrier by motor vehicle,' who or which transports in interstate or foreign commerce by motor ve

In the rendition of these services for the plaintiff, the defendants were simply private carriers for hire. As such carriers, having only a construction train, they were not under

cars owned (or leased) by some shipper (or subject to the control of a particular person not a rail carrier) who delivers them to the railroad for placement at designated mines for

Chapela owned by private persons, and used by themselves and their families, are called "private," as opposed to chapels of ease, which are bnilt for the accommodation of particula

Lake Nixon is not a private club. It is simply a business operated for a profit with none of the attributes of self-government and member-ownership traditionally associated with pr

For purposes of this subchapter, the term "private communication service" means— (1) the communication service furnished to a subscriber which entitles the subscriber— (A

it is a general maxim of the law of nations, 'that although a private compact with an enemy may be prejudicial to a state in some degree, yet if it tends to avoid a greater evil, i

(1) In this subsection, the term "private company" means a private company substantially owned or controlled by persons who are citizens of the United States.

the action inhibited by the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment is only such action as may fairly be said to be that of the States. That Amendment erects no shield against me

The term "private contribution" means the contribution funded by the employer under this part to maintain 50 percent of the eligible employee group's total compensation l

Private conveyance suggests a vehicle belonging to a private individual.

The term “private corporation” means any corporation (other than a public corporation) which is organized for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trad

Upon the face of the record, the action arises ex delicto; and all private criminal injuries or wrongs, as well as all public crimes, are buried with the offender.

The term “private deposit insurer” means any entity insuring the deposits of any depository institution lacking Federal deposit insurance.

A covenant which requires a house to be used as a private dwelling-house only, is broken by its being used as a school or dancing academy; 25 L. J. Q. B. 264; or as an institution

One the enjoyment of which is restricted to certain individuals.

the term “private educational lender” means— (A) a financial institution, as defined in section 1813 of title 12 that solicits, makes, or extends private education loans; (B) a Fed

the term "private education loan"— (A) means a loan provided by a private educational lender that— (i) is not made, insured, or guaranteed under of 1 title IV of the High

this society is to be considered as a private eleemosynary corporation, although it was created by a charter from the crown, for the administration of a public charity. The endowme

Definition.—In this section, the term “private employer” includes a political subdivision of a State.

the term “private entities” means any person, such as any organization incorporated under State law, for profit or not-for-profit, or a consortium of such organizations, but does n

The term “private entity” has the meaning given such term in section 1501 of this title . / Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term "private entity" mean

In this chapter, the term “private equity firm” has the meaning given the term “private equity fund” in section 1851(h)(2) of title 12.

The terms “hedge fund” and “private equity fund” mean an issuer that would be an investment company, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.), bu

A privateer is not authorized to capture every vessel found on the high sea: She is commissioned to capture only such ships as are the property of the enemy. Every ship indeed may,

as there exists no distinction, that we know of, between a privateer and letter of marque but what results from their equipments and habits.

An examination or interrogation, by a magistrate, of a married woman who is grantor in a deed or other conveyance, held out of the presence of her husband, for the purpose of ascer

In this section, with respect to international research projects, the term "private facilities or laboratories" means facilities or laboratories located in the United Sta

In this subsection, the term “private flood insurance” means an insurance policy that— (A) is issued by an insurance company that is— (i) licensed, admitted, or otherwise approved

The term “private foundation” has the meaning given such term by section 509, except that such term shall not include any private operating foundation (as defined in section 4942(j

2 The term “private fund” means an issuer that would be an investment company, as defined in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3 ), but for section 3(

The term “private grazing land” means private, State-owned, tribally-owned, and any other non-federally owned rangeland, pastureland, grazed forest land, and hay land. / The term “

All legislative bills which have for their object some particular or private interest are so termed, as distinguished from such as are for the benefit of the whole community, which

An office of the English parliament where the business of obtaining private acts of parliament is conducted. 6. A solemn and formal legislative declaration of popular rights and li

The term “private home viewing” means the viewing, for private use in a household by means of satellite reception equipment that is operated by an individual in that household and

A dwelling place, not open for the accommodation of all applicants who come lawfully and pay regularly. A boarding house for the accommodation of such only as are accepted by the p

As used in this paragraph, the term “private industry council” means, with respect to a service delivery area, the private industry council or local workforce development board est

Is a convenient expression for such_ rules as, in the jurisprudence of most civilized nations, are applied, e« comitate, to the solution law, bindipg propria vigore upon any indepe

The term “private international standards organization” means any international standards organization before which the interests of the United States are represented by a private

The term “private labeler” means an owner of a brand or trademark on the label of a consumer product which bears a private label. / The term “private labeler” means an owner of a b

The term “private land” means any land that is not owned by the Federal Government or a State. / The term “private land” includes tribal land and Hawaiian homeland.

The United States obtained from the Republic of Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, of February 2, 1848, and by the Gadsden purchase, December 30, 1853, all the property inc

A grant by a public authority vesting title to public land in a private (natural) person. United Land Ass'n v. Knight, 85 Cai. 448, 24 Pac. 818.

The term “private lands” means lands held or owned by a person. Such term does not include Federal lands or public lands, or any lands the title to which is— (A) held in trust by t

As used in contradistinction to public law, the term means all that part of the law which is administered between citizen and citizen or which ls concerned with the definition, reg

the term "private mobile service" means any mobile service (as defined in section 153 of this title) that is not a commercial mobile service or the functional equivalent

The term "private mortgage insurance" means mortgage insurance other than mortgage insurance made available under the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.], title

one transporting property sold or to be sold by him in furtherance of any private commercial enterprise.

“private, nonprofit agency” means a community-based, non-profit organization, corporation, or association organized for purposes of providing recreational, conservation, and educat

The term "private nonprofit entity" means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of title 26 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that title.

In general.—The term "private nonprofit facility" means private nonprofit educational (without regard to the religious character of the facility), center-based childcare,

The term “private nonprofit organization” means— (A) any incorporated private institution or foundation— (i) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any membe

See "Nuisance."

Ownership of a private stream wholly upon the lands of an individual is conceivable; but that the running water in a great navigable stream is capable of private ownership is incon

In this section, the term “private payor” means the following: (A) A health insurance issuer and a group health plan (as such terms are defined in section 300gg–91 of this title ).

The term “private person” means— (A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; and (B) any corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity orga

The difference between a public and a private pier under the tariffs is whether the railroads have control of the areas directly or through their agents, or whether the shipper or

The term "private prisoner transport company" means any entity, other than the United States, a State, or an inferior political subdivision of a State, which engages in t

As used in subsection (a), the term “private property” means all property which is not owned by a department, agency, or instrumentality of— (A) the United States, or (B) the State

Ownership does not always mean absolute dominion. The more an owner, for his advantage, opens up his property for use by the public in general, the more do his rights become circum

One who seta in motion the machinery of criminal justice against a person whom he suspects or believes to be gnilty of a crime, by laying an accusation before the proper authoritie

Private provider of public transportation by vanpool.—The term "private provider of public transportation by vanpool" means a private entity providing vanpool services in

Private recipient of government assistance.—The term "private recipient of government assistance" means any person (other than a person described in subparagraph (A)) who

the liability of one individual to another under the law as defined," "id.," at 51, 52 S.Ct., at 292, in contrast to cases that "arise between the Government and persons subject to

A private right of way is an easement and is land.

Those rights which relate to the person, or to personal or real property of particular individuals. 1 Chit. Gen. Prac. 3.

This term has various meanings: (1) A road, the soil of which belongs to the owner of the land which it traverses, but which is burdened with a right of way. Morgan v. Livingston.

One negotiated and concluded privately between buyer and seller, and not made by advertisement and public outcry or auction. See Barcello v. Hapgood, 118 N. O. 712, 24 S. E. 124,

One mnintained by private individuals or corporations, not at public expense, and open only to pupils selected and admitted by the proprietors or governors, or to pupils of a certa

The seal (however made) of a private person or corporation, as distinguished from a seal employed by a state or government or any of its bureaus or departments.

The term “private sector” means all persons or entities in the United States, including individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, and educational and nonprofit institu

The term "private sector entity"— (A) means an entity that is not a public sector entity; and (B) does not include— (i) the Federal Government; (ii) any Federal agency; o

The term "private-sector organization" means— (A) a for-profit organization; or (B) a not-for-profit organization.

The term "private-sector participant" means an employee of a private-sector entity who is participating in the fellowship under this section.