Law Dictionary

the term “prohibited waste” means any substance which must be removed from Antarctica pursuant to Annex III to the Protocol, but does not include materials used for balloon envelop

The term “prohibited wildlife species” means any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species.

requiring any individual to observe a generally applicable law that requires (or forbids) the performance of an act that his religious belief forbids (or requires).

DIRECTA PARtl. A judicial writ which used to be addressed to a tenant, prohibiting him from waste pending suit. Reg. Jud. 21; Moore, 917. PROHIBITION (Lat. prohibition; from pro an

A writ to prohibit the tenant from committing waste pending suit.

A writ to prevent an inferior tribunal from usurping a jurisdiction with which it is not legally vested. See 111 Am. St. Rep. 930, note.

The state cannot tax the instrumentalities or bonds of the United States, or, what is the same thing, the income derived therefrom, directly or indirectly—that is to say, it cannot

Those impediments to a marriage which are only followed by a punishment, but do not ren- PROJECT (Fr.) In international law. The draft of a proposed treaty or convention. PROJECTIO

An injunction forbidding the doing of some act.

I. To hold before; to put in one's way; to forbid; to prohibit Proliibetur ne qnis faciat in sno quod nocere possit alieno, I It is forbidden for any one to do or make on his own l

For that occasion. Pro indefenso. As undefended.

For that turn. 3 Wils. 233, arg.

Therefore.

As undefended; as making no defense. A phrase in old practice. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 41, § 7. PRO INDIVISO (Lat.) For an undivided part. The possession or occupation of lands or teneme

As undivided.

For his own interest; according to, or to the extent of, his individual interest. Used (in practice) to describe the intervention of a party who comes into a suit for the purpose o

In proportion to his interest.

the complete unit of development of a power plant.

“Project Act” shall mean the Boulder Canyon Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.];

The term “project agreement” means the formal instrument to be executed by the Secretary and the recipient as required by section 106.

The term “project area” means that area which on August 4, 1955, constitutes the Federal area at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, or Hanford, Washington, or that area which, on the date Los A

The term “project-based” means, with respect to rental assistance, that the assistance is provided pursuant to a contract that— (A) is between— (i) the recipient or a project spons

the term "project-based assistance" means rental assistance under subsection (b) that is attached to the structure pursuant to subsection (d)(2) or (o)(13); and / For pur

The term “project-connected person” means any person who, on the first offering date, is regularly employed at the project area in one of the following capacities: (1) An officer o

The term “project contract unit” shall mean a project or any substantial area of a project which is covered or is proposed to be covered by a repayment contract. On any project whe

“project cost” means a cost involved in carrying out a project.

“project costs” means the cost of acquisiiton 1 or construction of all facilities and services and the cost of acquisition of all land and interests in land used in the design and

past average monthly disposable income multiplied by the number of months in a debtor's plan.

The term “projected earnings” means the “average annual earnings” (as defined in subparagraph (B)) of— (i) the issuing corporation only, if clause (ii) does not apply, or (ii) both

The term “project facility” means any part or incidental feature of a project, excluding high- and significant-hazard dams, constructed under the Federal reclamation law (the Act o

The term “project funds” means all funds an eligible county elects under section 7112(d) of this title to reserve for expenditure in accordance with this subchapter.

“project grant” means a grant of money the Secretary makes to a sponsor to carry out at least one project. / “project grant” means a grant of an amount by the Secretary of Transpor

Same as Alluvio.

The term “project manager concerned” means, with respect to a naval vessel undergoing maintenance or repair, the individual responsible for overseeing the overhaul period with resp

Project obligation.—The term “project obligation” means any note, bond, debenture, or other debt obligation issued by an obligor in connection with the financing of a project, othe

The term “project of clinical research” includes a clinical trial.

In this section, the term “project of national significance”— (1) means a project that— (A) increases access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology; and (B) creates opportuni

The term “project or program manager” means an individual designated— (A) to develop, produce, and deploy a new asset to meet identified operational requirements; and (B) to manage

The term "project outcome" means a measurable, beneficial result (whether economic, environmental, or social) that is attributable to a pay-for-performance project and de

For purposes of clause (i), the term “project period” means the period— (I) beginning with the 1st calendar year for which an allocation may be made for the 1st building placed in

The term "project predevelopment" means a measure required to be completed before the initiation of a project, including— (A) planning and community asset mapping; (B) tr

In this section, the term “project-specific transaction costs”— (1) means those costs incurred by the Corporation for travel, legal expenses, and direct and indirect costs incurred

The term “project sponsor” means— (A) a group of producers; or (B) a biomass conversion facility. / The term “project sponsor” means the agency or other entity, including any priva

The term “project study” means— (A) a feasibility study or reevaluation study for a water resources project, including the environmental impact statement prepared for the study; an

The term “project to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity” means a project that is designed to maintain a highway sign or pavement marking retroreflectivity at or above the

The term "project use power" means the electrical capacity, energy, and associated ancillary service components required to provide the minimum electrical service needed

“project works” means the physical structures of a project;

A draft of a proposed treaty.

For breach of faith. 3 Bl. Comm. 52.

As a legacy; by the title of a legacy. A species of usucaption. Dig. 41. 8. PRO LUCRARI (Law Lat.) For to gain. Fleta, lib. 6, c. 7, §12.

Fortesc. c. 39. The civil law permits the offspring born before marriage [provided such offspring be afterwards legitimized] to be the heirs of their parents; but the law of the En

Issue; offspring.

The child follows the lot of the father. See 1 Sand. (N. Y.) 583.

The class of proletarii; the lowest stratum of the people of a country, consisting mainly of the waste of other classes or of those fractions of the population who, by their isolat

In civil law. One who had no property to be taxed, and paid a tax only on account of his children (proles); a person of mean or common extraction. The word has become Frenchified,

The killing of one’s offspring. See Foeticide ; Infanticide.

The act of prohibiting; particularly, the interdiction of the sale of intoxicating liquor, — an act which seems to be within the power of the states, except, possibly, as it may op

The unnecessary and superfiuous statement of facts in pleading or in evidence. This will be rejected as impertinent. 7 Price, 278, note. PROLOCUTOR (Lat. pro and loquor, to speak b

The presiding officer of a convocation. See Convocation .

Time added to the duration of something. When the time is lengthened during which a party is to perform a contract, the sureties of such a party are, in general, discharged, unless

The term “prolonged blast” means a blast of from 4 to 6 seconds’ duration.

For breach or faith. 3 Bl. Comm. 52.

For the sake of gain. Pro majori cautela. For greater caution.

In Roman law. A name given to students of law in the fifth year of their course; as being in advance of the Lytæ or students of the fourth year. Calvin.

For greater caution. never written. Ambl. 139. Pro non scriptis, as void. 7 Wils. & S. 523. PRO OPERE ET LABORE (Law Lat.) For work and labor.

Lat In the civil law. A great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother. —Promatertera magna. Lat. In the civil law. A great-great-aunt.

Lat. In the civil law. A great-great-aunt.

An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another for the performance of some act. 1 Denio (N. Y.) 226. "We are in the habit of considering as the essential feature of

A person to whom a promise has been < made.

A contract between a man and a woman to marry each other at some future time. The implied agreement is, if no time be expressed, to marry within a reasonable time. 42 Mich. 346; 97

When the employee does know of the defect, and appreciates the risk that is attributable to it, then if he continues in the employment without objection, or without obtaining from

If 'the transfer' of marital rights in property is effected by the parties, it is pursuant to a 'promise or agreement' in the meaning of the statute. If 'the transfer' is effected

When a defendant has been arrested, he is frequently induced to make confession in consequence of promises made to him that if he wall tell the truth he will be either discharged o

the term &quot;promising&quot; means a program or practice that— (A) is demonstrated to be effective based on positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice from one or more object

For costs and charges.

One who makes a promise.

I. In old English law. A promise. Promissio rei ineertac nullins juris esse repntatur: a promise of an uncertain thing is held to be of no validity.

Lat. In the civil law. A promiser; properly the party who undertook to do a thing in answer to the interrogation of the other party, who was called the "stipulator."

Containing or consisting of a promise; in the nature of a promise; stipulating or engaging for a future act or course of conduct. —Promissory note. A promise or engagement, in writ

A note is not, therefore, obligatory and valid, until it has been actually delivered to the party, for whose use it is drawn; and as it receives its life, existence, and negotiable

Oaths which bind the party to observe a certain course of conduct, or to fulfill certain duties, in the future, or to demean himself thereafter in a stated manner with reference to

A term used chiefly in insurance, and meaning a representation made by the assured concerning what is to happen during the term of the insurance, stated as a matter of expectation

A term used chiefly in the law of insurance, and meaning a warranty which requires the performance or omission of certain things or the existence of certain facte after the beginni

I, In the civil law. To promise.

To make public; to make a law ment or passage.

The term “PromoFlor Council” means the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion Council established under section 6804(b) of this title.

to procure, manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmute, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit or advertise, or to off

The term “promoter” means the person primarily responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a professional boxing match. The term “promoter” does not include a hotel, casin

In English Law. Those who, in popular or penal actions, prosecute in their own names and the king's, having part of the fines and penalties. In Modern Corporation Law. Those person

a change of an employee, while continuously employed, from: (1) One General Schedule grade to a higher General Schedule grade; or (2) A lower rate paid under authority other than s

The term “promotional advertising” means any advertising for the purpose of encouraging any person to select or use the service or additional service of a gas utility or the select

In this section, the term “promotion board” means a selection board convened by the Secretary of a military department under section 573(a) or 611(a) of this title. / In this secti

The term &quot;promotion zone&quot; means a promotion eligibility category consisting of officers on a warrant officer active-duty list in the same grade (or the same grade and com

A plaintiff in a suit of duplex querela (q. v.) 2 Prob. Div. 192.

Quick, sudden, or precipitate. III. App. 356, affirmed 209 111. 621, 71 N. E. One who is ready is said to be prepared at 41. the moment; one who is prompt is said to be PRONURUS (L

a First Amendment requirement for administrative censorship schemes: 'a final judicial determination on the merits within a specified, brief period' to prevent the censor's adminis

upon completion of the "administrative steps incident to arrest." It is not apparent to me, as it is to the Court, that on these terms "[i]ncorporating probable cause determination

Lat In Roman law. To make public; to make publicly known; to promulgate. To publish or make known a law, after its enactment.

To publish; to announce officially; to make public as important or obligatory. See Wooden v. Western New York & P. R. Co.. (Super. Ct.) 18 N. Y. Supp. 769.

The order given to cause a law to be executed, and to make it public. It differs from "publication." 1 Bl. Comm. 45; St. 6 Hen. VI. c. 4. PROMUTUUM (Lat.) In civil law. A quasi con