Law Dictionary

In this paragraph, the term “sought chemical element” means an element listed in the Periodic Table of Elements that is imported into the United States or a chemical compound consi

A mortuary, or customary gift due ministers, in many parishes of England, on the death of parishioners. It was originally voluntary, and intended as amends for ecclesiastical dues

adj. Whole; in good condition; marketable. So used in warranties of chattels. See Brown v. Bigelow, 10 Allen (Mass.) 242; Hawkins v. Pemberton, 35 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 383; Woodbury

adj. In good condition. A word frequently used, in warranties of things sold, to aver that the subjectmatter is in marketable condition; and, in reference to mental capacity, to in

Same as Sound mind and memory.

a discretion exercised not arbitrarily or willfully, but with regard to what is right and equitable under the circumstances and the law, and directed by the reason and conscience o

A state of health free from any disease or ailment that affects the general soundness or healthfulness of the system seriously. See 10 Am. St. Rep. 244, note.

When an action is brought, not for the recovery of lands, goods, or sums of money (as is the case in real or mixed actions, or the personal action of debt or detinue), but for dama

These words have been adopted in several statutes, and sometimes indiscriminately used to signify, not only lunacy, which is periodical madness, but also a permanent adventitious i

That state of a man's mind which is adequate to reason, and comes to a judgment upon ordinary subjects like other rational men.

Sufficient mental capacity to make one’s will. See 183 111. 269, 55 N. E. 671.

General health; freedom from any permanent disease. 1 Carr. & M. 291. To create unsoundness, it is* requisite that the animal should not be useful for the purpose for which he is b

The term “sound professional judgment” means a finding, determination, or decision that is consistent with principles of sound fish and wildlife management and administration, avai

The term “sound recording” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17. / the terms “audiovisual work”, “computer program”, “copies”, “copyright owner”, “digital tra

the terms “copy”, “fixed”, “musical work”, “phonorecord”, “reproduce”, “sound recordings”, and “transmit” mean those terms within the meaning of title 17; and

The term “soup kitchen” means a public or charitable institution that, as an integral part of the normal activities of the institution, maintains an established feeding operation t

The term “source” means any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is or may be the discharge of pollutants.

the term “source agency” means any agency which discloses records contained in a system of records to be used in a matching program, or any State or local government, or agency the

the term “source code” means the combination of text and other characters comprising the content, both viewable and nonviewable, of a web page, including any website publishing lan

uranium and uranium ore.

In this section, the term “source of financial strength” means the ability of a company that directly or indirectly owns or controls an insured depository institution to provide fi

The term "source other than this Fund" means all collateral sources, including life insurance, pension funds, death benefit programs, payments by Federal, State, or local

the term “source reduction” means any practice which— (A) reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released i

The term “source selection information” means any of the following information prepared for use by a Federal agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to enter into a

The authority from which the laws derive their force. A term used to include all the reliable testimonials of what constitutes the law. The power of making all laws is In the peopl

In Louisiana. An act or contract evidenced by writing under, the private signature of the parties to it. The term is used in opposition to the "authentic act," which is an agreemen

L. Fr. Under. Bendloe, 33.

In this paragraph, the term “South and Central Asia” means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau for South and C

One of the original thirteen United States. This state was originally part of the British province of Carolina, then comprehending both North Carolina and South Carolina. That prov

One of the states of the United States. It was admitted to the Union under the act of Feb. 22, 1889, which included also North Dakota, Montana, and Washington, which together const

The term “southern border” means the international border between the United States and Mexico.

Southern sea otter.—The term "southern sea otter" means any member of the subspecies Enhydra lutris nereis.

For purposes of this section, “Southern United States fisheries” means all directed Pacific salmon fisheries in Washington, Oregon, and the Snake River basin of Idaho that are subj

In this section, the term “South Florida” means— (1) all lands and waters within the administrative boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District; (2) regional coastal

The term “South Korea” means the Republic of Korea. / The term "South Korea" means the Republic of Korea.

The term "South Pacific Fishery Resources Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocea

A ten million pound scheme for monopolizing the trade of England with Span-ish-America, which failed in 1720.

The produce of the taxes appropriated to pay the interest of such part of the English national debt as was advanced by the South Sea Company and its annuitants. The holders of Sout

Often.

A ruler; a king; the supreme power in a government.

the United States when sued as a contractor cannot be held liable for an obstruction to the performance of the particular contract resulting from its public and general acts as a s

there is attached to such ownership those limitations which public policy may require by reason of their quality as a legal tender and as a medium of exchange. These limitations ar

The presumption is an aid to consistent construction of statutes of the enacting sovereign when their purpose is in doubt, but it does not require that the aim of a statute fairly

A sovereign is exempt from suit, not because of any formal conception or obsolete theory, but on the logical and practical ground that there can be no legal right as against the au

statutes which in general terms divest pre-existing rights or privileges will not be applied to the sovereign without express words to that effect

the United States is not liable to interest except where it assumes the liability by contract or by the express words of a statute, or must pay it as part of the just compensation

It is not open to controversy that, aside from the existence of some exception, the government which the organic act established in Porto Rico is of such nature as to come within t

Those exceptions are (1) action by officers beyond their statutory powers and (2) even though within the scope of their authority, the powers themselves or the manner in which they

the sovereign is embraced by general words of a statute intended to prevent injury and wrong

A sovereign nation has exclusive jurisdiction to punish offenses against its laws committed within its borders, unless it expressly or impliedly consents to surrender its jurisdict

the sovereign authority of the country is not bound by the words of a statute unless named therein, if the statute tends to restrain or diminish the powers, rights, or interests of

It is a fair and reasonable demand on the part of a sovereign that the air over its territory should not be polluted on a great scale by sulphurous acid gas, that the forests on it

A term familiarly used to describe the political body, consisting of the entire number of citizens and qualified electors, who, in their collegiate capacity, possess the powers of

In the House of Commons, in considering the Petition of Right, when the Lords had proposed to “leave entire” the King’s sovereign power, Pyin refused to speak to the question, sayi

A right exclusively vested in the state or government. See 4o Minn. 387, 48 N. W. 17.

the rights of a sovereign state are vested in the state rather than in any particular government which may purport to represent it

States whose subjects or citizens are in the habit of obedience to them, and which are not themselves subject to any other (or paramount) state in any respect. The state is said to

The title to the soil under navigable waters is in the sovereign, except so far as private rights in it have been acquired by express grant or prescription. The dominion over navig

The very meaning of sovereignty is that the decree of the sovereign makes law.

All treaties, as well those for cessions of territory as for other purposes, are binding upon the contracting parties, unless when otherwise provided in them, from the day they are

The term "Sovereignty Council" means the governing body of Sudan during the transitional period that consists of— (A) 5 civilians selected by the Forces of Freedom and Ch

Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory, is not a judicial but a political question, the determination of which by the legislative and executive departments of an

The sovereignty of a State extends to every thing which exists by its own authority or is introduced by its permission, but not to those means which are employed by Congress to car

By the conquest and military occupation of Castine, the enemy acquired that firm possession which enabled him to exercise the fullest rights of sovereignty over that place. The sov

In old Scotch law. Surety. Skene.

“Soviet Government” means the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, including any of its present or former constituent republics, other political subdivisions, and any territories t

The term “sow” means an adult female swine that has produced one or more litters.

February; so called in South Wales. Cowell.

In Scotch law. Terms used to express the form by which the number of cattle brought upon a common by those having a servitude of pasturage may be justly proportioned to the rights

In old English law. To he leviable. An old exchequer term applied to sheriff's returns. "Estreats that sowne not" were such as could not be collected. 4 Inst. 107; Cowell; Spelman.

The term “soybean products” means products produced in whole or in part from soybeans or soybean by-products.

The term “soybeans” means all varieties of Glycine max or Glycine soya.

Sine prole, which see.

The term “swimming pool” or “spa” means any outdoor or indoor structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing, including in-ground and above-ground structures, and includes

The term “Space Act Agreement” means an agreement entered into by the Administration pursuant to its other transactions authority under section 20113(e).

The term “space cargo” includes satellites, scientific experiments, other property transported into space, and any other type of payload, whether or not such property returns from

The term “spacecraft” means a launch vehicle or a reentry vehicle.

“space environment” means the environment beyond the sensible atmosphere of the Earth; / The term “space environment” means the environment beyond the sensible atmosphere of the Ea

"space flight participant" means an individual, who is not crew or a government astronaut, carried within a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle.

The term “space force active status” means the status of a member of the Space Force who is not in a space force inactive status and is not retired.

The term “space force inactive status” means the status of a member of the Space Force who is designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, under regulations prescribed by the Secr

The term “space force retired status” means the status of a member of the Space Force who— (A) is receiving retired pay ; or (B) but for being under the eligibility age applicable

“space grant college” means any public or private institution of higher education which is designated as such by the Administrator pursuant to section 2486f of this title; / The te

“space grant program” means any program which— (A) is administered by any space grant college, space grant regional consortium, institution of higher education, institute, laborato

“space grant regional consortium” means any association or other alliance which is designated as such by the Administrator pursuant to section 2486f of this title; / The term “spac

The term “space launch” includes all activities, supplies, equipment, facilities, or services supporting launch preparation, launch, reentry, recovery, and other launch-related act

The term “Space Launch System” means the follow-on government-owned civil launch system developed, managed, and operated by NASA to serve as a key component to expand human presenc

The term "space major defense acquisition program" means a major defense acquisition program for the acquisition of a satellite, ground system, or command and control sys

The term “space or ocean activity” means— (i) any activity conducted in space, and (ii) any activity conducted on or under water not within the jurisdiction (as recognized by the U

For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the term “spaceport” means any facility located at or in close proximity to a launch site or reentry site used for— (A) manufacturing, assembling

The term "space products or services" means commercial products and commercial services (as those terms are defined in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation

The term “space recovery support facilities” has the meaning given the term in section 50501(11) of title 51. / the term “space recovery support facilities” means facilities requir

the term “space-related activities” includes research and development, manufacturing, processing, service, and other associated and support activities; / The term “space-related ac

“space resource” means any tangible or intangible benefit which can only be realized from— (A) aeronautical and space activities; or (B) advancements in any field related to space;

For purposes of this section, the term “space science data” includes scientific data concerning— (1) the elemental and mineralogical resources of the moon, asteroids, planets and t

the term “space segment” means any satellite (or capacity on a satellite) maintained under the authority of INMARSAT, for the purpose of providing international maritime telecommun

"space support vehicle" means a vehicle that is— (A) a launch vehicle; (B) a reentry vehicle; or (C) a component of a launch or reentry vehicle.

"space support vehicle flight" means a flight in the air that— (A) is not a launch or reentry; but (B) is conducted by a space support vehicle.

The term “space transportation infrastructure” has the meaning given that term in section 50501(12) of title 51. / the term “space transportation infrastructure” means facilities,

the term “space transportation services” means the preparation of a space transportation vehicle and its payloads for transportation to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbit