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As used in Sunday laws, this term includes nil forms of activity in the business affairs of life, the prosecution of a trade or employment, and commercial dealings, such as the mak

See Regular clergy .

Worldly employment or service, as contrasted with spiritual or ecclesiastical.

According to. Secundum Aequum et Bonum. According to what is just and right. Secundum Allegata et Probata. According to that which is alleged and proved. Secundum Consuetudlnem Man

According to justice and right.

It is therefore a maxim of the civil law that a decree must be secundum alegata was well as secundum probata. It would seem to be a maxim essential to the due administration of jus

According to the art, trade, business, or science.

According to good usages; according to established custom ; regularly ; orderly.

According to the custom of the manor.

According to the custom of the manor.

According to the form of the charter, (deed.)

According to the form of the deed.

According to the form of the gift.

According to the form of the statute.

According to the common law.

According to the common law of England.

According to nature.

It is according to nature that he who has the benefit of the thing should have the burden.

It is according to nature that the advantages of anything should attach to him to whom the disadvantages attach. Dig. 50, 17, 10.

According to the rule of law.

According to what is just and right.

According to rule.

According to the subject matter.

To give security, as by mortgage or pledge.

the term “secure area” means an area access to which is restricted by the airport authority, captain of the seaport, or a public agency; and

The term “secure area of an airport” means the sterile area and the Secure Identification Display Area of an airport (as such terms are defined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code

For purposes of this part, the term “secure base amount” means, with respect to any point in time, 2 percent of the aggregate outstanding insured obligations of all insured System

the term "secure correctional facility" means any public or private residential facility which— (A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the mov

rights "created," rathervthan "protected" by it, is not persuasive.

only a claim for which a lien has been given as security (whether or not the security is adequate), then the prologue of § 506(d) can be reformulated as follows: "To the extent tha

Secured creditor' shall include a creditor who has security for his debt upon the property of the bankrupt of a nature to be assignable under this Act (title), or who owns such a d

the term "secure detention facility" means any public or private residential facility which— (A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the moveme

Secured loan.—The term “secured loan” means a direct loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and funded by the Secretary in connection with the financing of a project un

“secured party” means a person having a security interest in, or security title to, a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller under a conditional sales contract, equipment tr

The term "Secured Pool" means a Pool established in accordance with subsection (d) consisting only of Bonds that are secured by a lien on property, provided that the incl

The term “secured property” means the real property referred to in subparagraph (A).

The term “secure gun storage or safety device” means— (A) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivat

Definition.—In this section, the term “secure or restricted area” means an area of a vessel or facility designated as secure in an approved security plan, as required under section

the term “secure telephones” means telephones that are approved by the United States Government for the transmission of classified or sensitive voice communications.

In old English Law. Security; surety. In the Civil Law. An acquittance or release. Spelman; Calv. Lex.

An ancient writ, lying for the sovereign, against any of his subjects, to stay them from going out of the kingdom to foreign parts; the ground whereof is that every man is bound to

A writ to cause one to give security to keep the peace.

A writ that lay for one who was threatened with death or bodily harm by another, against him who so threatened. Reg. Orig. 98.

the note delivered in consumer financing, the note secured by a mortgage on a home, the short-term note secured by a lien on a small business or some of its assets, the note eviden

For purposes of this section, the term “securities acquisition loan” means— (A) any loan to a corporation or to an employee stock ownership plan to the extent that the proceeds are

Section 12(2) created a special right to recover for misrepresentation which differs substantially from the common-law action in that the seller is made to assume the burden of pro

the term “securities analyst” means any associated person of a registered broker or dealer that is principally responsible for, and any associated person who reports directly or in

The term “securities clearing agency” means person that is registered as a clearing agency under section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or exempt from such registratio

“securities contract”— (A) means— (i) a contract for the purchase, sale, or loan of a security, a certificate of deposit, a mortgage loan, any interest in a mortgage loan, a group

In this section, the term “securities fraud offense” means a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate— (1) section 1348; (2) section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange

For purposes of this subsection, the term “securities futures contract” has the meaning provided by section 1234B(c). / For purposes of this section, the term “securities futures c

the term “securities holding company”— (A) means— (i) a person (other than a natural person) that owns or controls 1 or more brokers or dealers registered with the Commission; and

The term “securities information processor” means any person engaged in the business of (i) collecting, processing, or preparing for distribution or publication, or assisting, part

The terms “financial asset” and “securities intermediary” have the meanings given those terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, but the former includes cash.

The term “securities laws” means the provisions of law referred to in section 78c(a)(47) of this title and includes the rules, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission ther

The maximum amount to be withheld under this section on any designated distribution shall not exceed the sum of the amount of money and the fair market value of other property (oth

The term "securities self regulatory organization" means either a securities association registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 15A of the S

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “securitization partnership” means any partnership the sole business activity of which is to issue securities which provide for a fixed prin

the term “securitization vehicle” means a trust, special purpose entity, or other legal structure that is used to facilitate the issuing of securities, participation certificates,

the term “securitizer” means— (A) an issuer of an asset-backed security; or (B) a person who organizes and initiates an asset-backed securities transaction by selling or transferri

any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement.

The term “security agreement” means agreement that creates or provides for a security interest. / “Security agreement” means an agreement that creates or provides for a lien.

the term "security assistance" means— (A) assistance under part II (military assistance) or part IV (economic support fund) or part V (military education and training) or

The term “security assistance activity” means— (A) humanitarian and civic assistance authorized by sections 401 and 2561 of this title; (B) foreign disaster assistance authorized b

As used in this section, the term “security assistance surveys” means any survey or study conducted in a foreign country by United States Government personnel for the purpose of as

The term “security background check” means reviewing the following for the purpose of identifying individuals who may pose a threat to transportation security, national security, o

The term “security-based swap” has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). / The term “security-based swap” includes

For purposes of sections 78i, 78j, 78p, 78t, and 78u–1 of this title, and section 17 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77q ), the term “security-based swap agreement” means

The term “security-based swap data repository” means any person that collects and maintains information or records with respect to transactions or positions in, or the terms and co

The term “security-based swap dealer” has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). / The term “security-based swap de

The term “security-based swap execution facility” means a trading system or platform in which multiple participants have the ability to execute or trade security-based swaps by acc

The term “security category” includes discretionary appropriations associated with agency budgets for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department

The term "security control" means the management, operational, and technical controls used to protect against an unauthorized effort to adversely affect the confidentiali

The term "security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense" means any program, activity (including an exercise), or interaction of the Department

In this section, the term “security cooperation workforce” means the following: (1) Members of the armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense working in the s

the term “security countermeasure” has the meaning given such term in section 247d–6b of title 42 ; and / The terms “qualified countermeasure”, “security countermeasure”, and “qual

The terms "Security Executive Agent" and "Suitability Executive Agent" mean the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, esta

the term “Security Exemplar” means an object, to be fabricated at the direction of the Attorney General, that is— (i) constructed of, during the 12-month period beginning on the da

The term "security force" means a military, law enforcement, gendarmerie, park ranger, or any other security force with a responsibility for protecting wildlife and natur

As used in this section, the term “security forces” means any military or paramilitary forces, any police or other law enforcement agency (including any police or other law enforce

The term “security forces of Pakistan” means the military and intelligence services of the Government of Pakistan, including the Armed Forces, Inter-Services Intelligence Directora

The term "security forces of Venezuela" includes— (A) the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, including the Bolivarian National Guard; (B) the Bolivarian National Intellige

Security given by a party to an action to pay any costs which may be adjudged against him therein. Such security is required by statute in various cases, as on appeal, on the bring

Giving surety of the peace (q. v.) SECURIUS EXPEDIUNTUR NEGOTIA commissa pluribus, et plus vident oculi quam oculus. Business Intrusted to several speeds best, and several eyes see

The term “security freeze” means a restriction that prohibits a consumer reporting agency from disclosing the contents of a consumer report that is subject to such security freeze

The term “security future” means a contract of sale for future delivery of a single security or of a narrow-based security index, including any interest therein or based on the val

The term “security futures product” means a security future or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security future. / The term “security futures product” means a s

Security incident.—The term “security incident” means an event that has, or could have, resulted in loss or damage to Department assets, or sensitive information, or an action that

In this section, the term “security information” means information that— (1) is sensitive with respect to the policing, protection, physical security, intelligence, counterterroris

an interest in property that secures performance of a consumer credit obligation and that is recognized by state or federal law.

Congress was vitally concerned with what has been called 'security of route'—i.e., providing assurance to the carrier that its investment in operations would be protected insofar a

In general.—The term "security or life safety alarm or surveillance system" means equipment designed and marketed to perform any of the following functions (on a continuo

“security property” means the property, real, personal or mixed, or an interest in property, including leaseholds, life estates, reversionary interests, and any other estates under

The term “security-related assistance”— (A) means— (i) grant assistance to carry out section 2763 of this title ; and (ii) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assi

The term "security-related technology" means any technology that assists the Administration in the prevention of, or defense against, threats to United States transportat

The term “security-sensitive material” means a material, or a group or class of material, in a particular amount and form that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of

The term "security services" means acts to protect people or property as defined by regulations promulgated by the Attorney General.

In the civil law. An acquittance or release. Spelman; Calvin.

Definition.—For purposes of this subsection, the term “security testing” means accessing a computer, computer system, or computer network, solely for the purpose of good faith test

the terms "cybersecurity threat" and "security vulnerability" have the meanings given those terms in section 650 of title 6, as added by section 5171 1 of this