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retaining the idea that the legal existence, the home, the domicile, the habitat, the residence, the citizenship of the corporation can only be in the state by which it was created

a corporation being, within the meaning of the jurisdictional statutes, a resident of the State in which it is incorporated, and not a resident or inhabitant of any other State, al

1. 1. In old English law. Sitting.

a person who (A) except for brief intervals, military service, attendance at an educational or training institution, or for absences for good cause, is physically present in the st

I. 1. In old English law. [They] remain.

The term “Resident Advisory Committee” means an elected body of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home established under section 416a of this title.

An alien who has come in with the purpose of abandoning his residence abroad and of making his home here. See 2 Neb. 7.

The term “resident council” means any incorporated nonprofit organization or association that— (A) is representative of the residents of the housing; (B) adopts written procedures

The term "resident eligible caregiver" means an individual who— (A) is a caregiver, or a family caregiver, of a veteran and resides with that veteran; and (B) has not ent

One who resides within a certain city, county, or state, and owns a freehold estate in lands therein. 29 Wis. 419; 68 Ind. 214.

“residential” means used as a dwelling;

The term “residential building” means any attached or unattached single family residence. / The term “residential building” means a structure or portion of a structure which provid

The term "residential care" means care provided in any non-family-based group setting, including orphanages, transit or interim care centers, children's homes, children's

The term “residential construction contract” means any contract which would be described in subparagraph (A) if clause (i) of such subparagraph reads as follows: (“i) dwelling unit

“residential development” means the permitting for siting or construction of any residence or other related major structure;

The term “residential dwelling” means— (A) a single-family dwelling, including attached structures such as porches and stoops; or (B) a single-family dwelling unit in a structure t

the term “residential dwellings” includes previously occupied and new single family and multifamily dwellings, mobile homes, and publicly assisted housing owned by a private sponso

The term “residential energy property expenditures” means expenditures made by the taxpayer for qualified energy property which is— (A) installed on or in connection with a dwellin

The term “residential Energy Star product” means a product for a residence that is rated for energy efficiency under the Energy Star program.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “residential improved real estate” means improved real estate for which the improvement is a residential building.

The term "residential inverter" means an inverter which— (i) is suitable for a residence, (ii) has a rated output of 120 or 240 volt single-phase power, and (iii) has a c

“Residential use” or “residential load” means all usual residential, apartment, seasonal dwelling and farm electrical loads or uses, but only the first four hundred horsepower duri

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “residential loan” means any loan described in clause (v) of section 7701(a)(19)(C) but only if such loan is incurred in acquiring, constru

the term “residential manufactured home” means a manufactured home as defined in section 5402(6) of title 42 which is used as a residence; and / the term “residential manufactured

The term "residential mortgage" means a mortgage which (1) is a mortgage on real estate, in fee simple or under a leasehold having such term as may be prescribed by the C

The term “residential mortgage loan” means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual se

The term “residential mortgage transaction” means a transaction consummated on or after the date that is 1 year after July 29, 1998, in which a mortgage, deed of trust, purchase mo

For purposes of section 1396a(a)(86) of this title , the term “residential pediatric recovery center” means a center or facility that furnishes items and services for which medical

The term “residential property” means a 1-family residence, including a 1-family unit in a condominium project, a membership interest and occupancy agreement in a cooperative housi

The terms “residential real property” or “residential real estate” mean leaseholds, homes (including condominiums and cooperatives, except that in connection with loans on individu

The term “residential real estate management association” means any organization meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) with respect to a subdivision, develo

As used in this section, the term “residential real estate-related transaction” means any of the following: (1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assis

The terms “residential real property” or “residential real estate” mean leaseholds, homes (including condominiums and cooperatives, except that in connection with loans on individu

The term “residential rental property” means any building or structure if 80 percent or more of the gross rental income from such building or structure for the taxable year is rent

the term “residential substance abuse treatment” means a course of individual and group activities and treatment, lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set

the term "residential substance abuse treatment program" means a course of individual and group activities, lasting between 6 and 12 months, in residential treatment faci

“Residential use” or “residential load” means all usual residential, apartment, seasonal dwelling and farm electrical loads or uses, but only the first four hundred horsepower duri

The term “resident level” means, with respect to a hospital, the total number of full-time equivalent residents, before the application of weighting factors (as determined under pa

In international law. The second or intermediate class between ambassadors and envoys, created by the conference of the five powers at Aix-la- Chapelle, in 1818, They are accredite

Article II(1)(g) defines such a resident as 'any person (other than a citizen of the United States or a United States corporation) who is resident in the United Kingdom for the pur

those whose respective habitations were not in Tennessee, but who were citizens, not simply residents, of some other state or country.

those whose residence in Tennessee was such as indicated that their permanent home or habitation was there, without any present intention of removing therefrom, and having the inte

resident within' enemy territory implies something more than mere physical presence and something less than domicile

I fr. To continue; to abide.

J. In old English law. To sit down; to sit still; to rest; to remain.

Words 'inhabitant' and 'resident,' as respects venue, are synonymous...those synonymous words mean domicile, and, in respect of corporations, mean the state of incorporation only.

When we consider that § 3(a) was obviously intended to require military service from all who sought the advantages of our life and the protection of our flag, we cannot conclude, w

See Devise.

See Residuary.

Relating to the residue; relating to the part remaining.

The term “residual interest” means an interest in a REMIC which is issued on the startup day, which is not a regular interest, and which is designated as a residual interest.

The term “residual radioactive material” means— (A) waste (which the Secretary determines to be radioactive) in the form of tailings resulting from the processing of ores for the e

Pertaining to the residue; constituting the residue; giving or bequeathing the residue; receiving or entitled to the residue. Riker v. Cornwell, 113 N. Y. 115, 20 N. E. 602; Kerr v

In English Practice. The account which every executor and administrator, aft^r paying the debts and particular legacies of the deceased, ami before paying over the rcsidium, must p

The clause in a will by which that part of the property is disposed of which remains after satisfying previous bequests and devises. 4 Kent, Comm. 541*; 2 Williams, Ex'rs, 1014, no

The person to whom the residue of a testator's real estate is devised after satisfying previous devises.

What remains of testator's estate after deducting the debts and the bequests and devises.

A legacy embracing that which remains after all the bequests and devises in the will are discharged. See 8 Am. St. Rep. 720, note.

He to whom the residuum of the estate is devised or be-

That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, that which remains after payment of debts, charges, arid particular legacies and devis

Same as Residue.

That which remains of a testator’s estate after the payment of a specifically devised portion of the residuary estate. See 9 Mise. Rep. 653, 30 N. Y. Supp. 453.

A resignation is a spontaneous giving up of one’s own right.

An officer’s formal offer to the proper authority to give up the office, followed by an acceptance of the offer. See 67 N. J. L. 23, 50 Atl. 661.

In ecclesiastical law. A bond given by an incumbent to resign on a certain contingency. It may be conditioned to resign for good and sufficient reason, and therefore lawful; e. g.,

One in favor of whom a resignation is made. 1 Bell, Comm. 125, note. RESILIRE (Lat.) In old English law. To draw back from a contract before it is made binding. Literally, to leap

Resilience.—The term "resilience" means the capability to avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from extreme weather events, flooding, wildfir

The term "resilience and sustainability program" means the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program established under

The term “resilience improvement” means the use of materials or structural or nonstructural techniques, including natural infrastructure— (A) that allow a project— (i) to better an

To refuse to contract.

Things belonging to the public public property ; such as the sea, navigable rivers, highways, etc.

In the civil law. Immovable things; including land and that which is connected therewith, either by na-

In the civil law. Incorporeal things; things which cannot be touched; such as those things which consist in right. Inst. 2. 2; Bracton, fols. 7b, 10b. Such things as the mind alone

An untouched matter; a point without a precedent; a case of novel impression.

The acts of strangers.

hearsay and declarations made by the party offering them in evidence

Things done between others (third parties) ought not to prejudice another. See 57 N. H. 369.

Things done between strangers ought not to injure those who are not parties to thein. Ch Litt 132; Broom, Max. 954, 967.

Matters adjudged as between others effect no prejudice as to others (than themselves).

when a thing which causes injury, without fault of the injured person, is shown to be under the exclusive control of the defendant, and the injury is such as, in the ordinary cours

To withstand; To oppose by physical, mental, or moral power.

The act of resisting opposition; the employment of forcible means to prevent the execution of an endeavor in which force is employed. See U. S. v. Jose (C. C.) 63 Fed. 954; U. S. v

The obstruction of an officer in the performance of his official duty by assaulting or beating him. See 26 Ohio St. lfifi.

A matter adjudged; a thing judicially acted upon or decided; a thing or matter settled by judgment. A phrase of the civil law, constantly quoted in the books. 2 Kent, Comm. 120.

a right, question or fact distinctly put in issue and directly determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, as a ground of recovery, cannot be disputed in a subsequent suit bet

A thing adjudged makes black from white; white from black; straight from crooked; crooked from straight.

A thing adjudged [the solemn judgment of a court] makes white, black; black, white; the crooked, straight; the straight, crooked. 1 Bouv. Inst. no. 840.

Where a criminal charge has been adjudicated upon by a court having jurisdiction to hear and determine it, the adjudication, whether it takes the form of an acquittal or conviction

A Court of equity cannot try over again the merits which were full tried in the former cause. To revise the merits of a cause which has been once tried between the same parties, an

A thing adjudged is taken as true.

A thing adjudged is regarded as truth. See 9 Mont. 452, 8 L. B. A. 629, 23 Pac, 1018.

It has been long since established that under non assumpsit the Defendant may give in evidence any thing which shows that no debt was due at the time when the action was commenced,

In Roman law, things which are in litigation ; property or rights which constitute the subject-matter of a pending action.

(Roman Law) Things capable of being sold.

In the civil law. Movable things; things which may be transported from one place to another, without injury to their substance and form. Things corresponding with the chattels pers

A new matter; a matter without a precedent.

The property of nobody. A thing which has no owner, either because a former owner has finally abandoned it or because it has never been appropriated by any person or because (in th

The property of no one.

The property of no one naturally bocomes that of the first occupant.

In Scots conveyancing, having the quality or effect of re-