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The brother of a father or mother. See Avunculus; Patruus.
one's misconduct need not necessarily have been of such a nature as to be punishable as a crime or as to justify legal proceedings of any character. Any willful act concerning the
As used in this subsection, the term “uncollected overissuance” means the amount of an overissuance of benefits, as determined under subsection (b)(1), that has not been recovered
In this part, the term “uncompensated care costs” means unreimbursed costs from serving self-pay, charity, or Medicaid patients, without regard to payment under section 1396r–4 of
Heirs in Louisiana who inherit without any reservation, or without making any inventory.
When the quality of the estate is not limited or affected by any condition. Rochester German Ins. Co. v. Schmidt, 162 Fed. 447, 89 C. C. A. 333.
Dishonest.
A contract which no man in his senses, not under delusion, would make, on the one hand, and which no fair and honest man would accept, on the other. 4 Bouv. Inst, note 8848.
- Unconstitutionaldefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Anderson (1889)Abbott (1879)
That which is contrary to the constitution. UNCORE PRIST (Law Fr. still ready). In pleading. A plea or replication that the party pleading is still ready to do what is required. Us
a holding that a statute is unconstitutional 'as applied' means that the section, by its own terms, infringed constitutional freedoms in the circumstances of the particular case—as
the right to continue the exercise of a privilege granted by the state cannot be made to depend upon the grantee's submission to a condition prescribed by the state which is hostil
The governing principle is that a claim of unconstitutionality will not be heard to excuse a voluntary, deliberate and calculated course of fraud and deceit. One who elects such a
a generally worded statute which is construed to punish conduct which cannot constitutionally be punished is unconstitutionally vague to the extent that it fails to give adequate w
a law forbidding or requiring conduct in terms so vague that men of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application violates due process
Same as Irresistible impulse.
I. fr. Still: again; once more. Uncore prist: still ready, — formal words in the old plea of tender.
now.
Now ready.
The term “uncovered child” means a child that does not have creditable health coverage.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “uncovered month” means, with respect to a part D eligible individual, any month beginning after the end of the initial enrollment period
In Saxon law. Unknown; a stranger. A person entertained in the house of another was, on the first night of his entertainment, so called. Bracton, fol. 124b. UNDE COGNATI (Lat) In t
Whence; whereof.
In pleading. Without defense or denial. Where judgment passes by default against a defendant, the language in which the default is recorded is that the defendant "says nothing in b
The term "undefinitized contractual action" means a new procurement action entered into by the head of an agency for which the contractual terms, specifications, or price
See Admission, 3; Db- •fense, 3.
- Unde Nihil Habetdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Abbott (1879)
See "Dower." UNDE VI (Lat. wherefrom by force). In the civil law. The technical name of that species of interdict which was granted to recover the possession of an immovable thing
Whereof he demands judgment.
subject [or pursuant] to or by reason of the authority of.
subject [or pursuant] to' or 'by reason of the authority of ' "); cf. Black's Law Dictionary 1368 (5th ed. 1979) (defining "under" as "according to.
Words frequently used in conveyances of land which is subject to a mortgage, to show that the grantee takes subject to such mortgage. See Mortgage; 27 Am. L. Reg. (N. S.) 337, 401.
The term “underbody” means the floor pan of a motor vehicle.
An obvious inadequacy of capital, measured by the nature and magnitude of the corporate undertaking, has frequently been an important factor in cases denying stockholders their def
For purposes of this subsection, the term “undercapitalized savings association” means any savings association— (A) the assets of which exceed the liabilities of such association;
Two officers who cleaved the taliies written by the clerk of the tallies, and read the same, that the clerk of the pell and comptrollers thereof might see their entries were true.
Misuse of power, possessed by virtue of state law and made possible only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state law, is action taken 'under color of' state la
receipt of money from a private source for the performance of official duties, that ambiguously described crime assuredly need not, and for the reasons the Court discusses should n
The terms “undercover investigative operation” and “undercover operation” mean any undercover investigative operation of the Service— (A) in which— (i) the gross receipts (excludin
The terms “undercover investigative operation” and “undercover operation” mean any undercover investigative operation of the Service— (A) in which— (i) the gross receipts (excludin
the term “undergraduate foreign language and area or international studies center” means an administrative unit of an institution of higher education, including but not limited to
The term “underground injection”— (A) means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection; and (B) excludes— (i) the underground injection of natural gas for purposes of s
“underground natural gas storage facility” means a gas pipeline facility that stores natural gas in an underground facility, including— (A) a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir; (B) an
The term “underground storage tank” has the meaning given to it in section 6991 of this title , except that such term does not include tank combinations or more than a single under
The term "underground water source protection program" means a program for the adoption and enforcement of a program which meets the requirements of regulations under sec
A term applicable to plants growing under or below other greater plants. Clay v. Telegraph Co., 70 Miss. 411, 11 South. 658.
If upon failure or insolvency, one creditor goes into a contract of general composition common to the others, at the same time having an underhand agreement with the debtor to rece
The promiscuous feeding of bulls and cows or all horned beasts that are allowed to run together upon the same common. Spelman.:
The legislature is not bound, in order to support the constitutional validity of its regulation, to extend it to all cases which it might possibly reach. Dealing with practical exi
A lessee, transfer of the whole of his leasehold.
An alienation by a tenant of a part of his lease, reserving to himself a reversion. It differs from an "assignment," which is a transfer of all the tenant's interest in the lease.
Same as Underlease.
the term "underlicensed State" means a State in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all States, as calcula
In Scotch criminal procedure, an accused person, in appearing to take his trial, is said "to compear and underlie the law." Mozley & Whitley.
The term “underlying security” means, with respect to any notional principal contract, the security with respect to which the dividend referred to in paragraph (2)(B) is paid. For
In the case of any failure by any partnership to pay on the date prescribed therefor any amount required by subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1)(A), there is hereby imposed on such partners
the term “underpayment error rate” means the ratio of the value of allotments underissued to recipient households to the total value of allotments issued in a fiscal year by a Stat
The term “underrepresented in science and engineering” means a minority group whose number of scientists and engineers per 10,000 population of that group is substantially below th
Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “underrepresented minorities” means, with respect to a health profession, racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the healt
For purposes of this subsection, the term “underrepresented minority individuals” means individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority groups that are underrepresented in
The term “underrepresented population” means a population that is typically underrepresented in service provision, and includes populations such as individuals who have low-inciden
The plaintiff's agreement embodying the release was under seal. Hence, it is binding even if without a consideration.
The term “Undersecretary” means the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. / The term "Under Secretary" means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosph
The term “underserved area” means any area that— (A) is outside the grade A contour (as determined using standards employed by the Federal Communications Commission) of the local t
The term "underserved community" means a community with a population of less than 50,000 that has a median household income of less than 80 percent of the statewide media
The term “underserved community harbor” means an emerging harbor (as defined in section 2238(f) of this title ), a harbor where passenger or freight service is provided to island c
The term "underserved harbor project" means a project that is assigned to a harbor or inland harbor referred to in subsection (a)(2)— (i) that is a moderate-use harbor pr
The term “underserved location” means a location— (i) that is not an unserved location; and (ii) as determined in accordance with the broadband DATA maps, lacks access to reliable
Underserved market.—The term “underserved market” means a passenger air transportation market (as defined by the Secretary) that— (A) is served (as determined by the Secretary) by
The term "underserved population" includes populations of persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, Native Americans, individuals living in rur
The term "underserved populations" means populations who face barriers in accessing and using victim services, and includes populations underserved because of geographic
The term "underserved producer" means an individual (including a member of an Indian Tribe) that is— (I) a beginning farmer or rancher; (II) a veteran farmer or rancher;
The term "underserved service project" means a project in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations o
- Under Sheriffdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Anderson (1889)Bouvier (1839)
In English law. A person appointed by the sheriff of a county to perform all his ordinary duties in his behalf. Sometimes confounded with a deputy sheriff, but the latter term is p
It may denote an in- N. W. 16. A valid contract engagement of a somewn&t informal character. Winslow v. Lumber Co., 32 Minn. 238, 20 N. W. 145. In the law of contracts it is a loos
For purposes of this subsection, the term “understatement” has the meaning given to such term by section 6662(d)(2)(A). / For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “understatement” m
For purposes of this section, the term “understatement of liability” means any understatement of the net amount payable with respect to any tax imposed by this title or any oversta
Agreed. Higginson v. Weld, 14 Gray (Mass.) 165. It falls short of alleging a distinct express contract Black v. Columbia, 19 S. C. 419, 45 Am. Rep. 785.
To assume, engage; to agree, promise, obligate one's self. The technical word used in declaring upon an engagement or promise of any nature. See ASSUMP- SIT; Care; Covenant.
An act requiring undertakers to be licensed is unconstitutional; 70 Alb. L. J. 98.
“Undertaking” means a project, activity, or program funded in whole or in part under the direct or indirect jurisdiction of a Federal agency, including— (A) those carried out by or
The undertaking of the drawer is, not that he will pay the bill, but that the drawee will accept and pay; and the liability of the drawer only attaches, when the drawee refuses to
One who holds by virtue of an underlease.
A party is said to be under terms when an indulgence is granted to him by the court in its discretion, on certain conditions. Thus, when an injunction is granted ex parte, the part
no more than that the receiver shall be "subject" to the direction of the Comptroller.
An obstruction of the course of descent, and a consequent determination of the tenure by some unforeseen contingency, in which case the land naturally reverts back to the original
amounts computed or estimated on the basis of recognized mortality tables and assumed rates of interest, set aside to mature or liquidate future claims arising from life, annuity,
Assumed; promised. This is a technical word, which ought to be inserted in every declaration of assumpsit charging that the defendant undertook to perform the promise which is the
He who transacted the business of the lord high treasurer.
In Louisiana. In every tutorship there shall be an under tutor, whom it shall be the duty of the judge to appoint at the time letters of tutorship are certified for the tutor. It i
The term “underutilized property” means a portion or the entirety of any real property that is postal property, including any improvements, that is used— (A) irregularly or intermi
For purposes of this section, the term “underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean” means any fish species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean that is identified, by the Dir
The word “underway” means that a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground;
A vessel, though her headway is killed, is considered under way and subject to the navigation rules; The Nimrod, 173 Fed. 520. A vessel lying with her nose against the bank of a st
- underwriterdefined inU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Anderson (1889)Bouvier (1839)
The term “underwriter” means any person who has purchased from an issuer with a view to, or offers or sells for an issuer in connection with, the distribution of any security, or p
A knowledge of the state of the world, of the allegiance of particular countries, of the risks and embarrassments affecting their commerce, of the course and incidents of the trade
As between the insured and the underwriter on the cargo of a ship, the latter is in no case responsible for the payment of freight, whether there be an abandonment or not. It is a
As applied to corporate stock, an underwriting agreement is an agreement made before such stock is offered to the public whereby the signer, or "underwriter'' agrees for a certain
the premiums earned on insurance contracts during the taxable year less losses incurred and expenses incurred.
The term “underwriting purposes” means, with respect to any group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan— (A) rules for, or determ
The term “undesirable plants” means plant species that are classified as undesirable, noxious, harmful, exotic, injurious, or poisonous, pursuant to State or Federal law. Species l