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  • prohibits all travel agents authorized to book passage for the member lines 'from selling passage tickets for any steamer not connected with the fleets of the member Lines.

  • Brit. A tribe or family branching or issuing out of another. Cowell.

  • I. I. In old English law. The tumbrell.

  • Same as Ducking-stool.

  • typedefined inU.S. Code

    The term “type” means a classification of resources that refers to the capability of a resource. / The term “type” means either (A) a group of varieties so nearly similar that the

  • Definition of type certificate.—In this subsection, the term "type certificate"— (A) means a type certificate issued under subsection (a) or an amendment to such certific

  • The term “type commander” means the flag officer in command of a naval surface force, such as the following: (A) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic. (B) Commander, Naval Surf

  • typeddefined inU.S. Code

    the terms “typed” and “typing” mean having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards created under section 320 of this title . / The terms “ty

  • The term “Type II active pharmaceutical ingredient drug master file” means a submission of information to the Secretary by a person that intends to authorize the Food and Drug Admi

  • The term “type III supporting organization” means an organization which meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 509(a)(3) and which is operated in connection

  • The term “type of contract” means the classification of contracts or risk management agreements for the purchase of swine by— (A) the mechanism used to determine the base price for

  • In the administration of the post-office department type-writing is treated as writing, and letter postage is charged therefor. So in some states where wills are required to be “in

  • The term “typical lot” means a cabin lot, or a group of cabin lots, in a tract that is selected for use in an appraisal as being representative of, and that has similar value chara

  • typingdefined inU.S. Code

    the terms “typed” and “typing” mean having evaluated, or evaluating, respectively, a resource in accordance with standards created under section 320 of this title . / The terms “ty

  • the term "typology" means a technique to launder money or finance terrorism.

  • Arbitrary or despotic government; the severe and autocratic exercise of sovereign power, either vested constitutionally in one ruler or usurped by him by breaking down the division

  • A despot; a sovereign or ruler, legitimate or otherwise, who uses his power unjustly and arbitrarily, to the oppression of his subjects.

  • In medical jurisprudence. A poisonous ptomaine produced in milk, cheese, cream or Ice-cream by decomposition of albuminous constituente.

  • A mount or hill Cowell.

  • The case which decided that there could not be a use upon a use. It is reported Dyer, 155a. U, I. fr. Or. TJ. K.: an abbreviation of uti rogas, q. v.

  • Held, a use on a use would not be sustained. Dwyer, 155a.

  • Tithe or tenth part

  • A company of ten; a district; a tenth part. See Tithing.

  • The emperor and empress of Russia. See Czar.