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Oftentimes where the propriety of words is attended to, the true sense is lost Branch, Princ.; 7 Coke, 27.

That of which there is hope. Thus a debt which one may hope to recover may be called "sperate," in opposition to "desperate." See 1 Chit Pr. 520.

In the hope of recovering.

The term “S period” means the most recent continuous period during which the corporation has been an S corporation. Such period shall not include any taxable year beginning before

Hope.

The hope of surviving.

Hope is the dream of the vigilant one.

The hope of impunity offers a constant temptation to delinquency.

Lat The hope of recovery or recapture; the chance of retaking property captured at sea, which prevents the captors from acquiring complete ownership of the property until they /hav

4 Inst. 34. A new road, not an old one, often deceives the traveler.

Is equivalent to spirituous, and may be used for it in an indictment. Commonwealth v. Burke, 15 Gray, 408.

Illinois, 123 U. S. or else without any bearing whatever; a dictum, q. v. ^ Whenever, in any civil suit or proceeding in a circuit court held by a circuit justice and a circuit jud

The sealer of the royal writs.

The term “spill of national significance” means a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill of national significance.

A house of correction and the residue may be subjected to his to which the authorities of Oxford and Camdebts, the burden being upon the creditors to prove that the trust fund is l

The term “spinning reserve services” means a quantity of electric generating capacity in excess of the quantity needed to meet peak electric demand.

An addition given, in legal writings, to a woman who never was married. Lovelace, Wills, 269.

See Casus, Omissus; Letter, 2. SPIRITS; SPIRITUOUS. See Coupon;' Distillery; Empty; Intoxicate; Liquor.

The terms “distilled spirits”, “alcoholic spirits”, and “spirits” mean that substance known as ethyl alcohol, ethanol, or spirits of wine in any form (including all dilutions and m

“Spirits of turpentine” includes gum spirits of turpentine and wood turpentine.

Relating to religious or ecclesiastical persons or affairs, as distinguished from "secular" or lay, worldly or business matters. As to spiritual "Corporation," "Courts," and "Lords

See Communication, Privileged, 1.

A church or ecclesiastical corporation, such as a bishop.

Corporations, the members of which are entirely spiritual persons, and incorporated as such, for the furtherance of religion, and perpetuating the rights of the church. They are of

Ecclesiastical courts.

A belief in the power of departed spirits to communicate with the living by means of mediums. 160 111. App. 642.

A bishop’s income or revenue.

Those profits which a bishop receives in his ecclesiastical character, as the dues arising from his ordaining and Instituting priests, and snch like, in contradistinction to those

The tithes of land, etc.

The phrase spirituous liquor, in a penal statute, cannot be extended beyond its exact literal sense. Spirit is the name of an inflammable liquor produced by distillation. Wine is t

those which are produced by distillation, but not those produced by fermentation.

or SPITTLE. A charitable foundation; a hospital for diseased people. Cowell.

A charitable foundation; a hospital for diseased people; a hospital. Cowell.

A fence erected maliciously and with no other purpose thaii to shut out the light and air from a neighbor's window. Such a fence is a nuisance, for no man has a right to build and

One temporary splice may be made in any trailing cable. Such trailing cable may only be used for the next twenty-four hour period. No temporary splice shall be made in a trailing c

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “split-interest entity” means— (I) a charitable remainder annuity trust (as defined in section 664(d)(1)), but only if such trust is fun

The bringing an action for only a part of the cause of action. This is not permitted either at law or in equity. 4 Bouv. Inst, note 4167.

The whole tendency of our decisions is to require a plaintiff to try his whole cause of action and his whole case at one time. He cannot even split up his claim ... and, a fortiori

the term “spoils of war” means enemy movable property lawfully captured, seized, confiscated, or found which has become United States property in accordance with the laws of war.

the relevant geographic market in Marine Bancorporation because it is an insulated banking market, is comparatively small by geographic standards in the Western States, contains al

I. Porcible deprivation; ante omnia restitui: the party to be restored. Spondet peritiam artis, I. [The promises the skill of his craft. Springing use. v. Use. Spul^ie, spuilzie, s

In English Ecclesiastical Law. The name of a suit sued out in the spiritual court to recover for the fruits of the church, or for the church itself. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 85. A waste o

Concealment, or even spoliation of papers, is not of itself a sufficient ground for condemnation in a prize court. It is, undoubtedly, a very awakening circumstance, calculated to

I In old English law. Forcible disseisin.

Lat. A spoiler or destroyer. It is a maxim of law, bearing chiefly on evidence, but also upon the value generally of the thing destroyed, that everything most to his disadvantage i

One who has been despoiled ought to have restitution before all things.

A party despoiled [forcibly deprived of possession] ought first of all to be restored. 2 Inst 714; 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, 18.

A bishop who has been despoiled ought to have restitution before all things.

In the civil and common law. A thing violently or unlawfully taken from another. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 261, note. SPONDEO (Lat.) In the civil law. I undertake; I engage. Inst. 3. 16

I promise.

I In the civil law. To undertake for.

Lat Do you undertake? I do undertake. The most common form of verbal stipulation in the Roman law. Inst. 3, 16, 1.

He promises to use the skill of his art. Poth. de Contr. du Louage, note 425; Jones, Bailm. 22, 53, 62, 97, 120; Domat, liv. 1, tit. 4, § 8, note 1; 1 Story, Bailm. § 431; 1 Bell,

A house where persons arrested for debt erere kept for a day that their friends might keep them from going to prison by paying the debts.

or STIPULATIO SPONSAlitia (Lat.) A promise lawfully made between persons capable of marrying each other, that at some future time they will marry. See "Espousals;" Ersk. Inst. 1. 6

That marriage might be validly contracted by mutual promises alone, or what were called sponsalia de presenti, without the presence or benediction of a priest, was an established p

Lat. In the civil law. Espousui; betrothal; a reciprocal promise of futute marriage.

Lat In the civil law. An engagement or undertaking; particularly such as was made in the form of an answer to a formal interrogatory by the other party. Calvin. An engagement to pa

The feigned issue of the Romans. See "Feigned Issue." SPONSIO (Lat.) In the civil law. An engagement or undertaking; particularly such as was made in the form of an answer to a for

A trifling or ludicrous engagement, such as a court will not sustain an action for. 1 Kames, Eq. Introd. 34. An informal undertaking, or one made without the usual formula of inter

In international law. Agreements or engagements made by certain public officers, as generals or admirals, in time of war, either without authority or by exceeding the limits of aut

The term “sponsor” means a person— (A) who is— (i) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, or (ii) a full-time civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defens

The term “sponsor-based” means, with respect to rental assistance, that the assistance is provided pursuant to a contract that— (A) is between— (i) the recipient or a project spons

The term "sponsoring agency" means a State or local government that is the sponsor of a task force designated by the Administrator to participate in the System.

For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term “sponsoring facility” includes any of the following: (i) A hospital. (ii) A public health department. (iii) A community health cente

The term “sponsoring Native Corporation” means the Native Corporation which transfers assets to an electing Settlement Trust.

The term “sponsoring organization” means any organization which— (A) is described in section 170(c) (other than in paragraph (1) thereof, and without regard to paragraph (2)(A) the

the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting.

A free gift or present to the crown. SPONTE VIRUM FUGIENS MULIER ET adultera facta, doti sua careat, nisi sponte retracta. A woman leaving her husband of her own accord, and commit

A woman running away from her husband and committing adultery loses her dower unless voluntarily taken back by her husband.

Co. Litt, 32b. Let a woman leaving her husband of her own accord, and committing adultery, lose her dower, unless taken bsck by her husband of his own accord.

For purposes of this part, the term "sport fishing equipment" means— (1) fishing rods and poles (and component parts therefor), (2) fishing reels, (3) fly fishing lines,

The term “sporting contest” means any contest in any sport, between individual contestants or teams of contestants (without regard to the amateur or professional status of the cont

or SPORTELLA. A dole or largess, either of meat or money, given by princes or great men to the poor. It was properly the pannier or basket in which the meat was brought, or with wh

The term “sport utility vehicle” means any 4-wheeled vehicle— (I) which is primarily designed or which can be used to carry passengers over public streets, roads, or highways (exce

“spousal agreement” means any written agreement between— (A) a participant or former participant; and (B) his or her spouse or former spouse; / For purposes of this section, the te

It is a general rule that neither a husband nor wife can be a witness for or against the other... This rule is founded upon the deepest and soundest principles of our nature. Princ

In old English law. Mutual promises to marry.

In this subparagraph, the term “spousal second preference petition” refers to a petition, seeking preference status under section 1153(a)(2) of this title, for an alien as a spouse

“spouse” means husband or wife, as the case may be. / For purposes of this section, the term “spouse” includes a former spouse. / The term “spouse” means a husband or wife, as the

In old English law. Adultery. Cowell.

The term "spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces" means an individual— (A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces who— (i) is retired, releas

The term "spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense" means an individual who is married to an employee of the Department of Defense who is transferred in the int

The term “spouse or former spouse” means the husband or wife, or former husband or wife, respectively, of a member who, on or before the date of a court order, was married to that

the terms “dating partner” and “spouse or intimate partner” have the meanings 1 given those terms in section 2266; / The term “spouse or intimate partner” includes— (A) for purpose

The term "spread gain funding method" has the meaning given such term under rules and forms issued by the Secretary. / The term "spread gain funding method" has

A fountain. A natural source of water, of a definite and well-iharked extent. 6 Ch. Div. 264 (C. A.). A natural chasm in which water has collected, and from which it either is lost

A branch of a stream flowing from a spring. Wootton v. Redds’ Ex’r, 12 Gratt. (Va.) 196.

In American law. A branch from a spring.

Setting a spring gun with intent to destroy human life or inflict bodily harm is a criminal offence in England (1861), but the act does not apply to a dwellinghouse between sunset

A use limited to arise on a future event where no preceding use is limited, and which does not take effect in derogation of any other interest than that which resnlts to the granto

A use limited to arise on a future event, where no preceding use is limited, and which does not take effect in derogation of any other interest than that which results to the grant

The range of the tide at times of new moon and full moon 'is greater than the average,' as 'high water then rises higher and low water falls lower than usual.' The tides at such ti

Commonwealth, infra. ' [Sprouse u Commonwealth, 81 Va. 376 (1886), Lacy, J. '"S Bl. Com. 308, 311; 1 Chitty, Plead. 226; 10 Me. 63; 21 N. J. L. 344; 2 Johns. 465; 7 Cow. 452; 10 Vt

In Scotch law. The taking away or meddling with movables in another's possession, without the consent of the owner or authority of law. Bell.

Not proceeding from the true source; not genuine; counterfeited. "A spurious bank-bill may be a legitimate impression from the genuine plate, but it must have the signatures of per

A bill otherwise genuine, signed with fictitious or unauthorized names or a counterfeit bill so signed, but not a forged bill. See 1 Ohio St. 185.

Spurious class actions were in essence merely a form of permissive joinder in which parties with separate and distinct claims were allowed to litigate those claims in a single suit

A bastard.

[T]he trackage was constructed and has been maintained for the purpose of serving a single industry; that practically no other industry is served; that this trackage does not invad