Law Dictionary

A presumption always arises in favor of marriage. See 25 Utah, 129, 95 Am. St. Rep. 821, 58 L. R. A. 723, 69 Pac. 660.

A presumption always exists in favor of one who denies.

A presumption always exists in favor of a judgment.

The presumption is always in favor of the one who denies. See 10 Clark & F. 534; 3 El. & Bl. 723.

The presumption always is in favor of & sentence. 3 Bulst 42; Branch, Princ.

He who does not prohibit the intervention of another in his behalf is supposed to authorise It 3 Kent, Comm. 616; Dig. 14, 6, 16; Id. 46, S, 12, 4.

One who does not forbid an intervention in his behalf is always regarded as authorizing it.

The masculine sex always includes the feminine. Dig. 32, 62.

The masculine sex always includes the feminine also.

Special expressions are always included in general ones.

This Is said to be an ancient word which signified "justice." Co. Litt. 61a.

Money paid for synodals.

The name of the less numerous of the two bodies constituting the legislative branch of the government of the United States, and of the several states.

The term “Senate employee” means an employee described in subparagraph (A) of section 301(c)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1201(c)(1)) who has been employed for at least 12 months on ot

the term "Senate office" means a committee or office of the Senate, including a Senator, an officer of the Senate, or an employee of, intern at, or other agent of a commi

In exercising the power to judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members, the Senate acts as a judicial tribunal, and the authority to require the attendance o

A member of a senatfe. SENATORES SUNT PARTES CORPORIS regis. Senators are part of the body of the king. Staundf. 72 (E); 4 Inst. 53, in marg. SENATORS OF THE COLLEGE OF JUS-

Senators are part of the body of the king. Staundef. 72, E.; 4 Inst 53, in marg.

Senators are parts of the king’s body.

The judges of the court of session in Scotland are called "Senators of the College of Justice."

In Roman Law. The senate. Also the place where the senate met. Calv. Lex. SENATUS C0NSULTUM (Lat). In Roman Law. A decree or decision of the Roman senate, which had the force of la

A public act of the Roman senate. See 1 Bl. Comm. 80.

A decree of the senate, in relation to the celebration of the Bacchanalian mysteries, enacted in the consulate of Q. Marcius and S. Postumus.

An enactment of the senate (Orficius being one of the consuls and Marcus Antoninus emperor) for admitting both sons and daughters to the sac-cession of a mother dying intestate. In

The Pegasian decree of the senate. A decree enacted in the consulship of Pegasus and Pusio, in the reign of Vespasian, by which an heir, who was requested to restore an inheritance

A decree of the senate (named from Trebellius, in whose consulate it was enacted) by which it was provided that, if an inheritance was restored under a trust, all actions which, by

A decree of the senate of the last necessity. The name given to the decree which usually preceded the nomination of a dictator. 1 Bl. Comm. 136.

In the civil law. Decisions of the senate; private acts concerning particular persons merely.

In Spanish law. A path; the SENESCHAL1.0 ET MARESHALLO quod non teneat placita de libero tenemento. A writ addressed to the steward and marshal of England, inhibiting them to take

In Spanish law. A path; the right of a path. The right of foot or horse path. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 6, { 1

the term “sender” means a consumer who requests a remittance provider to send a remittance transfer for the consumer to a designated recipient.

“sending State” means the foreign government, territory, or political entity represented by a foreign mission; and

sending documents " for the purposes of service " .

the term “Seneca Nation” means the Seneca Nation of Indians of the Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Oil Spring Reservations;

Lat Old age. In the Roman law, the period of senectus, which re-lleved one from the charge of public offico, was officially reckoned as beginning with the completion of the seventi

Seneschal, which see.

A manor steward.

A writ addressed to the steward and marshal of England, inhibiting them to take cognizance of an action in their conrt that concerns freehold. Reg. Orig. 185. Abolished.

In old records. Widowhood. Cowell.

A gradual impale ment of the mental faculties by reason of physical decay and resulting in second childhood.

Old age; a state of mental impairment resulting from old age. See 2 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 232,

the term “senior” means any individual who has attained the age of 62 years or older; and / The term “senior” means an individual who is 65 years of age or older. / Senior.—The ter

the term “senior career employee” means a Federal Aviation Administration career senior professional;

the term "senior citizen" means an individual who is not younger than 65 years of age;

the term “senior companion” means a volunteer in the Senior Companion Program;

the term “Senior Companion Program” means the program established under part C of subchapter II;

The term “senior contracting official” means a director of contracting, or a principal deputy to a director of contracting, serving in the office of the Secretary of a military dep

Of two or more counsel retained on the same side of a cause, 'he is the "senior" who is the elder, or more important in rank or estimation, or who is charged with the more difficul

In this section, the term "senior enlisted member" means the following: (1) The Sergeant Major of the Army. (2) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. (3) The Chief

In old English law. Seniors; ancients; elders. A term applied to the great men of the realm. Speiman.

“senior executive” means a member of the Senior Executive Service; / The term “senior executive” has the meaning given that term in section 3132(a)(3) of title 5 . / The term “seni

The term "senior executive officer" means an individual who is 1 of the top 5 most highly paid executives of a public company, whose compensation is required to be disclo

The term “senior executive position” means— (A) with respect to a career appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5 ), a Senior Executive Service position (as

The term “Senior Executive Service” has the meaning given that term in section 2101a of title 5 . / The term “Senior Executive Service” has the meaning given that term in section 2

“Senior Executive Service position” means any position in an agency which is classified above GS–15 pursuant to section 5108 or in level IV or V of the Executive Schedule, or an eq

The term "senior functional and technical workforce of the Department of Defense" includes the following categories of Department of Defense civilian personnel: (A) Perso

The term “senior Government employee” means— (A) an officer or employee in the executive branch (including a special Government employee as defined in section 202 of title 18 ) who

The term “senior in need” means a senior who experiences cultural, social, or geographical isolation that— (A) restricts the ability of the senior to perform normal daily tasks; or

In providing that a veteran shall be restored to the position he had before he entered the military service 'without loss of seniority,' § 8 of the Act uses the term 'seniority' wi

Of several judges composing a court, the "senior" judge is the one who holds the oldest commission, or who has served the longest time under his present commission.

The term “senior leader of the Coast Guard” means— (A) an active duty, retired, or reserve officer of the Coast Guard in the grade of O–7 or higher; (B) an officer of the Coast Gua

In this subparagraph, the term “senior level employee of the Federal Government” means an employee, other than an employee in the Senior Executive Service, the position of whom is

The term “senior level service school” means any of the following: (A) The Army War College. (B) The College of Naval Warfare. (C) The Air War College. (D) The Marine Corps War Col

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “senior management official” means a chief executive officer, an assistant chief executive officer, a chief financial officer, and any o

The term "senior management workforce of the Department of Defense" includes the following categories of Department of Defense civilian personnel: (A) Appointees in the S

One having priority as a lien.

The term "senior noncommissioned officers" means the following: (A) The Sergeant Major of the Army. (B) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. (C) The Chief Master S

The term “senior official” means an individual appointed to a position in a Federal agency that is classified above GS–15 pursuant section 5108 of title 5 , or any equivalent posit

“senior politically appointed officer” means any officer who during a Presidential election period serves— (A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is not a career appointee

the term “senior procurement executive” means an official designated under section 1702(c) of title 41 as the senior procurement executive of a Federal agency participating in a SB

The term “senior procurement executive concerned” means— (A) with respect to a military department, the official designated under section 16(c) 1 of the Office of Federal Procureme

The term “senior security” means any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation or instrument constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness, and any stock of a class having

In this subsection, the term “senior staff” means any individual who, at the time a violation occurred, was required to file a report under title I of the Ethics in Government Act

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “senior stock” means stock— (i) which participates pro rata and fully in the equity value of the corporation with all other common stock of

The term “Senior Technical Authority” has the meaning provided for in section 8669b of this title .

In Spanish Law. Dominion or property.

The term “sense and avoid capability” means the capability of an unmanned aircraft to remain a safe distance from and to avoid collisions with other airborne aircraft, structures o

The term "sensible classification" means classification at a level that is the minimum level of classification that is sufficient to protect the national security of the

All laws are to be given a sensible construction; and a literal application of a statute, which would lead to absurd consequences, should be avoided whenever a reasonable applicati

those agencies which are directly concerned with the national defense and which have custody over information the compromise of which might endanger the country's security

The term "sensitive countries list" means the list prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.

The term "sensitive data" includes the following: (A) A government-issued identifier, such as a Social Security number, passport number, or driver's license number. (B) A

The term “sensitive information” means confidential commercial, financial, or proprietary information, technical data, or other privileged information.

In this subsection, the term "sensitive items" means goods, services, and technologies described in section 2(a) of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act

In this section, the term “sensitive military cyber operation” means an action described in paragraph (2) that— (A) is carried out by the armed forces of the United States; (B) is

In this section, the term “sensitive military operation” means— (1) a lethal operation or capture operation conducted by the armed forces or conducted by a foreign partner in coord

The term "sensitive mission" means a mission of the Armed Forces that, at the time at which an eligible individual seeks treatment, is classified.

“sensitive nuclear technology” means any information (including information incorporated in a production or utilization facility or important component part thereof) which is not a

The term “sensitive research subject” means a subject of research that is carried out at a covered institution of higher education that receives funds that were appropriated for— (

The term “sensitive technology” means any device embedded with electronics, software, sensors, or other connectivity, that enables the device to connect to, collect data from, or e

The term “sensitive unit” means a unit that is primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or conducting, special activities or classified missions, including— (A) a unit in

1. Sense; meaning; reason; understanding. the sense of the words; — est anima legis: is the soul of the law; — ex causa dicendi mones semper accipiendi sunt secundnm the sense of w

To interpret words sensu honesto is to take them so as not to impute impropriety to the person concerned. SENSUS VERBORUM EST ANIMA LEgis. The meaning of words is the spirit of the

By or according to its innocent or proper meaning.

Lat Sense, meaning, signification. Malo sensu, in an evll or derogatory sense. Mitiori sensu, in a milder, less severe or less stringent sense. Sensu honesto, in an honest sense; t

The meaning of the words is the spirit of the law.

Mills et asper, et verba semper accipienda sunt In mitiore sensu. The meaning of words is twofold, mild and harsh; and words are to be received in their milder sense. 4 Coke, 13. S

The meaning of wogds is twofold, mild and harsh, and words should always be taken in their milder sense.

4 Coke, 13. The meaning of words is two-fold,—mild and harsh; and words are always to be received in their milder sense.

The meaning of words is to be taken from the occasion of their speaking, and discourses should always be understood according to their subject matter.