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To dissolve a park. Cro. Car. 59. To convert a park into ordinary ground.

As used in charter-parties, relative to the discharge of vessels, has frequently been the subject of definition. Customary or usual dispatch. In accordance or consistently with all

“dispatching service employee” means an operator, train dispatcher, or other train employee who by the use of an electrical or mechanical device dispatches, reports, transmits, rec

A message, letter or order sent with speed on affairs of state; a telegraphic message. In maritime law. Diligence, due activity, or proper speed in the discharge of a cargo; the op

In English law. To deprive a person of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis. When a person has been admitted to sue in forma pauperis, and before the suit is ended it appears t

I. I. In old English law. A were kept under the key of the housewife

A dispensation is the provident relaxation of a malum prohibitum weighed from utility or necessity; and it is conceded by law to the king on acoount of the impossibility of forekno

A dispensation is a wound, because it wounds common right.

A relaxation of law for the benefit or advantage of an Individual. In the United States, no power exists, except In the legislature, to dispense with law; and then it is not so muc

The term “dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by, or pursuant to the lawful order of, a practitioner, including the prescribin

The term “dispenser”— (A) means a retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, a group of chain pharmacies under common ownership and control that do not act as a wholesale distributor, or

Congress, by the use of the words 'dispensing physicians', meant to exclude physicians administering to patients whom they personally attend. The physician must be one who manufact

For the purpose of this section, the term “dispersion technique” includes any intermittent or supplemental control of air pollutants varying with atmospheric conditions.

To scandalize or disparage. Blount.

dispitz, I. fr. Contempt.

Used in shipping articles, and, when applied to an officer, meaning properly to disrate, not to discharge. Potter v. Smith, 103 Mass. 68.

The term “displaced adult” means an individual 21 years of age or older who is displaced from the habitual residence of that individual as a result of a declared event.

The term “displaced child” means an individual under 21 years of age who is displaced from the habitual residence of that individual as a result of a declared event.

As used in this section the terms “displaced family”, “displaced families”, and “displaced person” shall mean a family or families, or a person, displaced from an urban renewal are

As used in this section the terms “displaced family”, “displaced families”, and “displaced person” shall mean a family or families, or a person, displaced from an urban renewal are

The term “displaced homemaker” means an individual who— (i) is an adult; (ii) has not worked full-time, full-year in the labor force for a number of years, but has during such year

the term “displaced individual” means an individual displaced by an emergency or major disaster; and

any person who, on or after January 27, 1971, moves from real property, or moves his personal property from real property, as a result of the acquisition of such real property, in

The term “displacing agency” means any Federal agency carrying out a program or project, and any State, State agency, or person carrying out a program or project with Federal finan

In Scotch law. A technical word essential to the conveyance of heritable property, and for which no equivalent is accepted, however clear may be the meaning of the party. Paterson,

I. To dispose of, or convey; to V. Oujus est, etc

Lat To dispose of, grant or convey. Disponet, he grants or alienates. Jus disponendi, the right of disposition, i. e., of transferring the title to property.

that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld.

current monthly income received by the debtor," excluding certain payments received for child support, "less amounts reasonably necessary to be expended" on three categories of exp

“disposable pay” means that part of pay of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld; and / For the purpose of

That portion of a man's property which he is free to dispose of by wlll to beneficiaries other than his wife and children. By the ancient common law, this amounted to one-third of

the total monthly retired or retainer pay to which a member is entitled .

The term “disposable retired pay” means the total monthly retired pay to which a member is entitled less amounts which— (i) are owed by that member to the United States for previou

a method for the permanent and terminal disposition of high-level nuclear waste.

The terms “disposal package” and “package” mean the primary container that holds, and is in contact with, solidified high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or other radi

To alienate or direct the ownership of property, as, disposition by will. Elston v. Schilling, 42 N. Y. 79; see Fling v. Goodall, 40 N. H. 219; Phelps v. Harris, 101 U. S. 3S0, 25

a power to make partition, holds, in view of the opinion of the Supreme Court of Mississippi on the precise point in a case between the same parties, although not announced under s

These are alternative or synonymous phrases in the law of wills for "sound mind," and "testamentary capacity," (q. v.)

The mental capacity to know and understand what disposition he may wish to make of his property, and upon whom he will bestow his bounty. 117 111. 321. Testamentary capacity {q. v.

Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), for purposes of this part, the term “disposition” includes a sale, exchange, gift, or a transfer of legal title, but does not in

The term “disposition of the converted property” means the destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of the converted property, or the sale or exchange of such prop

Such as originate, transfer, or extinguish rights, known respectively as investitive, translative, and divestitive facts. These terms were coined by Bentham, and have not found the

See Possession, Dispossession.

Ouster; a wrong that carries with it the amotion of possession. An act whereby the wrongdoer gets the actual occupation of the land or hereditament. It includes abatement, intrusio

Summary process by a landlord to oust the tenant and regain possession of the premises for non-payment of rent or other breach of the conditions of the lease. Of local origin and c

In this subparagraph, the term “disproportionate patient percentage” means, with respect to a cost reporting period of a hospital, the sum of— (I) the fraction (expressed as a perc

To refute; to prove to be false or erroncous; not necessarily by mere denial, but by affirmative evidenco to the contrary. Irsch v. Irsch, 12 N. Y. Civ. Proa R. 182.

In old English law. Not answerable. Co. Litt. 27b, 53; 1 Steph. Com. 245; 2 Crabb's Real Prop. 47, § 1000. Not punishable. "This murder is dispunishable." 1 Leon. 270.

The term “disputable item” means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit if the taxpayer— (i) has a reasonable basis for its treatment of such item, and (ii) reasonabl

A presumption of law, which may be rebutted or disproved. Best, Pres. § 25; Burr. Circ. Ev. 47. DISPUTATIO FORI (Lat.) Argument in court. Du Cange. DISRATIONARE (Law Lat.; Law Fr.

For purposes of this section, the term “disputable tax” means the amount of tax specified at the time of the deposit as the taxpayer's reasonable estimate of the maximum amount of

An argument before the court.

A fact is properly said to be in dispute when it is alleged by one party and denied by the other, and by both with some show of reason. Appeal of Knight, 19 Pa. 494.

The term “disputed area” means the approximately 36,164 acres of land, including the minerals, located between the 107th meridian on the east and the 1891 survey line on the west f

“dispute resolution communication” means any oral or written communication prepared for the purposes of a dispute resolution proceeding, including any memoranda, notes or work prod

“dispute resolution proceeding” means any process in which an alternative means of dispute resolution is used to resolve an issue in controversy in which a neutral is appointed and

The term “Dispute Settlement Body” means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

the terms “dispute settlement panel” and “Appellate Body” have the meanings given those terms in section 3531 of this title . / The terms “dispute settlement panel” and “panel” mea

The term “Dispute Settlement Understanding” means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 3511(d)(16) of this title. /

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualification rate” means the percentage which— (A) the total number of nationals of the program country who were— (i) denied admissio

The term “disqualification year” means, with respect to any bank, the 1st taxable year beginning after December 31, 1986, for which such bank was a large bank if such bank maintain

The term “disqualified asset” means any property or right to property transferred to an individual making the election under this subsection with respect to a joint return by the o

The term “disqualified benefit” means— (A) any post-retirement medical benefit or life insurance benefit provided with respect to a key employee if a separate account is required t

For purposes of this paragraph the term “disqualified corporation” means, with respect to any taxable year, any foreign corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation for an

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified debt instrument” means any indebtedness of a corporation which is payable in equity of the issuer or a related party or equi

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified distribution” means any distribution to which this section (or so much of section 356 as relates to this section) applies if

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “disqualified holder” means any shareholder (or beneficiary) which is not described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C).

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “disqualified income” means— (A) interest or dividends to the extent includible in gross income for the taxable year, (B) interest received

For purposes of this section, the term "disqualified individual" means any individual who is— / The term “disqualified individual” means, with respect to any private foun

The term "disqualified investment corporation" means any distributing or controlled corporation if the fair market value of the investment assets of the corporation is— (

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “disqualified lease” means any lease of the property to a tax-exempt entity, but only if— (I) part or all of the property was financed (

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified leaseback or long-term agreement” means any section 467 rental agreement if— (A) such agreement is part of a leaseback trans

For purposes of this section, the term “disqualified organization” means— (A) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any internation

The term “disqualified person” means any person if— (i) the aggregate number of deemed-owned shares of such person and the members of such person's family is at least 20 percent of

The term “disqualified portion” means, with respect to any covered asset acquisition, for any taxable year, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of— (i) the aggregate basis differ

For purposes of this subsection, the term "disqualified preferred stock" means any stock which is preferred as to dividends if— (A) when issued, such stock has a dividend

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “disqualified property” means any property which is acquired by the liquidating corporation in a transaction to which section 351 applied

The term “disqualified related party amount” means any interest or royalty paid or accrued to a related party to the extent that— (A) such amount is not included in the income of s

The term “disqualified separately computed income” means the portion of the separately computed taxable income of the subsidiary which does not exceed the dividends distributed by

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified stock” means— (A) any stock in the distributing corporation acquired by purchase during the 5-year period ending on the date

The term “disqualified supporting organization” means, with respect to any distribution— (i) any type III supporting organization (as defined in section 4943(f)(5)(A)) which is not

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “disqualified taxable year” means, with respect to any employer, any taxable year for which such employer is a covered health insurance pro

For purposes of clause (i), the term “disqualified yield” means the excess of the yield to maturity on the obligation over the sum referred to in subsection (i)(1)(B) plus 1 percen

To incapacitate, to disable, to divest or deprive of qualifications. Matter of Maguire, 57 Cal. 606, 40 Am. Rep. 125. DISRATI0NARE. To clear oneself from

The term “disqualifying information” means a conviction for a relevant crime or a finding of patient or resident abuse.

In maritime law. To deprive a seaman or petty officer of his "rating" or rank; to reduce to a lower rate or rank.

To exonerate one’s self.

To Justify; to clear one's self of a fault; to traverse an indictment; to disprove, Eng. Lond.

I I. In old English law. making good of a claim or charge. of which the other is taken livings granted to the crown; court; to dispose of finally. to law. Disorderly house: a badly

The term "disruptive event" means an event in which operations of the electric grid are disrupted, preventively shut off, or cannot operate safely due to extreme weather,

Dissaisire, L. Lat. In old English law. To disseise, or put out of seisin. Spelman, The more usual forms are disseysire and disseisire. See Disseise.

In old Scotch law. Disseisin; dispossession, Skene de Verb. Sign.

The act of cutting into pieces an animal or vegetable for the purpose of ascertaining the structure and use of its parts; anatomy; the act of separating into constituent parts for

To dispossess; to deprive.

One who is wrongfully put out of possession of his lands; one who is disseised.

Lat. To disseise. Magna Charta, c. 27.

A privation of seisin; a usurpation of the right of seisin and possession, and an exercise of such powers and privileges of ownership as to keep out or displace him to whom these r

QUI UTI non permlttit possessorem, vel minus commode, licet omnino non expellat. He makes disseisin enough who does not permit the possessor to enjoy, or makes his enjoyment less c

One commits a disseisin who does not permit the possessor to enjoy his property or who renders his enjoyment less comfortable, although he does not expel him altogether.

A legal fiction whereby the owner admitted disseisin that he might sue an adverse claimant. See 2 Wend. (N. Y.) 166, 19 Am. Dec. 571.