Law Dictionary

Where, by the terms of an act, the Secretary is required, upon application of the claimant, to issue a patent... or to certify a list... or to approve a location for a right of way

A special trust is one where a trustee is interposed for the executrust, a mere passive depositary of the estate, but is required to exert himself actively in the execution of the

The term “Special Trustee” means the Special Trustee for American Indians appointed under section 4042 of this title.

A writing sealed and delivered, containing some agreement. 2 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 503; Willes, 189; 1 P. Wms. 130; 10 Ga. 167. A writing sealed and delivered, which Is given as a secur

The term “specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballast” means a mercury vapor lamp ballast that— (A) is designed and marketed for operation of mercury vapor lamps used in quali

The term “specialty care provider” includes a dental specialist.

The term "specialty center" means an MBDA Business Center that provides specialty services focusing on specific business needs, including assistance relating to— (A) capi

The term “specialty crop” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465). / The term “spe

The term “specialty crops committee” means the committee established under section 3123a of this title .

A debt due or acknowledged to be due by deed or instrument under seal. 2 Bl. Comm. 465.

The term “specialty education loan repayment amount” means the maximum amount of specialty education loan repayment payments payable to or for a participant in the Department of Ve

It is undoubtedly true, that a security under seal, extinguishes a simple contract debt, because it is of a higher nature. . . . But this effect never has been attributed to a seal

The term “specialty health care service” means a health care service which requires the services of a health care professional with specialized knowledge or experience. / The term

For purposes of this section, except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “specialty hospital” means a subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1395ww(d)(1)(B) of this t

In this subsection, the term "specialty infant formula" means infant formula described in subsection (h)(1).

Specialty Metal Defined.—In this section, the term "specialty metal" means any of the following: (1) Steel— (A) with a maximum alloy content exceeding one or more of the

Except as provided in paragraph (3), for purposes of section 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of this title , section 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of this title , and paragraph (2), the term “specialty

In this subpart, the term “specialty school for science and mathematics” means a public secondary school (including a school that provides residential services to students) that— (

The term “special use permit” means the Special Use Permit issued December 1, 1993, by the Secretary to Sandia Peak Tram Company and Sandia Peak Ski Company.

The term “special use permit area” means the land and facilities subject to the special use permit. / The term “special use permit area” includes— (i) approximately 46 acres of lan

An order of court for the summoning of the number of jurors named therein to serve in a particular case. See 28 Tex. App. 146, 12 S. W. 739.

A special verdict is where the jury find the facts of the case, and refer the decision of the cause upon those facts to the court, with a conditional conclusion, that if the court

Special Warfare Officer Defined.—In this section, the term “special warfare officer” means an officer of a uniformed service who— (1) is qualified for a military occupational speci

A clause of warranty inserted in a deed of lands, by which the grantor covenants, for himself and his heirs, to "warrant and forever defend" the title to the same, to the grantee a

The term “Special Watch List” means the Special Watch List described in section 6442(b)(1)(A)(iii) of this title .

Metallic money issued by public authority. This term is used in contradistinction to "paper money," which in some countries is emitted by the government, and is a mere engagement w

The term “species” includes any subspecies of fish or wildlife or plants, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate fish or wildlife which interbreeds when m

I. A particular kind or class. In Scots law. Species facti: the a person is charged.

The kind or character of the act.

Having a certain form or designation; observing a certain form; particular; precise. Burrill.

inter alia", increasing the number of female and minority employees through "programs for recruiting, selecting, hiring, and promoting minorities and women," monitoring employment

the term “specifically authorized by the Congress” means that— (A) the activity and the amount of funds proposed to be used for that activity were identified in a formal budget req

A state lien is specific and perfected—and thus choate for purposes of priority over a federal tax lien—when 'there is nothing more to be done—when the identity of the lienor, the

The long established rule requires that the lien must be definite, and not merely ascertainable in the future by taking further steps, in at least three respects as of the crucial

In Civil Law. The process by which, from material either of one kind or different kinds, either belonging to the person using them or to another, a new form or thing is created; as

The letters in this case were taken out in 1834, under the act of 1793, and the law did not then require the patentee or the commissioner to make the specification a part of the le

“specifications” means the required characteristics identified in the contractual agreement with the manufacturer or to which a fastener is otherwise produced, except that the term

The specific state of mind of the defendant which is an essential ingredient in certain crimes; e. g., in larceny, intent to steal; in burglary, an intent to commit a felony.

A deposit for some specific purpose, as for collection. See 120 Iowa, 389, 98 Am. St. Rep. 365, 94 N. W. 947.

Devises of lands particularly specified in the terms of the devise, as opposed to general and residuary devises of land, in which the local or other particular descriptions are not

It is not always necessary to find a specific intent to restrain trade or to build a monopoly in order to find that the anti-trust laws have been violated. It is sufficient that a

In claims of this type 'specificity' requires that the lien be attached to certain property by reducing it to possession, on the theory that the United States has no claim against

a form of contract in common use by manufacturers of cement whereby cement is sold for future delivery for use in a specific piece of construction which is described in the contrac

The term “specific learning disability” means a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which

A bequest of a particular thing, so described that it may be identified. The description may be such as to distinguish a particular article among several of the class owned by test

To hold that a lien has progressed to such a point as to be a warning to mortgagees and purchasers of a contingent liability, like a notice of lis pendens, is far from holding that

The term "specific patient need" refers to the transfer of a product from one pharmacy to another to fill a prescription for an identified patient. Such term does not inc

[The deposit's trust-fund character] appears to have been used to connote an inchoate general lien for the benefit of those persons who may become entitled to be paid from the proc

In respect to contracts for the sale of land, a court of equity, in general, does not exact from the parties a punctual performance of their engagements, to entitle them to its aid

The principle is too well settled to require any reference to authority in support of it, that a vendor to entitle himself to a specific execution of the contract must be able to m

The contract which is sought to be specifically executed ought not only to be proved, but the terms of it should be so precise as that neither party could reasonably misunderstand

Although the covenant to convey is not a condition precedent on the performance of which the covenant to build depends, yet both from the words of the contract and the nature of th

the term “specific person” means a victim or witness in a Federal criminal case or investigation, and includes an immediate family member of such a victim or witness.

There is no indication in the legislative history of the change from which one could conclude that Congress—in using the words 'all the income from a specific portion' in the statu

A protest is for the purpose of inviting attention of the taxing officers to the illegality of the collection, so that they may take remedial measures at once.

a benefit that serves one or more public welfare, religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or other purpose or benefit beyond the strict interest of th

(A) The term "specific selection term"— (i) is a term that specifically identifies a person, account, address, or personal device, or any other specific identifier; and (

The term “specific State authority” means a governmental agency or other such authority, including a regional oversight and coordinating body, that, pursuant to State law or regula

a specific statute controls over a general one 'without regard to priority of enactment

It manifestly is a specific tax at a rate per barrel of 42 gallons, and not strictly ad valorem. The graduation of the tax according to the gravity of the oil does not make it othe

A denial of a single essential fact.

The term "specified 10-percent owned foreign corporation" means any foreign corporation with respect to which any domestic corporation is a United States shareholder with

For purposes of this section, the term “specified affiliate” means, with respect to any corporation— (i) any corporation more than 50 percent of the stock of which is owned (by vot

For purposes of this section, the term “specified agricultural chemical” means— (1) any fertilizer commonly used in agricultural operations which is listed under— (A) section 302(a

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “specified agricultural or horticultural cooperative” means an organization to which part I of subchapter T applies which is engaged— (i) i

human genitals in a state of sexual arousal." § 41A-2(20).

The term “specified application date” means the following: (i) In the case of quality measures under subsection (c)(1)— (I) with respect to the domain described in subsection (c)(1

The term "specified asset" means securities (as defined in section 475(c)(2) without regard to the last sentence thereof), commodities (as defined in section 475(e)(2)),

The term "specified assets" means, with respect to any insurance company, the trades or businesses, rights, or assets with respect to which the net written premiums (or d

For purposes of clause (i), the term “specified automobile manufacturer” means— (I) any manufacturer of automobiles, and (II) any manufacturer of automobile parts which supplies su

For purposes of subsection (c)(4)(B), the value of plan assets shall not be deemed to be reduced for a plan year by the amount of the specified balance if, with respect to such bal

In this chapter, the term “specified buildings and grounds” means— (1) The Smithsonian Institution and its grounds, which include the following: (A) The Smithsonian Building, the A

The term “specified cancer” means any of the following: (A) A specified disease, as that term is defined in section 4(b)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2

For purposes of this section, the term "specified claim" means any application, request, or demand under a grant, contract, or other agreement for money or property, whet

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “specified clean hydrogen production facility” means any qualified clean hydrogen production facility (as defined in section 45V(c)(3))— (i

The term “specified combatant command” means a military command which has broad, continuing missions and which is normally composed of forces from a single military department.

For purposes of this section, the term "specified conduct" means any action, or failure to take action, which is—

The term “specified congressional committees” means the following: (i) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. (i

In this subsection, the term "specified country" means— (i) Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova; and (ii) any other country designated by the President as a country of signific

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “specified covered employee” means, with respect to any controlled group— (i) any employee described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of pa

In this paragraph, the term “specified covered outpatient drug” means, subject to clause (ii), a covered outpatient drug (as defined in section 1396r–8(k)(2) of this title ) for wh

For purposes of this subsection, the term “specified credits” means— (i) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, the credit determined under section 40, (ii) the credi

The term “specified crime” means the following: (i) Domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, dating violence, elder abuse, stalking, or an attempt to commit any

For purposes of this subsection, the term “specified criminal offense” means— (A) any Federal criminal offense involving a controlled substance, (B) racketeering (as defined in sec

For purposes of this clause, the term "specified drug" means, with respect to a specified manufacturer, for 2021, an applicable drug that is produced, prepared, propagate

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "specified early distribution" means any portion of a distribution— (i) which is from such applicable retirement savings vehicle

The term “specified entity” means— (A) a unit of local government; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) a territory of the United States; (D) a Tribal government; (E) political subdiv

The term "specified E&P deficit" means, with respect to any E&P deficit foreign corporation, the amount of the deficit referred to in subparagraph (B).

For purposes of clause (i), the term “specified excluded individual” means an individual, as determined by the State (in accordance with standards specified by the Secretary)— (I)

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "specified Federal payment" means— (i) any payment of a social security benefit (as defined in section 86(d)), (ii) any payment r

For purposes of this section, the term “specified Federal procurement payment” means any payment made pursuant to a contract with the Government of the United States for— (1) the p

For purposes of this chapter, the term "specified Federal program" means any of the following: (A) SSI The supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Soc

The term “specified financial institution payment” means any payment if the beneficial owner of such payment is a foreign financial institution.

The term “specified foreign corporation” means any foreign corporation— (A) which is treated as a controlled foreign corporation for any purpose under subpart F of part III of this

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “specified foreign entity” means— (i) a foreign entity of concern described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), or (E) of section 9901(8) of the

For purposes of this section, the term “specified foreign financial asset” means— (1) any financial account (as defined in section 1471(d)(2)) maintained by a foreign financial ins

In this subsection, the term “specified form of service” means— (A) service on active duty; (B) service in an active status in a reserve component; or (C) service in the Space Forc

The term “specified fringe benefit plan” means any plan under section 79, 105, 106, 125, 127, 129, or 137.

The term “specified frivolous submission” means a specified submission if any portion of such submission— (i) is based on a position which the Secretary has identified as frivolous

The term “specified gain” means ordinary gain from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property (including the termination of a position with respect to such property). Suc