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The term “ultimate user” means a person who has lawfully obtained, and who possesses, a controlled substance for his own use or for the use of a member of his household or for an a

A final proposition.

A last will.

Co. Litt. 322. The last will of a testator is to be fulfilled according to his true intention.

The last will of a testator is to be fulfilled according to his true intent.

L The extreme. Ultimiim tempns pariendi: the extreme period of bearing; the extreme period between the conception and the birth of a child. In the civil law. Ulliranm snpplicium: t

The extreme punishment; the death penalty.

We consider death alone to be the extreme punishment.

The extreme period of gestation.

The last heir; the lord; the king.

Lat. The last or remote heir; the lord. So called in contradistinction to the hæres proximus and the hœres remotior. Dalr. Feud. Prop. 110.

In Latin phrases. Beyond; outside of. ULTRA MARE (Lat. beyond sea). One of the old essoins or excuses for not appearing in court at the return of process. Bracton, fol. 388.

The term “ultracapacitor” means an energy storage device that has a power density comparable to a conventional capacitor but is capable of exceeding the energy density of a convent

The term "ultra efficient vehicle" means a fully closed compartment vehicle designed to carry at least 2 adult passengers that achieves— (A) at least 75 miles per gallon

Beyond the scope of authority.

The term “ultra high frequency” means, with respect to a television channel, that the channel is located in the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from

The term “ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resin” means a resin in a composite wood product that meets the emission standards in subparagraph (C) as measured by— (I) 2 quarterly tes

The term “ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel” means diesel fuel that contains sulfur at not more than 15 parts per million.

Beyond the sea.

Beyond that prayed for.

ET vice versa. What is beyond possibility cannot exist, and the reverse, what cannot exist is not possible. Wingate, Max. 100.

That which is beyond possibility cannot be, and vice versa.

After deductions. ULTRA VIRES (Lat.) The modem technical designation, in the law of corporaof incorporation; as distinguished from acts which are authorized. It was early contended

The term “ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm” means— (1) a procedure using sound waves (or such other procedures using alternative technologies, of commensurate acc

Acts of a corporation are ultra vires which are not within the powers conferred upon the corporation by the act of its creation. See 70 Am. St. Rep. 158.

The issuing of bills as a currency by such a corporation without authority is not only contrary to positive law, but, being ultra vires, is an abuse of the public franchises which

no rights arise on an ultra vires contract, even though the contract has been performed; and that this conclusion cannot be circumvented by erecting an estoppel which would prevent

In the absence of a clear expression of legislative intention to the contrary, a conveyance of real estate to a corporation for a purpose not authorized by its charter is not void,

In Scotch law. A volunteer witness; one who appears to give evidence without being called upon. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 393.

In Scotch law. A witness who offers his testimony without being regularly cited. The objection only goes to his credibility, and may be removed by a citation at any time before the

o. sc, In old Scots law. Obstructing or besetting.

(Lat.) Literally, the navel; the center of any thing. The name given to the fourth and middle part of the Digests, consisting of eight books, from the twentieth to the twenty-seven

The term in bonis habere was used to express an ownership which was practically absolute, because it was protected by the authority of the praetor in cases where, wishing to give a

In Indian law. Agent; holder of an office; an intendant and colir of the revenue, uniting civil, military, financial powers under the Mohammedan rument.

2 Vyhen arbitrators do not agree, it is usual to add that another person be called in as umpire (imperator or impar) to whose sole judgment the' controversy is then referred. 3 A p

The decision of an umpire. This word is used for the judgment of an umpire, as the word "award" is employed to designate that of arbitrators.

A person selected by arbitrators who cannot agree as to the subject matter referred to them for the purpose of deciding the matter in dispute. His province is to determine the issu

The submission under the rule of court did not contemplate the third referee to be a mere umpire in the case, upon a difference of opinion of the other two; but an original referee

The term “UMWA Benefit Plan” means a plan— (i) which is described in section 404(c), or a continuation thereof; and (ii) which provides health benefits to retirees and beneficiarie

The last phrase, since it is used as an alternative for the word 'insolvent,' obviously means something less than a condition of 'bankruptcy' or 'insolvency' as those words are emp

“unacceptable performance” means performance of an employee which fails to meet established performance standards in one or more critical elements of such employee's position.

The term "unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States" means the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, or the proposed construction,

The terms “unaccompanied”, “unaccompanied youth”, or “unaccompanied homeless youth” have the meaning given the term “unaccompanied youth” in section 11434a of title 42 .

the term “unaccompanied alien child” means a child who— (A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States; (B) has not attained 18 years of age; and (C) with respect to who

The terms “unaccompanied”, “unaccompanied youth”, or “unaccompanied homeless youth” have the meaning given the term “unaccompanied youth” in section 11434a of title 42 .

The terms “unaccompanied”, “unaccompanied youth”, or “unaccompanied homeless youth” have the meaning given the term “unaccompanied youth” in section 11434a of title 42 . / The term

gas lost as a result of leakage, condensation, expansion, or contraction

In this section, the term “unaccounted for United States personnel” means the following: / In this section, the term “unaccounted for United States personnel” means the following:

Together with.

Together with all other things.

Uncertain; not agreed upon. Richardson v. Woodbury, 43 Me. 214.

The term "unadjusted MA statutory non-drug monthly bid amount" means the portion of the bid amount submitted under clause (i) of subsection (a)(6)(A) for the year that is

In capable of being sold. Things which are not incommerce, as public roads, are in their nature unalienable. Some things are unalienable in consequence of particular provisions in

As used in this chapter, the term "unallocated interest fund" means the sum of (1) the earnings and profits accumulated prior to March 4, 1923, and attributable to invest

“unallotted trust land, property, resources or rights” means those lands, property, resources, or rights reserved for Indian purposes which have not been allotted to individuals un

The term “unamortized insurance-in-force” means the remaining obligation on outstanding mortgages which are obligations of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, as estimated by the S

11 In old English law. Unanimously; without dissent

Agreement of all the persens concerned, in holding one and the same opinion or determination of any matter or question; as the cencurrence of a jury in deciding upon their verdict.

requires unanimous action by conference members before the maximum rate of commissions payable to travel agents may be changed.

The terms “emergency” and “unanticipated” have the meanings given to such terms in section 900(c) of this title . / The term “unanticipated” means that the underlying situation is—

7 Coke, 118. One person can scarcely supply the places of two. See 9 H. L. Cas. 274.

One person can hardly supply the places of two.

The vice of the statute as applied to receipts from interstate sales is that the tax includes in its measure, without apportionment, receipts derived from activities in interstate

The term “unapproved product” has the meaning indicated for such term in paragraph (2)(A).

The term “unapproved use of an approved product” has the meaning indicated for such term in paragraph (2)(B).

II A guardian, keeper, or warden. Gnardianns prisons de le Fleet: warden of the Fleet

Payment in gross on an estimate as to amount. Moke v. Barney, 5 Blatchf. 274, Fed. Cas. No. 9,698.

See Assess, 1. 1 First Nat. Bank of Carlisle u. Graham, 300 U. S. 702 (1879), cases. See also Cooley, Toi-ts, llft-23, cases. See generally 16 Am. Law Reg. 513-26 (1877), cases; 13

persons, is one who has had an understanding, but who, by disease, grief, or other accident, has lost the use of his reason. A lunatic is properly one who has had lucid intervals,

“unattributable liability” means the excess of withdrawal liability over attributable liability.

the term “unauthenticated copies” means exact copies or reproductions of records or other materials that are not certified as such under seal and that need not be legally accepted

the term “unauthorized access device” means any access device that is lost, stolen, expired, revoked, canceled, or obtained with intent to defraud;

As used in this section, the term “unauthorized alien” means, with respect to the employment of an alien at a particular time, that the alien is not at that time either (A) an alie

“unauthorized disbursement” means a disbursement made from the trust estate of a deceased Indian which was made by the Secretary to a State or a political subdivision of a State fo

The term "unauthorized disclosure of classified information" means any unauthorized disclosure of classified information to any recipient.

the term “unauthorized electronic fund transfer” means an electronic fund transfer from a consumer's account initiated by a person other than the consumer without actual authority

The term "unauthorized public disclosure of classified information" means the unauthorized disclosure of classified information to a journalist or media organization.

As used in this subsection, the term "unauthorized use" means the use of United States goods or technology in the design, production, or maintenance of any item on the Un

a rule which would require as a predicate for introducing hearsay testimony either a showing of the declarant's unavailability or production at trial of the declarant.

a witness is not 'unavailable' for purposes of the foregoing exception to the confrontation requirement unless the prosecutorial authorities have made a good-faith effort to obtain

With one accord.

To constitute an unavoidable accident, within a stipulation in a bill of lading that vessel shall not be liable for losses by such accidents, there must be a vis major; the interfe

It must be such a loss as necessarily prevents the party from complying with the condition of the bond. It is not necessary that it should be an actual destruction of the property,

Events or accidents which human prudence, foresight, and sagacity cannot prevent. Crystal Spring Distillery Co. v. Cox, 49 Fed. 555, 1 C. C. A. 365, 6 TJ. S. App. 42; Welles v. Cas

A cause which reasonably prudent and careful men under like circumstances do not and would not ordinarily anticipate, ami whose effects, under similar circumstances, they do not an

A delay caused by negligence is not unavoidable. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Brass Co., 186 Fed. 518.

The term “unblockable drain” means a drain of any size and shape that a human body cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard.

the process of "assist[ing] in giving birth," which suggests removing an intact unborn child from the womb, rather than pieces of a child.

In this paragraph, the term “unborn livestock death losses” means losses of any livestock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(4) that was ge

For purposes of this subsection, the term “unborrowed policy cash value” means, with respect to any life insurance policy or annuity or endowment contract, the excess of— (A) the c

An oath by. relations not to avenge a relation's death. Blount,

as long as it remained wholly uncertain whether a contract or engagement would ever give rise to an actual duty or liability, and there was no means of removing the uncertainty by

The rule which precludes the recovery of uncertain damages applies to such as are not the certain result of the wrong, not to those damages which are definitely attributable to the

Vagueness or obscurity of language in written instruments,

The twelfth part of the Roman as. Dess. Diet, du Dig. "As." The as was one-twelfth of a pound, i. e., an ounce. Id.; 2 BL Comm. 462, note (m). UNCIA TERRAE (Lat.) This phrase often

These phrases often oceur in the charters of the British kings, and signify some measure or quantity of land. It is said to have been the quantity of twelve modii; each modius bein

In the Roman law, an heir to one-twelfth of an estate or inheritance. Calv. Lex.

The term “unclaimed accrued royalties” means accrued royalties eligible for distribution under subsection (d)(3)(J).

In English bankruptcy practice, dividends remaining unclaimed for five years are forfeited to the government (Bankruptcy Act 1869, § 116), but may, upon satisfactory proof of right

the term “unclaimed property” means any articles, items, assets, other property, or the proceeds thereof from safe deposit boxes or other safekeeping arrangements with closed natio