Law Dictionary

In Spanish law. Partnership. Schmidt, Civ. Law, 153, 154. SOCIETAS (Lat.) In civil law. A contract in good faith made to share in common the profit and loss of a certain business o

In Spanish and Mexican law. A business corporation. "By the corporate name, the shareholders' names are unknown to the world; and, so far as their .connection with the corporation

A partnership.

That kind of society or partnership by which the entire profits belong to some of the partners, in exclusion of the rest So called in allusion to the fable of the 1 lion, who, havi

Fr. In French law. Partnership. See Commendam. —Society anonyme. An association where the liability of all the partners is limited. It had fin England until lately no other name th

In French law. An association where the liability of all the partners is limited. It had in England until lately no other name than that of "chartered company," meaning thereby a j

In Louisiana. A partnership formed by a contract by which one person or parthership agrees to furnish another person or partnership , a certain amount., either in property or money

In Louisiana. A partnership formed by a contract by which one person or partnership agrees to furnish another person or partnership a certain amount, either in property or money, t

Socictics formed in Engeluding the buying and selling of land and also (but subject to certain restrictions) the business of banking.

, LAW SPIRITUAL. Ecclesiastical law (q. V.J.

a broad range of mutual benefits each family member receives from the others' continued existence, including love, affection, care, attention, companionship, comfort, and protectio

An association where the liability of all the partners is limited. It had fin England until lately no other name than that of "chartered company," meaning thereby a joint-stock com

Such capacity for usefulness, aid and comfort as she is possessed of. See 102 Mo. 6fi9, 22 Am. St. Rep. 800, 15 S. W. 315.

when two nations make war a common cause, they act as one body, and the war is called a society of war; they are so clearly and intimately connected, that the Jus Postliminii takes

The partner of my partner is not my partner. Dig. 50, 17, 47, 1.

The partner of my partner is not my partner.

In the civil law, a partner.

A tenant by socage.

EYee tenure by socage.

A privilege, liberty, or franchise. Cowell.

A custom of grinding corn at the lord's mill. Cowell. Bond-socome la where the tenants are bound to it Blount

In Saxon law. Jurisdiction; a power or privilege to administer justice and execute the laws; also a shire, circuit or territory. Cowell.

One who has been guilty of sodomy. Formerly, such offender was punished with great severity, and was deprived of the power of making a will.

A carnal copulation by human beings with each other against nature, or with a beast. 2 Bish. Crim. Law, §1029. A distinction not generally recognized has been made between bestiali

Go. Litt 86, Socage is the same as service of the sec; and sec is the same thing as a plow.

I fr. To sufi Eer; to permit; to forbear.

The term "SOFR" means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).

The term “software” includes computer software source code and computer software executable code.

The term "soft x-ray" means a photon with energy in the range from 50 to 2,000 electron volts.

A formal Invocation of the Deity to witness, by which an oath is concluded.

See Oath.

The superficies of the earth on which buildings are erected or may be erected. The soil is the principal, and the building, when erected, is the accessory.

The term “soil and water conservation program” means a set of guidelines for attaining the purposes of this chapter.

The term "soil remediation" means scientifically based practices that— (A) ensure the safety of producers from contaminants in soil; (B) limit contaminants in soil from e

The term "soil testing" means the evaluation of soil health, including testing for— (A) the optimal level of constituents in the soil, such as organic matter, nutrients,

The term “soil, water, and related resources” means those resources which come within the scope of the programs administered and participated in by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Fr. Let it be; be it so. A term used in several Law-French phrases employed in English law, particularly as expressive of the will or assent of the sovereign in formal communicatio

Let it be delivered to the commons.

Let it be delivered to the lords. The form of indorsement bn a bill in parliament when sent to the house of lords. Hob. Ilia.

In English law. Let right be done to the party. A phrase written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king.

In English Law. Let right be done to the party. A phrase written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king. See Petition oe Right. SO IT FAIT C0MME IL EST DESIR£. Let it b

In English law. Let right be done to the party. A phrase written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king. See "Petition of Rights." SOIT FAIT COMME IL EST DESIRE SOJOURN

Let it be as it is desired. The royal assent to private acts of parliament.

Something more than to " travel," and applies to a temporary, as contradistinguished from a permanent, residence.^ See Reside.

By the 10th section of the act for the gradual abolition of slavery persons merely sojourning in this State have a right to retain their slaves for a term of six months; and the de

something more than 'travelling,' and applies to a temporary, as contradistinguished from a permanent, residence.

/. fr. In old English law. Socmen.

Lands and tenements which were not held by knight service, nor by grand serjeantry, nor by petit, but by simple services; being, as it were, lands enfranchised by the king or his p

In English law. Those who held their land in socage. 2 Bl. Comm. 100. SOLA AC PER SE SENECTUS DONAtionem testamentum aut transactionem non vitiat. Old age does not alone and of its

The lord's rent gatherer in the soca. CoweU.

In old English law. An ofi Scer who collected rents of tenants.

Old age alone does not of itself vitiate a gift, a will or a transaction. See 5 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 148.

Old.age does not alone and of itself vitiate a will or gift Van Alst v. Hunter, 5 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 148, 158.

In Spanish law. Land; the demesne, with a house, situate in a strong or fortified place. White, New Recop. b. 1, tit 5, e, 3, § 2.

That period of time which begins at sunrise and ends at sunset; the same as "artificial day." Co. Litt. 135a; 3 Chit. St. 1376, note.

It is declared to be the policy of the Congress to promote the efficient production and utilization of products of the soil as essential to the health and welfare of our people and

The term "solar energy component" means any of the following: (i) Solar modules. (ii) Photovoltaic cells. (iii) Photovoltaic wafers. (iv) Solar grade polysilicon. (v) Tor

The term “solar energy equipment” means equipment for solar heating or solar heating and cooling.

the term “solar energy system” means any addition, alteration, or improvement to an existing or new structure which is designed to utilize wind energy or solar energy either of the

In Spanish law. Lots of ground. This term is frequently found in grants from the Spanish government of lands in America. 2 White, Coll. 474. SOLARIUM (Lat.) In the civil law. A ren

The term "solar grade polysilicon" means silicon which is— (I) suitable for use in photovoltaic manufacturing, and (II) purified to a minimum purity of 99.999999 percent

The term “solar heating” means, with respect to any Federal building, the use of solar energy to meet all or part of the heating needs of such building (including hot water), or al

The term “solar heating and cooling” means the use of solar energy to provide all or part of the heating needs of a Federal building (including hot water) and all or part of the co

Lat In the civil law. A rent paid for the ground, where a person built on the public land. A ground rent. Spelman; Calvin.

The term "solar module" means the connection and lamination of photovoltaic cells into an environmentally protected final assembly which is— (I) suitable to generate elec

A calendar month; the mean quantity of which is thirty days, ten hours, twenty minutes, and five seconds, being one twelfth of the time composing the whole year. 1 Jones L. (N. C.)

The term "solar tracker" means a mechanical system that moves solar modules according to the position of the sun and to increase energy output.

Compensation; damages allowed for injury to the feelings.

For purposes of this subsection (other than paragraph (3)(A)(i)(VII)), the terms “sold”, “sells”, and “sale” shall include any lease, license, exchange, or other disposition.

A military man; a private in the army. Soldiers re-enlisted “for clerical service and messenger duty,” under act of congress of July 29, 1886, are still in the service, and under U

The grant of the statute (section 2306), ipso jure, vests a property right in the donee which he may exercise or sell and transfer. A property right, the ownership of which may be

The name of an instrument in writing, given by a broker to a buyer of merchandise, in •which it is stated that the goods therein mentioned have been sold to him; or one given to th

See Bought and sold notes .

something more than 'sold,' and can only mean a mortgage of the lands, I do not conceive to be just, but rather as sticking in the bark.

The term "sold or, in the absence of sales, offered for sale" means sold or, in the absence of sales, offered— (A) to all purchasers in commercial quantities, or (B) in t

having no companion," "solitary," "being the only one," and "functioning .

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “sole community hospital” means any hospital— (I) that the Secretary determines is located more than 35 road miles from another hospital,

A corporation consisting of one person and his legal successors, thus having the attribute of perpetuity, as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church or of the Church of England.

Solely' leaves no leeway. Voting stock plus some other consideration does not meet the statutory requirement.

Formal; in regular form.

I In the civil law. Solemn forms of laws; forms of forensic proceedings and of transacting legal acts. -

Lat In the civil law. Solemn forms of laws; forms of forensic proceedings and of transacting legal acts. One of the sources of the unwritten law of Rome. Butl. Hor. Jur. 47.

In English law. Probate may be granted either in solemn form or in common form. Probate in solemn form is only employed when there is or is likely to be a dispute as to the validit

Solemnity; formality.

In old English practice. Solemnity or formality of attachments. The issuing of attachments in a certain formal and regular order. Bract fola. 439, 440; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 480.

The solemnities of the law should be observed.

The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement, or other act valid. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest and without solemnity. See "Marria

To solemnize, spoken of a marriage, means no more than to enter into a marriage contract, with due publication, before third persons, for the purpose of giving it notoriety and cer

Same as Corporal oath.

A war made in form by public declaration. See "War." SOLEMNES LEGUM FORMULAE (Lat.) In the civil law. Solemn forms of laws; forms of forensic proceedings and of transacting legal a

I. fr. I^old English law. Solemn. Solempne crie: solemn proclamatio

I. fr. In old English law. Solemnity; formality. Solempnite de attachementz: solemnity or formality of attachments. Solempnite des esposailles: solemnization of marriage.

Equal knowledge on both sides makes contracting parties equal. 3 Burrows, 1905. An insured need not mention what the underwriter knows or what he ought to know. Broom, Max. 772.

the very delicate, plenary and exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations—a power which does not require a

The term “sole source drug” means— (I) a biological product (as defined under section 1395x(t)(1) of this title ); or (II) a single source drug (as defined in section 1396r–8(k)(7)

The term “sole source task or delivery order” means any order that does not follow the competitive procedures in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c).

In this subsection, the term “sole survivorship discharge” means the separation of a member from the armed forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defen

He that holds lands by his own right only, without any other person being joined with him. CoweU.

Of course it is possible to solicit by letter as well as in person. It is equally clear that the person who writes the letter and intentionally puts it in the way of delivery solic

The term "solicitation" means the marketing of a product or service initiated by a person to a particular consumer that is based on an exchange of information described i