Law Dictionary

to give up a right: for example, an executor may renounce the nght of administering the estate of the testator; a widow the right to administer to her intestate husband’s estate. T

“To rent” includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.

to "check, hold back, or prevent (a person or thing) from some course of action." 5 Oxford English Dictionary 756 (2d ed. 1989) (emphasis deleted); Webster's Third New Internationa

practice, is the decision of a superior court by which the judgment, sentence or decree of the inferior court is annulled. After a judgment, sentence or decree has been rendered by

Tornado is synonymous with "hurricane" and means a violent storm. A violent gust of wind or a tempest distinguished by the vehemence of the wind and by a whirling, progressive _ mo

Insurance against injuries to crops, timber, houses, farm buildings, and other property from the effects of tornadoes, hurricanes, and cyclones. Other componnd and descriptive term

/. I. To turn; to return.

Lat. (We have given the power of receiving an attorney.) In old English practice. The name of a writ or commission from the crown, directed to the judges of a court, authorizing th

I. I. In old English law. A tax or acknowledgment paid to the sheriff, for holding his tourn.

In old English practice. A writ, issued by royal authority, empowering an attorney to appear for a defendant. Prior to the statute of Westminster 2, a party could not appear in cou

See Fireworks. A train of cars passed over, leaving unexploded, a signal torpedo, which was picked up by a boy at a point where the public were accustomed to cross the track as the

The term “torque tube” means a structural steel support element (including longitudinal purlins) which— (aa) is part of a solar tracker, (bb) is of any cross-sectional shape, (cc)

/. A kiln; a malthouse. Tort,/-. Wrong; legal wrong. A civil injury, tion may be maintained. A name given to delicto. Tort-feasor Before the reign of of prisoners. profits, from la

the law of prize), and the statute's mixture of terms expansive ("all suits"), see, "e.

A wrongdoer; one who commits or is guilty of a tort.

One who commits a tort; a wrongdoer.

a tort to the person or property of one man does not make the tort-feasor liable to another merely because the injured person was under a contract with that other unknown to the do

Unlawful.

One purporting to convey a larger estate than the grantor has.

Upon default in payment of any instalment of the purchase-money, the possession becomes tortious, and the vendor may at once bring ejectment.

The term “tortoise” means any member of the family Testudinidae. / The term “tortoise” includes— (i) any part, product, egg, or offspring of a tortoise described in subparagraph (A

Nor is the definition of the term 'torts,' when used in reference to admiralty jurisdiction, confined to wrongs or injuries committed by direct force. It includes, also, wrongs suf

Z. Crooked; injustice; the opposite of right

The torture or wresting of laws is the worst kind of torture. 4 Bac. Works, 434.

the term “torture” means conduct, whether or not committed under the color of law, that otherwise satisfies the definition set forth in section 2340(1). / “torture” means an act co

Originally a nickname for the wlld Irish in Ulster. Afterwards given to, and adopted by, one of the two great parliamentary parties which have alternately governed Great Britain si

to solicit or receive an order for, to keep or expose for sale, and to keep with intent to sell and shall include the delivery of any alcoholic beverage in the state.

civil and eccles. law. To renounce. Example, when a widow comes into court and husband’s estate, she is said to se-: two or more persons, engaged in litquester. Jacob. igation abou

The term “to stabilize” means— (i) with respect to an emergency medical condition described in paragraph (2)(A), to provide such medical treatment of the condition as may be necess

In old EJng Ush practice. A word written by the foreign opposer or other officer opposite to a debt due the king, to denote that it was a good debt, which was hence said to be "tot

The whole court.

The term “total acquisition cost” means the amount equal to the total cost for development and procurement of, and system-specific construction for, a major system. / In this secti

The term “total actual profit” means the total profit earned by the foreign producer, exporter, and affiliated parties described in subparagraph (C) with respect to the sale of the

As used in clause (i), the term “total adjustment” means— (I) in the case of fiscal year 1998, $2,000,000; (II) in the case of fiscal year 1999, $9,000,000; (III) in the case of fi

The term "total amount expended by the territory"— (A) does not include expenditures during the fiscal year from amounts made available by the Federal Government; and (B)

The term “total amount of harbor maintenance taxes received” means, with respect to a fiscal year, the aggregate of amounts appropriated, transferred, or credited to the Harbor Mai

The term “total assets” means total assets (as total assets are defined by the Comptroller of the Currency for national banks) adjusted in the same manner as total assets would be

The term “total budget resources” means the total amount made available by appropriations Acts from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for a fiscal year for making expenditures unde

The term “total capital” means, with respect to an enterprise, the sum of the following: (A) The core capital of the enterprise; 1 (B) A general allowance for foreclosure losses, w

In this section, the term "total compensation" includes salary, bonuses, awards of stock, and other financial benefits provided by an eligible business to an officer or e

The term "total compensation level" means the level of total base compensation and benefits being provided to an eligible employee group employee, excluding overtime and

For purposes of this subsection, the term "total consolidated assets" has the meaning given such term under section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer

For purposes of this subsection, the term “total cost” means that amount of the total acquisition costs (including the value of exchanged or donated lands) less the amount of the c

In insurance, same as Total loss.

Total disability' does not mean helplessness or complete disability, but it includes more than that which is partial.

The term “total disability permanent in nature” means any disability rated total for the purposes of disability compensation which is based upon an impairment reasonably certain to

The Secretary shall carry out an acreage limitation program described in paragraph (2) for a crop of rice in a manner that will result in carry-over stocks equal to 16.5 to 20 perc

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “total distribution” means the distribution within 1 taxable year to the recipient of the balance to the credit of the recipient's account.

both respirable and nonrespirable cotton dust.

The term "total excess distribution" means the excess (if any) of— (i) the amount of the distributions in respect of the stock received by the taxpayer during the taxable

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “total expenditures” includes, in the case of expenditures with respect to part D, the total gross covered prescription drug costs as defin

The term “total expenses” means all expenses in the first of the following categories which applies and which are incurred by or on behalf of the foreign producer and foreign expor

The term “total funds available to cost” means the sum of— (A) total uncosted obligations from prior fiscal years; (B) current fiscal year obligations; and (C) current fiscal year

The term “total gas guzzler tax” means the tax imposed by section 4064, computed at the rate in effect on the date of the first lease.

The term “total income” means the amount equal to adjusted gross income for the second preceding tax year plus untaxed income and benefits for the second preceding tax year minus e

“total installed price” means the price of purchasing a product or material, trimming or otherwise altering some or all of that product or material, if necessary to fit with other

In the case of a company taxable under part I, the term “total insurance liabilities” means the sum of the total reserves (as defined in section 816(c)) plus (to the extent not inc

The term “totalitarian party” means an organization which advocates the establishment in the United States of a totalitarian dictatorship or totalitarianism. The terms “totalitaria

There is no guide to the decision of cases such as this, except the totality of circumstances that bear on the two factors we have mentioned.

A claimed violation of due process of law in the conduct of a confrontation depends on the totality of the circumstances surrounding it.

Evidence, however, that the injured vessel is sunk is not of itself sufficient to show that the loss was total, nor is it sufficient to justify the master and owner in abandoning t

It seems now clear that a technical total loss may arise from the mere deterioration of a cargo by any of the perils insured against, if the deterioration be ascertained at an inte

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “totally enclosed manner” means any manner which will ensure that any exposure of human beings or the environment to a polychlorinated

the term “total maximum Federal Pell Grant” means the total maximum Federal Pell Grant award per student for any academic year described under subsection (b)(5); and

The term “total monthly military compensation” means the amount, computed on a monthly basis, of the sum of— (A) the amount of the regular military compensation (RMC) of the member

The number of member directorships designated as representing the members located in each separate State in a bank district shall be determined by the Director in the approximate r

Descriptive explanations of the terms “amount financed”, “finance charge”, “annual percentage rate”, “total of payments”, and “total sale price” as specified by the Bureau. The des

The term “total potential national mission model” means a model that— (A) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, to assess the total potential spac

The term “total public debt” means the total amount of the obligations subject to the public debt limit established in section 3101 of this title .

The term "total purchases and contracts for property and services" shall mean total number and total dollar amount of contracts and orders for property and services.

(1) life insurance reserves, (2) unearned premiums, and unpaid losses (whether or not ascertained), not included in life insurance reserves, and (3) all other insurance reserves re

Descriptive explanations of the terms “amount financed”, “finance charge”, “annual percentage rate”, “total of payments”, and “total sale price” as specified by the Bureau. The des

For purposes of this section, the term “total sales” means the aggregate sales or other dispositions for the taxable year to persons who are not members of the affiliated group by

The term “total separation” means the layoff or severance of an individual from employment with a firm in which, or in a subdivision of which, adversely affected employment exists.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “total service” has the meaning given such term under chapter 83 of title 5. / For purposes of this subsection, the term "total servi

For purposes of this section, the term "total tax" means— (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), the tax computed on the constructive sale price for such article which

The term "total United States expenses" means the total expenses described in subsection (d)(1) and (2).

For purposes of this section, the term "total unstated interest" means, with respect to a contract for the sale or exchange of property, an amount equal to the excess of—

The term “total value of additional commodities” means the actual cost of all additional commodities that are paid by the Secretary (including the distribution and processing costs

The proposition appears too self evident not to command universal assent, that when only a part of a cargo, consisting all of the same kind of articles, is lost in any way whatever

Approved by a tot. See Tot .

to the date of the decision of the Commissioner that an overassessment has been made, L e., to December 9, 1922, to the final approval of the refund by the Commissioner January 16,

In so many words.

As often as it shall happen.

Lat. With all one's might or power; with nil his might; very strenuously.

In all of its kind.

estates, rights. To bar, defeat, or take away, as to toll an entry into lands, is to deny or take away the right of entry.

A good debt to the crown, i. e. a debt paid to the sheriff, to be by him paid over to the king. Cowell. See Foreign Apposer.

The whole is preferred to any one part.

In insurance law. To stop at a port If there be liberty granted by the policy to touch or to touch and stay, at an intermediate port on the passage, the better opinion now is that

Words frequently introduced in policies of insurance, giving the party insured the right to stop and stay at certain designated points in the course of the voyage. A vessel which h

In old English law. One who is vouched or called to warranty.

I. fr. In old English law. To relate to; to affect; to touch.

An instrument which attests, warrants or witnesses; ^n acquittance. In old English law. An account book wherein are entered the acquittances or warrants for the accountant's disL-h

Touching, in its nautical sense, is known to be the most restrictive word that can be adopted in such a case. Construing the license according to the subject matter, and in its nec

It was an ancient superstition that the body of a murdered man would bleed freshly when touched by his murderer. Hence, in old criminal law, this was resorted to as a means of asce

Now and always ready.

In Frenoli law. A right which the owner of an estate has of placing ladders on his neighbor's property to facilitate the reparation of a party wall, or of buildings which are suppo

In old English law. A court of record, having criminal jurisdiction, in each county, held before the sheriff twice a year, in one place after another, following a certain circuit o

The term “to use any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling” means to use any registered pesticide in a manner not permitted by the labeling, except that t