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A tax on wheeled vehicles of some or all kinds and bicycles.

The young of certain animals of a base nature or ferw naturae It is a rule that when no larceny can be claimed, it cannot be committed of tbe young of such creatures in the nest, k

Technical words in pleading, formerly necessary in making full defence to certain actions. See 1 Chit. PI. *445; Defence.

The statute was to take effect from its passage; and it is a general rule that where the computation is to be made from an act done, the day on which the act is done is to be inclu

the time when payments are first administratively allowed as a result of a hearing of which both parties have notice and are permitted to present their respective positions; any ot

at what time the right of the government to the duties accrues in the fiscal sense of the terms. The answer is, at the time when the goods have arrived at the proper port of entry.

Though often used as equivalent to “as soon as,” it is also often used where the time intended by it is, and will be, until its arrival, or for some uncertain period at least, inde

after the term in which the forfeiture was entered.

unlawfully grazing livestock on the Federal range, the notice served on the alleged violator * * * will order the alleged violator to remove the livestock or to cause them to be re

when and not until that occurs; and contemplates it as something that may or may not come to pass.

? The word "when" can, but does not always, mean "[a]t the time that," American Heritage Dictionary, at 1971, or "just after the moment that," Webster's Third New International Dic

This word implies a recital, and, in general, cannot be used in the direct and positive averment of a fact in a declaration or plea. Those facts which are directly denied by the te

Now, nothing is better settled than that this cannot be done. The equities being equal, the law must prevail.

the federal laws delimiting the districts in which such an action 'may be brought,' " " id., " at 624 , 84 S.Ct. 805 , noting that "the phrase 'may be brought' recurs at least 10 t

Sequence; succession; order of action; relation. A thing done with reference to something previously done. It is interchangeable with the words upon which, and after which. Lee v.

there has been only a momentary seisin in the husband? 2d.

Intheecivillaw. Bya hew work is understood every sort of edifice er other work which is newly commenced on any ground whatever. When the ancient form of work is changed, either by

trespasses " as well as to " capital offences," and then, by á faulty connexion with the words " other forfeitures " — which " other forfeitures " rest on principles totally differ

This name was applied in Scotland, A. D. 1648, to those violent Covenant-era who opposed the Duke of Hamilton's invasion of England in order to restore Charles I. The appellation o

The infliction of stripes. This mode of punishment, which is still practised in several states, has yielded in most of the states to the penitentiary system. It is still used in Ma

A post to which criminals are tied to inflict the punishment of whipping, which is in use in Delaware, and perhaps one or two other states.

Whipsawing' is the process of striking one at a time the employer members of a multi-employer association.

James. <A new law dictionary, containing a concise exposition of the mere terms of art and such obsolete words as occur in old legal, bistorical, and antiquarian writers. 1 vol. 8v

See Alcohol; Liquok; Prohibition, 3.

A spirit distilled from grain.

A conspiracy formed in 1872 between U. S. revenue officers and distillers to defraud the government of internal revenue.

The word “whistle” means any sound signaling appliance capable of producing the prescribed blasts and which complies with specifications in Annex III to these Rules.

a person who provides "information relating to a violation of the securities laws to the Commission." §78u–6(a)(6).

The term &quot;whistleblower disclosure&quot; means any disclosure of information by an employee of the Department or individual applying to become an employee of the Department wh

A Mongolian is not a "white person," within the meaning of the term as used in the naturalization laws of the United States ; the term applies only to persons of the Caucasian race

A name for a supposititious parcel of land.

A fictitious name given to a piece of land, in the English books, for purposes of illustration. See "Black Acre."

In Scotch law. A fictitious bidder at an auction. Where there is no upset price, and the auction is not stated to be without reserve, there is no authority for saying that employme

A state statute disqualifying for jury service all persons shown to be engaged in a general conspiracy against law and order is not unconstitutional; Jenkins v. State, 99 Tenn. 569

&quot;white-collar crime&quot; means an illegal act or series of illegal acts committed by nonphysical means and by concealment or guile, to obtain money or property, to avoid the

Rent payable in silver.

A place in London, between the Temple and Blackfriars, which was formerly a sanctuary, and therefore privileged from arrest.

not including the city in 1849. 57. There were many Courts of Hustings in the old in London, the (59.) Sheriffs' ard or judge, from which a writ of Hustings, before the mayor, then

A mulct on certain lands in or near to the forest of Whitehart, paid into the exchequer, imposed by Henry III. upon Thomas de la Linda for killing a ■ beautiful white hart which th

The term “white light emitting diode” means a semiconducting package, using either organic or inorganic materials, that produces white light using externally applied voltage.

Milk, eggs or any product thereof.

Commonwealth, 79 Va. 611, 615 (1884). 2 Coleman v. Tennessee, 97 U. S. 636-31 (1878), cases, Clifford, J. 'Cooley, Const. Lim. 336-28, cases; 1 Bish. Cr. L. §§ 651-80; Whart. Cr. P

In this section, the term “White Paper” means the report of April 2005 of the Working Group of the Vice Ministers Responsible for Trade and Labor in the Countries of Central Americ

a Caucasian is not to establish a sharp line of demarcation between those who are entitled and those who are not entitled to naturalization, but rather a zone of more or less debat

Rent payable in silver.

In English law. Rents paid in silver, and called "white rents," or redditus albi, to distinguish them from other rents which were not paid in money. 2 Inst. 19. See "Alba Firma."

only those women and girls who are literally slaves — those women who are owned and held as property and chattels — whose lives are lives of involuntary servitude; those who practi

A kind of esquires. Cowell.

(George Crispe.) A concise law dictionary. I vol. 8vo. London, 1876.

Pentecostais, (q. v.)

The feast of Pentecost, being the fiftieth day after Easter, and the first of the four cross-quarter days of the year. Wharton.

/. I. In old English law. Offenders who whitened stolen ox-hides and horse-hides so that they could not be known and iden-tified.

In old English law. A class of offenders who whitened stolen oxhides and horse-hides so that they conid not be known and identified.

any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his official capacity.

Being related by both the father and mother's side. This phrase is used in contradistinction to "half blood," which is relation only on one side. See "Blood."

A testator gave to his four sons equally " the balance of my whole estate after deducting the aforesaid legacies; " and it was held that the words " whole estate " meant not the wh

In this section, the terms “whole grains” and “whole grain products” have the meaning given the terms by the Food and Nutrition Service in the HealthierUS School Challenge.

In this section, the terms “whole grains” and “whole grain products” have the meaning given the terms by the Food and Nutrition Service in the HealthierUS School Challenge.

components of that which is itself the final disposition required by the definition of 'order' in § 551(6).

To sell by wholesale Is to sell by large parcels, generally in original packages, and not by retail.

The term “wholesale acquisition cost” has the meaning given such term in section 1847A(c)(6)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(6)(B) ). / The term “wholesale ac

those who have signed the 'consignment contract.' This contract, however, permits one 'wholesale agent' to sell to another 'wholesale agent.' For all that appears, the goods procur

The term “wholesale dealer in beer” means any dealer who sells, or offers for sale, beer, but not distilled spirits or wines, to another dealer.

The term “wholesale dealer in liquors” means any dealer (other than a wholesale dealer in beer) who sells, or offers for sale, distilled spirits, wines, or beer, to another dealer.

For the purposes of this subsection and subsection (d), the term “wholesale distribution” means the distribution of a drug subject to subsection (b) to a person other than a consum

The term “wholesale distributor” means a person (other than a manufacturer, a manufacturer’s co-licensed partner, a third-party logistics provider, or repackager) engaged in wholes

The price fixed on merchandise by one who buys in large quantities of the producer or manufacturer, and who sells the same to jobbers or to retail

every person other than a manufacturer or rectifier who is engaged in business as a jobber or wholesale merchant, dealing in alcoholic beverages.

any sale of tangible personal property and any sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered in respect to real or personal property, which is not a sale at retail; '(f) T

The term “wholesale transmission services” means the transmission of electric energy sold, or to be sold, at wholesale in interstate commerce. 1

So much of the truth as may be competent evidence. See 1 Leg. Gaz. R. 182.

If that mechanism is entirely statutory, effecting an automatic transfer without any voluntary action by the parties, then the transfer may truly be said to be 'wholly by operation

Special rule where income beneficiary dies.—If (by reason of the death of any individual, or by termination or distribution of a trust in accordance with the terms of the trust ins

if counsel finds his case to be wholly frivolous, after a conscientious examination of it, he should so advise the court and request permission to withdraw. That request must, howe

a suit may sometimes be dismissed for want of jurisdiction where the alleged claim under the Constitution or federal statutes clearly appears to be immaterial and made solely for t

&quot;wholly owned Government corporation&quot; means— (A) the Commodity Credit Corporation. (B) the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. (C) the Export-Import Bank o

we deal here with conduct that is wholly passive—mere failure to register. It is unlike the commission of acts, or the failure to act under circumstances that should alert the doer

the real nature and character of the act as a crime, and not to the mere act itself.

See On account of whom it may concern .

A woman who practices unlawful commerce with men, particularly one that does so for hire; a prostitute. While a woman may acquire that character without being generally accessible

Any act of sexual intercourse between a married female and a male person not her husband, or between an unmarried female and a male person, is whoredom. 6 Ind. 343.

A bawdy-house; a house of ill fame. See 36 Barb. (N. Y.) 438.

bankers, for the purposes of taxation under the revenue laws.

<A new trial is a re-axmination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by a jury or court or by referees. Code Civil Proc. Cal. § 656. A new trialis a re-

A place on the sea-shore or the bank of a river.

wich, wig, sax. In old English law. A bay of the sea or of a.

A country house or farm. Cowell.

or WIC. A town or village. A termination denoting territorial limits of authority. Thus, "bailiwick" is the territory to which the authority of a bailiff extends.

The term &quot;WIC office&quot; means a local agency (as defined in subsection (b)(6) of section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786)) that participates in the sp

The term “wide-area environmental sampling” has the meaning set forth in Article 18g. of the Additional Protocol.

that federal courts can correct only "extreme malfunctions in the state criminal justice syste[m]." Richter, 562 U. S., at 102, 106 (internal quotation marks omitted).

In this subsection, the term “widely available market price” means the price that a prudent physician or supplier would pay for the drug or biological. In determining such price, t

The term “widespread disruption” means, with respect to a covered air carrier, the interruption of all or the overwhelming majority of the air carrier’s systemwide flight operation

only the decedent's wife living with or dependent for support upon him at the time of his death; or living apart for justifiable cause or by reason of his desertion at such time',

A widows share in her deceased husband’s estate, exclusive of any jointure.

“widower” means the husband living with or dependent for support on the decedent at the time of her death, or living apart for reasonable cause or because of her desertion; / “wido

The state of a man whose wife is dead, or of a woman whose husband is dead. In general, there is no law to regulate the time during which a man must remain a widower, or a woman a

The terms “widow or widower” includes only the decedent's wife or husband living with or dependent for support upon him or her at the time of his or her death; or living apart for

The share of her husband's estate which a widow is allowed besides her jointure.

In English law. In London, the apparel of a widow and the furniture of her chamber, left by her deceased husband, is so called, and the widow is entitled to it. 2 Bl. Comm. 518.