Law Dictionary

In this section, the term “proposal” means any proposal, including a technical, management, or cost proposal, submitted by a contractor in response to the requirements of a solicit

Proposed action.—The term "proposed action" means an action (within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) under this titl

The term “proposed project” means a surface transportation project for which an environmental review process is required.

In this section, the term “proposed rule” means any proposed rule of the Board, and any modification of any such rule.

Proposed settlement.—The term “proposed settlement” means an agreement regarding a class action that is subject to court approval and that, if approved, would be binding on some or

a project begun in the early 1930's by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to tame the river along its entire length by containing it within a designed channel.

the term "proposed sunscreen order" means an order containing a tentative determination published by the Secretary in the Federal Register containing information proposin

the term “proposer” means a non-Federal person that submits a proposal to conduct a demonstration project under this subchapter;

I. Purpose; design; object v.

An indefinite proposition is equivalent to a general one.

An offer to do something. Until it has been accepted, a proposition may be withdrawn by the party who makes it, and, to be binding, the acceptance must be in the same terms, withou

I. I In the law of d&scents, the person son from whom succession is to be traced.

An indefinite proposition is equivalent to a general one.

One proposed.

From possession a presumption of law arises.

As a possessor; by title of a possessor. Dig. 41. 5. See Id. 5. 3. 13. PRO POSSESSORE HABETUR QUI dole Injuriave desiiit possidere. He is esteemed a possessor whose possession has

He is held to be a possessor who has been dispossessed by fraud or injury.

He is esteemed a possessor whose possession has been disturbed by fraud or injury. Off. Exec. 166.

To the extent of his power or ability. Bracton, fol. 109.

In the law of wills. To offer for probate.

In French law. The term propres or Mens propres is used to denote that property which has come to an individual from his relations, either in a direct by operation of law or by dev

l. By, in or with his own. Propria Propria persona: in his own person.

By his own hand.

See In propria persona .

In Spanish law. Property. White, New Recop. bk. 1, tit. 7, c. 5, § 2.

owners, but not 'owners in possession of such land.'

Belonging or pertaining to a proprietor. See 117 U. S. 487.

adj. Belonging to an individual; private; considered as property; owned. Proprietary articles. In the United States internal revenue laws, are goods Proprietary chapel. A chapel or

Goods manufactured under some exclusive individual right to make and sell them. The term is chiefly used in the internal revenue laws of the United States. See Ferguson v. Arthur,

The term “proprietary ATM” means an automated teller machine which is— (A) located— (i) at or adjacent to a branch of the receiving depository institution; or (ii) in close proximi

See Chapel.

In English law. Those belonging to private persons who have purchased or erected them with a view to profit or otherwise.

the term “proprietary financial information” means data that would disclose the terms of a specific contract between an individual health care provider or facility and a specific g

This expression is used by Blaekstone to denote governments granted out by the crown to individuals, in the nature of feudatory principalities, with inferior regalities and subordi

The term "proprietary information" means competitive bid preparations, negotiating strategies, executive emails, internal financial data, strategic business plans, techni

For the purpose of this section, the term “proprietary institution of higher education” means a school that— (A) (i) provides an eligible program of training to prepare students fo

Proprietary medicines are described as those "prepared, put up and marked and ready for use by the public so soon as they leave the hands of the manufacturer. They are in packages

Those rights which an owner of property has by virtue of his ownership. When proprietary rights are opposed to acquired rights, such as easements, franchises, etc., they are more o

“proprietary standard” means the provisions of a document that describes characteristics of a screw, nut, bolt, stud, or load-indicating washer and is issued by a person who— (A) u

the term “proprietary title XIX or title XX center” means any private, for-profit center providing adult day care services for which it receives compensation from amounts granted t

In Scotch law, a naked, dry, or passive trust. See supra.

Property.

Bare property, i. e., title without use.

Full property, i. e., title and use.

The property of the whole ship follows the condition of the keel. Dig. 6, 1, 61. If a man builds a vessel from the very keel with the materials of another, the vessel belongs to th

The property of the whole ship follows the case of the keel. See 6 Pick. (Mass.) 220.

Jenk. Cent. 16. Propriety of words is the salvation of property.

The aptness of words is the safety of property.

The name of a writ. See "De proprietate Probanda." PROPRIETATES VERBORUM OBSERvandae sunt. The proprieties (i. e., proper meanings) of words are to be observed. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 13

A writ addressed to a sheriff to try by an inquest in whom certain property, previous to distress, subslsted. Finch, Law, 316.

The proprieties of words should be observed.

The proprieties of words [proper meanings of words] are to be preserved or adhered to Jenk. Cent p. 136, case 78.

The French law term corresponding to our "property," or the right of enjoying and of disposing of things in the most absolute manner, subject only to the laws. Brown.

the person who has a copyrightable thing made for him under such circumstances as to become the proprietor; as, for instance, one who causes a digest to be compiled or a picture to

In Massachusetts colonial ordinance of 1741 is nearly, if not precisely, equivalent to property. Com. v. Alger, 7 Cash.' (Mass.) 53, 70. In old English law. Property. "Propriety in

In his own right.

In his own name.

Same as Propios.

Of its own force.

proprium, /. Peculiar; private; proper; exclusive; one's own. Proprius judex: a proper judge, one that properly had jurisdiction. Proprius servus: one's own slave.

For care and cultivation.

On account of; by reason of.

By reason of adultery.

See Challenge propter affectum .

For the convenience of the court.

For failure or want of.

On account of failure of blood. PROPTER DELICTUM (Lat.) For or on account of crime. A juror may be challenged propter delictum when he has been convicted of an infamous crime. See

On account of a crime.

On account of the crime of the tenant.

On account of respect of honor or rank. See "Challenge."

On account of helplessness. The term describes one of the grounds of a qualified property in wild animals, consisting in the fact of their inability to escape; as is the case with

For greater security.

On account of privilege. The term describes one of the grounds of a qualified property in wild animals, consisting in the special privilege of hunting, taking and killing them, in

Because he could not recover the thing itself.

By reason of cruelty.

The term “propulsion machinery” means a self-contained propulsion system, and includes, but is not limited to, inboard engines, outboard motors, and sterndrive engines.

Pro querente, which see.

For the plaintiff.

Proportionally. See 58 Cal. 387.

The Administrator shall establish a Conservation and Renewable Energy Reserve under this subsection. Beginning on January 1, 1995, the Administrator may allocate from the Conservat

The term “pro rata share” means the percentage that is equal to (A) the number of days of the marriage of the qualified former spouse to the employee during the employee's periods

To divide, share or distribute proportionally; to assess or apportion pro rata. Formed from the Latin phrase "pro rata," and said to be a recognized English word. Rosenberg v. Fran

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “prorated amounts” means tax-exempt interest, the increase for the taxable year in policy cash values (within the meaning of subparagrap

The term “proration unit” means— (A) any portion of a reservoir, as designated by the State or Federal agency having regulatory jurisdiction with respect to production from such re

For the crown.

For the occasion as it happens.

That he have a return. See Judgment pro re-torno habendo .

In Scotch law. A power cohferred by consent of the parties upon a judge who wouid not otherwise be competent.

Postponement; Prolongation, which see.

To direct suspension ot proceedings of parliament; to terminate a session.

For the good of his soul. All prosecutions in the ecclesiastical courts are pro salute animae; hence it will not be a temporal damage founding an action for slander that the words

(Civil Law) Outlawed; sentenced to civil death.

The term “proscribed category of information” means a category of information that— (A) with respect to Department of Defense contracts— (i) includes special access information; (i

For himself; in his own behalf; in person.

pro se complaints are held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers

To proceed with an action or suit; to sue; to institute or carry on a criminal proceeding in court.

What is meant by prosecuting his appeal to effect? It is an expression substantially equivalent to prosecuting his appeal with success; to make substantial and prevailing his attem

The name of the public officer (in several states) who is appointed in each judicial district, circuit, or county, to conduct criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state or people

This name is given to the private person upon whose complaint or information a criminni accusation is founded and whose testimony is mainly relied on to secure a conviction at the

The prosecution of the law is a serious vexation; the execution crowns the work.