Law Dictionary

The term “Y2K action”— (A) means a civil action commenced in any Federal or State court, or an agency board of contract appeal proceeding, in which the plaintiff's alleged harm or

The term “Y2K failure” means failure by any device or system (including any computer system and any microchip or integrated circuit embedded in another device or product), or any s

The term “Y2K upset”— (i) means an exceptional temporary noncompliance with applicable federally enforceable measurement, monitoring, or reporting requirements directly related to

Unfilled; empty; unclaimed. sion that is claimed by no person, known, or which all known heirs

/. In the civil law. owner; goods escheated.

I. In English ecclesiastical an incumbent Applied to a the rights of his assignor. Utitar rights. To outlaw; to put out of the law; law. Outlawry. The outlawing of a person; oututl

I. In the civil law. Exemption; immunity; exemption from the burden of offica yacation. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the time during which courts are not held; the period

Yacht.—The term “yacht” means a recreational vessel even if not documented.

In old records. Mere assertion and denial, without oath. Cowell; Blount.

An enclosed space or area, generally attached to a dwelling-house. A common term in deeds. 1 Chit. Gen. Pr. 176.

estates, is a piece of land enclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house. In England it is nearly synonymous with backside, (q. v-) 1 Chit. Pr. 176.

In old English law. A quantity of land containing twenty acres. Co. Litt. 69a. YCEL (Law Fr.) It; this; the same. Kelham. YCEMENT (Law Fr.) Thus; In like manner. Kelham. YCESTES (L

The term “yarn” means a strand of textile fiber in a form suitable for weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, webbing, or otherwise fabricating into a fabric.

I. I. In old English law. Waste; a cattle of all tenants who have a right forestae vel bosci: waste of a forest or wood or wood in which the trees and underwood it lay barren.

or OECONOMUS (Law Lat.) In old records. An advocate or defender; a patron. Cowell.

In body or aesaraneal material thing or object.

Yes and no. According to a charter of Athelstan, the people of Ripon were to be believed in all actions or suits upon their yea and nay, without the necessity of taking any oath. B

the term “year” refers to the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter, and each succeeding 12-month period in which any assignments under this chapte

DAY, AND WASTE (Lat. anniis, dies, et vastum). A part of king's preroga^ tive, whereby he takes the profits of the lands and tenements of those attainted of petty treason or felony

Whenever a prize is brought to adjudication in the admiralty, if, upon the hearing of the cause upon the ship's papers, and the evidence taken in preparatory, the property appears

A period of time much recognized in law. It is not in all cases limited to a precise calendar year. In Scotland, in computing the term, the year and day is to be reckoned, not by t

Books of reports of cases in a regular series from the reign of the English King Edward II., inclusive, to the time of Henry VIII., which were taken by the prothonotaries or chief

Books of reports of cases. From Edward I to Richard III, they are almost continuous. During the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, they became intermittent, the last being in 27 H

The king’s prerogative of taking the profits for a year and a day of the lands of one attainted and of committing waste thereon.

See Heifer. YEAS AlfD NAYS. Affirmative and negative votes. The power ot calling for the yeas and nays in legislative bodies is given by the various constitutions, and by municipal

For purposes of this subsection, the term “year of change” means the taxable year in which the change in business practices which results in the accelerated policyholder dividends

“Year of operation” shall mean the period from and including June 1 of any calendar year to and including May 31 of the following calendar year.

In England the time of an offense may be alleged as that of the sovereign’s reign, or as that of the year of our Lord. The former is the usual mode. Hence there “year” alone might

For purposes of determining an employee's accrued benefit, the term “year of participation” means a period of service (beginning at the earliest date on which the employee is a par

The term “year of service” has the meaning given such term by section 411(a)(5). / For purposes of this subsection, the term “year of service” means a 12-month period during which

For the purposes of this subsection the term “years” shall mean full years and twelfth parts thereof, excluding from the aggregate any fractional part of a month which numbers less

See Estate fob Years.

In this section, the term “years of creditable service” means the number of years of service creditable to a member in computing the member’s retired or retainer pay (including 1 ⁄

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “years of service” has the meaning given such term by section 403(b). / Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph,

This estate arises either expressly, as when land is let from year to year; or by a general parol demise, without any determinate interest, but reserving the payment of an annual r

The list of members of a legislative body voting in the affirmative and negative of a proposition. The constitution of the United States, arL 1, s. 5, directs that “the yeas and na

An estate where lands are given to a man and his wife, and the heirs of their bodies.

Before hiring workers, employers required them to sign agreements stating that the workers were not and would not become labor union members. Such anti-union practices were so obno

In old records. Winter; a corruption of the Latin "hiems."

In the United States, this word does not appear to have any very exact meaning. It is usually put as an addition to the names of parties in declarations and indictments. In England

The collected body of yeomen.

Properly called "yeomen of the guard of the royal household;" a bsdy of men of the best rank under the gentry, and of a larger stafute than ordinary, every one being required to be

Given; dated. Cowell.

I In tl\e civil law. Nearness of dwelling; neighborbiood; a neighborhood; a neighboring place.

In the law of real property, to of a rent in a lease begins with the words "yielding and paying."

"These words, when used in a lease, constitute a covenant on the part of the lessee to pay the rent (Piatt, Gov. 50; 3 Pa. St. 464; 1 Sid. 447, pi. 9; 2 Lev. 206; 3 Term R. 402; 1

A word occurring in the laws of Henry I. (c. 16), which Spelman thinks might be a mistake for Ynglishman, or Englishman.

A little farm, requiring but a yoke of oxen to till it.

In the Kansas exemption statute, does not necessarily imply cattle already broke to work. Cattle intended by the owner for use as work cattle, and old enough to be so used, are wit

sed non dixit, I. He willed, but he did not say; he may have intended so, but he did not say so. v. Quod voluit, etc. yolameii, 2. In the civil law. A volume; so called from its fo

These are regulated by Sts. 2 & 3 Anne, c. 4, 5 Anne, c. 18 (6 Anne, c. 20, in the statutes of the realm), as to the West Riding; 6 Anne, c. 35 (or 62), as to the East Riding, and

The registries of titles to land provided by acts of parliament for the ridings of the county of York in England. These resemble the offices for the registration or recording of de

The term “young adult” means an individual who is age 21 or younger but not a juvenile.

It is a rule that the this phrase signifies all such children as are young of domestic or tame animals belong to not entitled to the rights of an eldest son, inthe owner of the dam

The term “young child” means any child from birth to the age of mandatory school attendance in the State where the child resides.

In this subsection, the term “young child factor” means the ratio of the number of children under 5 years of age in a State to the number of such children in all States, as provide

This phrase, when used in English conveyancing with reference to settlements of land, signifies all such children as are not entitled to the rights of an eldest son. It therefore i

The term “young individual” means any child or youth from birth to 21 years of age. / the terms “child”, “youth”, and “young individual” means 1 an individual who is less than 21 y

the term “young offender” means a non-violent first-time offender or a non-violent offender with a minor criminal record who is 22 years of age or younger (including juveniles);

any person who has not attained his sixteenth birthday.

“young violent offenders” means individuals, ages 7 through 22, who have committed crimes of violence, weapons offenses, drug distribution, hate crimes and civil rights violations,

The term “youth” shall have the meaning provided that term by the Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Commission. / The term "youth" shall have the meaning g

The term "youth activity" means an activity described in section 2854 of this title that is carried out for eligible youth (or as described in section 2854(c)(5) of this

The term “youth at risk of separation from the family” means an individual— (A) who is less than 18 years of age; and (B) (i) who has a history of running away from the family of s

The term “YouthBuild program” means any program that receives assistance under this section and provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadershi

a recreational facility "intended primarily for use by persons under 18 years of age".

The term "youth council" means a council established under section 2832(h) of this title.

In this section, the term “youth group” means any group or organization intended to serve young people under the age of 21.

The term “youth offender” means an individual who is 21 years of age or younger who has been discharged from a State or local juvenile or criminal justice system, except that if th

The term "youth with a disability" means an individual with a disability who— (i) is not younger than 14 years of age; and (ii) is not older than 24 years of age.

The term "youth with disabilities" means more than 1 youth with a disability.

The term “youth with HIV” means individuals who are 13 through 24 years old and who have HIV/AIDS.

The term “Yucca Mountain site” means the candidate site in the State of Nevada recommended by the Secretary to the President under section 10132(b)(1)(B) of this title on May 27, 1

The term “Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948” means the agreement between the Governments of the United States of America and of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia regardin

The term “Yukon River Joint Technical Committee” means the technical committee established by paragraph C.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Pacific Salmon Treaty

The times of Christmas and Lammas.

"Yurok Reservation" means the reservation described in section 1300i–1(c) of this title; and

"Yurok Tribe" means the Indian tribe which is recognized and authorized to be organized pursuant to section 1300i–8 of this title.

L. Fr. Winter grain. Kelham.

War contracts. Compacts entered into by belligerent nations to secure a temporary and limited peace. 1 Kent, Comm. 159. Contracts between nations at war, or their subjecis.