Law Dictionary

TH REAVE (Sax.) L. Lat. trabes, trava. In old English law. A measure of corn or grain, consisting of twenty-four sheaves of four shocks, six sheaves to every shock. Stat. 2 Hen. VI

A figurative expression used to signify the central line of a stream or watercourse. Harg. Law Tr. 5; 4 Mason (U. S.) 397; Holt, 490. See "Filum Aquie."

The mean center line of the main channel of a stream or river. See 123 111. 535, 5 Am. St. Rep. 545, 17 N. E. 439.

the creation of an appearance of an intent to inflict injury even without a design to carry it out; and that 'dues, fees, or other monies required as a condition of membership in a

The term “threatened and endangered species habitat” means Federal land identified in— (A) a determination that a species is an endangered species or a threatened species under the

those which are likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of their range.

Sending threatening letters to persons for the purpose of extorting money is said to be a misdemeanor at common law. 4 Bla. Com. 126. The threat must be of a nature calculated to o

Sending threatening letters is the name of the offense of sending letters containing threats of the kinds recognized by the statute as criminal. See Pcople v. Griffin, 2 Barb. (N.

The term “threatening or placing that child in fear” means a communication or action that is of sufficient consequence to cause the child to fear that non-compliance will result in

The term “threatening or placing that other person in fear” means a communication or action that is of sufficient consequence to cause a reasonable fear that non-compliance will re

The term "threat of material harm" means material harm that is likely to occur.

The term “threat of serious injury” means serious injury that is clearly imminent.

Words or acts calculated and intended to cause an ordinary person to fear an injury to his person, business or property. See 77 Conn. 227, 107 Am. St. Rep. 28, 58 Atl. 769.

The statutory protection for the distribution of handbills would be undermined if a threat to engage in protected conduct were not itself protected

A gold coin of the United States, of the value of three dollars; authorized by the seventh section of the act of February 21, 1853.

See Estates of the Realm.

When an application for a statutory three-judge court is addressed to a district court, the court's inquiry is appropriately limited to determining whether the constitutional quest

section 266 requires the concurrence of two things in order to give the three-judge court jurisdiction: (1) The suit must seek to have a state statute declared unconstitutional, or

The three-judge requirement is a technical one to be narrowly construed. The statute comes into play only when an injunction is sought 'upon the ground of the unconstitutionality'

Section 2281 was designed to provide a more responsible forum for the litigation of suits which, if successful, would render void state statutes embodying important state policies.

artificial extensions of land such as the jetties that are at issue in this case.

See Seal Fisheries; Territorial Waters.

The three-mile rule is but a recognition of the necessity that a government next to the sea must be able to protect itself from dangers incident to its location. It must have power

In the Kentish custom of gavelet, it was the lord’s court. 18 Harv. L. R. 40. T H R I T H I N G. The third part of a county consisting of three or more hundreds. Cowell. Corrupted

Vassals, but not of the lowest degree; those who held lands of the chief lord.

The term “threshold” means a benchmark over which a balance carried over at the end of a fiscal year should be given greater scrutiny by Congress.

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “threshold amount” means— (I) in the case of any taxable year beginning in calendar year 2025, $500,000, (II) in the case of any taxable

The term “threshold condition” means a chronic condition, such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or other diseases or conditions,

both the Court's searching evaluation of the CIA Director's declaration and its review of the record to ensure that nothing "casts doubt" on the Director's explanation.

The term “threshold percentage” means— (A) 5 percent in the case of stock which is preferred as to dividends, and (B) 10 percent in the case of any other stock.

the term “Threshold Test Ban Treaty” means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weap

The term “Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board” means— (A) the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board of the Resolution Trust Corporation under section 1441a of this ti

For purposes of this chapter, the term “thrift institution” means— (1) any domestic building and loan or savings and loan association; (2) any cooperative bank without capital stoc

the term “Thrift Savings Fund” means the Thrift Savings Fund established under section 8437 of this title.

A division consisting of three or four hundreds.

tritliing:, sax. In Saxon and old part of a county; a division of a county hundreds.

See RASTELL. TOLLUIRE (R. 8.) and BOULET (J. B. E.) Nouveau dictionnaire des termes de droit et de pratique: ou

In Medical Jurisprudence. The The word throat, in an indictment which charged the defendant with murder by cutting the throat of the deceased, does not mean, and is not to be confi

The woi^ds throat disease, as one of the questions to be answered in a proposal for life insurance, which, with the policy, contained a stipulation that, in case of false answers t

clear through the county,—from one end of the county to the other; and that, while the railway enters the north line of the county, and runs within the county limits a distance of

The bill of lading, required to be issued by the initial carrier upon an interstate shipment, 'governs the entire transportation, and thus fixes the obligations of all participatin

“through-harden” means heating above the transformation temperature followed by quenching and tempering for the purpose of achieving uniform hardness.

discretionary appellate review as well as the now almost extinct mandatory appellate review in this Court.

Through rate.—The term “through rate” means the single amount charged by a common carrier in connection with through transportation.

A 'through route' is an arrangement, express or implied, between connecting railroads for the continuous carriage of goods from the originating point on the line of one carrier to

Through-the-wall central air conditioner; through-the-wall central air conditioning heat pump.—The terms "through-the-wall central air conditioner" and "through-the-

Through-the-wall central air conditioner; through-the-wall central air conditioning heat pump.—The terms "through-the-wall central air conditioner" and "through-the-

Through transportation.—The term “through transportation” means continuous transportation between origin and destination for which a through rate is assessed and which is offered o

Adjudicated a bankrupt. See 45 Mich. 280, 7 N. W. 892.

To ignore, (a bill of indictment.)

A phrase used to indicate the action of a grand jury in refusing to find a “true hill.”

"Thrusting'' a person with a dangei'ous weapon will include thrusting with an iron bolt, rod, or pin, whether the point be sharp or not.*

Within the mcaning of a criminal statute, "thrusting" is not necessarily an attack with a pointed weapon; it means pushing or driving with force, whether the point of the weapon be

A Saxon coin worth four-pence. Du Fresne.

A woodward or person that looks after a wood.

One of the "barbarian codes," as they are termed; supposed by Montesquieu to have been given by Theodoric, king of Austrasia, to the Thuringians, who were his subjects. Esprit des

The custom of giving entertainments to a sheriff, etc., for three nights.

Thestatuteofells and perches.

Lat. The statute of ells and perches. The title of an English statute estab Ushing a standard of measures. 1 Bl. Com. 276.

See Perjury; Personate;. SENTENCE,'Cumulative.

Colloquially used for credit; as, if a servant usually buy for the master upon tick, and the servant buy something without the master’s order, yet if the master were trusted by the

A mere receipt, token or voucher adopted for convenience-/ to.show that the passenger has paid his fare from one place to another. It does not constitute the contract of carriage.

“ticket agent” means a person (except an air carrier, a foreign air carrier, or an employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier) that as a principal or agent sells, offers for

See Scalper .

A contract binds the person of the maker, but does not create an interest in the property that it may concern, unless it also operates as a conveyance. The ticket was not a conveya

Probation granted a convict under which he is entitled to go at large.

Same as Telltale.

] In Englishlaw. An ancient writ, which was addressed by the king to the lord chancellor, to bestow the benelice that sliould jirst fall in the royal gift, above or under a Specifi

In order that a river may be "tidal" at a given snot, it may not be necessary that the water should be salt, but the spot must be one where the tide, in the ordinary and regular co

The term "tidal shoreline" has the meaning given that term pursuant to section 923.110(c)(2)(i) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar successor regulatio

The ebb and flow of the sea. The law takes notice of three kinds of tides, viz., the high spring tides, which are the fluxes of the sea at those tides which happen at the two equin

only shorelands or those lands beneath tidal waters which are immediately adjacent to the sea.

Lands covered and uncovered by the tides. See 118 Cal. 160, 50 Pac. 277.

For purposes of this section, the term “tide or submerged lands” means “lands beneath navigable waters” as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1301 ).

In English law, a tidewaiter or custom-house officer, who watches on board of merchant ships till the duty on goods be paid, and the ships unladen.

in English law, are certuin officers of the custom-house, appointed to watch or attend upon ships till the customs are paid; and they are so called because they go aboard the ships

Water which flows and reflows with the tide. All arms of the sea, bays, creeks, coves, or rivers, in which the tide ebbs and flows, are properly denominated "tide waters." The term

Waters raised or lowered by the rise and fall of the tide. See 108 Mass. 436, 11 Am. Rep. 380.

Now there is certainly nothing in the ebb and flow of the tide that makes the waters peculiarly suitable for admiralty jurisdiction, nor any thing in the absence of a tide that ren

An equal number of votes at an election. See 64 Conn. 340, 25 L. R. A. 694, 30 Atl. 144.

When two persons receive an equal number of votes at an election, there is said to be a tie. Neither is elected. When the votes are given on any question to be decided by a deliber

The terms “tied aid credit” and “partially untied aid credit” mean any credit which— (A) has a grant element greater than zero percent, as determined by the Development Assistance

A fee; v. Fee,feudum. Fief d'haubert: a fee held by knight-service.

An old manner of spelling tel; such as nul tiel record, no such record. TIEMPO INHABIL (Spanish). In Louisiana. A time when a man is not able to pay his debts. A man cannot dispose

(Spanish) Insolvent.

The terms “high interest training issue”, “high interest training requirement”, “Tier 1”, and “Tier 2” have the meanings given such terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed

The term "Tier 1 OTC monograph order request" means any OTC monograph order request not determined to be a Tier 2 OTC monograph order request.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “tier 1 railroad retirement benefit” has the meaning given such term by section 86(d)(4). / For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “tier 1

The terms “high interest training issue”, “high interest training requirement”, “Tier 1”, and “Tier 2” have the meanings given such terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed

In this section, the term “tier 2 emission standards” means the motor vehicle emission standards that apply to passenger cars, light trucks, and larger passenger vehicles manufactu

The term “Tier 2 OTC monograph order request” means, subject to subparagraph (B), an OTC monograph order request for— (i) the reordering of existing information in the drug facts l

The term “tier 2 watch list” means the list of countries required under section 110(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A)(iii) )

The term “tier 3 country” means a country on the list of countries required under section 110(b)(1)(C) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(1)(C) )

Same as Terce.

The term “Tier I conservation security contract” means a contract described in section 3838a(d)(5)(A) of this title .

In this paragraph, the term “tier I family or group day care home” means— (aa) a family or group day care home that is located in a geographic area, as defined by the Secretary bas

The term “Tier II conservation security contract” means a contract described in section 3838a(d)(5)(B) of this title .

The term “Tier III conservation security contract” means a contract described in section 3838a(d)(5)(C) of this title .

The term “tier III sex offender” means a sex offender whose offense is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year and— (A) is comparable to or more severe than the following o

The term “tier II sex offender” means a sex offender other than a tier III sex offender whose offense is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year and— (A) is comparable to o