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The image or sculpture of a church in ancient times was often cut ont or cast in plate or other metal, and preserved as a religious treasure or relic, and to perpetuate the memory

Ecclesiastical.

The attorney, proctor or advocate of a corporation. Episcoporum ecdici; bishops' proctors; church lawyers. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 65.

Godol. Ecc. Law, 172. The church is to be more favored than the par-sen.

In French law. One of the two parts or pieces of a wooden tally. That in possession of the debtor is properly called the "tally"; the other "echantillon." Poth. Obi. pt. 4, c. 1, a

In French law. A municipal officer corresponding with alderman or burgess, and having in some instances a civll jurisdiction in certain causes of trilling importance.

in medical jurisprudence. The constant and senseless repetition of particular words or phrases, recognized as a sign or symptom of insanity or of aphasia.

In French Marine Law. Stranding.

the term “ECI” means the Employment Cost Index (wages and salaries, private industry workers) published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;

In Medical Jurisprudence. Puerperal convulsions. Convulsive movements, loss of consciousness, and coma occurring during pregnancy, parturition or the puerperiurn. The attack closel

In medicine. That system followed by physicians who select their modes of practice and medicines from various schools. Webster. "Without professing to understand much of medicai ph

See Corporation.

The term “ecological integrity” means a landscape where ecological processes are functioning to maintain the structure, composition, activity, and resilience of the landscape over

“Ecologically related species” means living marine species which are associated with anadromous stocks found in the Convention area, including, but not restricted to, both predator

such a prohibition was inadequate to protect the consumer from 'economic adulteration', by which less expensive ingredients were substituted, or the proportion of more expensive in

A share in the net profits derived from development and operation does not entitle the holder of such interest to a depletion allowance even though continued production is essentia

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “economically depressed region” means any geographical region which the Corporation determines by regulation to be a region within which re

The term “economically disadvantaged” means economic hardship due to the loss of jobs or income (labor or proprietor) derived from forestry, the wood products industry, or related

The term "economically disadvantaged community" has the meaning given the term as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 202

The term "economically distressed area" means an area described in section 3161(a) of this title. / The term “economically distressed area” means an area described in sec

In this section, the term "economically sustainable transportation" means demand responsive transportation for older individuals—

As used in this section, the term “economic assistance” means assistance under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to

“economic benefit of the overloading” means the amount obtained by multiplying the weight of the overload (in tons) by the lesser of— (A) the average freight rate value of a ton of

where the grantor has neither the form nor substance of control and never will have unless he outlives his wife, we must conclude that he has lost all 'economic control' and that t

the term “economic damage”— (A) means the replacement costs of lost or damaged property or records, the costs of repeating an interrupted or invalidated experiment, the loss of pro

The term “economic development agencies” includes local planning and zoning commissions or boards, community development agencies, and other local agencies and institutions respons

The term "economic development agency" includes a local planning or zoning commission or board, a community development agency, or another local agency or institution res

The term "economic development district" means any area in the United States that— (i) is composed of areas described in section 3161(a) of this title and, to the extent

The term “economic discards” means fish which are the target of a fishery, but which are not retained because they are of an undesirable size, sex, or quality, or for other economi

The terms “community adjustment” and “economic diversification” include the development of feasibility studies and business plans for market diversification within a community adve

The term “economic embargo of Cuba” refers to— (A) the economic embargo (including all restrictions on trade or transactions with, and travel to or from, Cuba, and all restrictions

“Economic enterprise” means any Indian-owned (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized for the purpose of

The lessor's right to a depletion allowance does not depend upon his retention of ownership or any other particular form of legal interest in the mineral content of the land. It is

What is ultimate is the principle that one state in its dealings with another may not place itself in a position of economic isolation. Formulas and catchwords are subordinate to t

For purposes of this section only, and except as otherwise specifically provided in a valid and enforceable written contract between the plaintiff and the defendant in a Y2K action

The term “economic net worth” means the current cash available to the Fund, plus the net present value of all future cash inflows and outflows expected to result from the outstandi

The term "economic or industrial espionage" means— (A) stealing a trade secret or proprietary information or appropriating, taking, carrying away, or concealing, or by fr

For purposes of this subsection, the term “economic performance” has the meaning given such term by subsection (h).

The term "economic sector" means a sector of the economy of the United States.

The term “economic security” has the meaning given such term in section 474(c)(2) of this title . / The term "economic security" means the condition of having secure and

For purposes of this section, the term “economic self-sufficiency program” means any program designed to encourage, assist, train, or facilitate the economic independence of partic

an employer may refuse to reinstate economic strikers if in the interim he has taken on permanent replacements

The term “economic substance doctrine” means the common law doctrine under which tax benefits under subtitle A with respect to a transaction are not allowable if the transaction do

On the contrary; on the other hand.

Conversely.

The term "ecosystem" means the complex of a community of organisms and the environment of the organisms. / The term “ecosystem” means any terrestrial, freshwater aquatic,

In French marine law. The clerk of a ship. Emerig. Tr. des Ass. c. 11, s. 3, no. 2.

GeneraL

One which is filed when, from the neglect of parties or some other cause, it may become impossible to carry a decree into execution without the further decree of the court, Hinde,

Estre, to be.

In Saxon law. The offense of hedge breaking.

Buildings. EDICT (Lat. edictum). A law ordained the whole country, or only to some particular provinces. Edicts are somewhat similar to public proclamations. Their difference consi

A mandatory or prohibitory law issued by a sovereign.

perpetual, is the title of a compilation of all the edicts. This collection was made by Salvius Julianus, a jurist who was selected by the emperor Adrian for the purpose, and who p

In Scotch law. A citation published at the market-cross of Edinburgh, and pier and shore of Leith. Used against foreigners not within the kingdom, but having a landed estate there,

A celebrated law for the security of Protestants, made by Henry IV. of France, and revoked by Louis XIV., October 2, 1685.

See Edictum Theodorici .

Thirteen constitutions or laws of this prince, found in most editions of the Corpus Juris Civilis, after the Novels. Being confined to matters of police in the provinces of the emp

An edict.

See Edict.

This is the first collection of law that was made after the downfall of the Roman power in Italy. It was promulgated by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, at Rome in A. D. BOO. It

Where a Roman prætor, upon assuming office, did not publish a wholly new edict, but retained the whole or a principal part of the edict of his predecessor (as was usually the case)

The annual edict or system of rules promulgated by a Roman praetor immediately upon assuming his office, setting forth the principles by which he would be guided in determining cau

The perpetual edict A compilation or system of law in fifty books, digested by Julian, a lawyer of great eminence under the reign of Adrian, from the prætor's edicts and other part

An edict or system of rules for the administration iof justice, similar to the edict of the prætor, put forth by the proconsuls and propraetors in the provinces of the Roman Empire

This is the first collection of law that was made after the downfall of the Roman power in Italy. It was promulgated by Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, at Rome in A. D. 500. It

Same as Aedile.

The term applies to every quantity of books put forth to the bookselling trade at one time by the publisher; 4 K. & J. 656. A new edition is published whenever, having in his wareh

seditns, I. In old English law. Put forth; published or promulgated; passed as a law; brought forth or born, as a child.

The term is held to include not only the person who writes or selects the articles for publication, but he who publishes a paper and puts it in circulation. Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.

that process whereby the content and format of published material is selected.

or AEDITUS (Law Lat.) In old English law. Put forth; published or promulgated; passed as a law. Reg. Jud. 2. 1. Contra formam. statuti — editi et provist; against the form of the s

An act of congress of March 22, 18S2, punishing polygamy, which see. Ruohs v. Backer, 6 Heisk. (Tenn.) 395, 19 Am. Rep. 598. See Williams v. Mac Dongall, 39 Cal. 80; Merrill v. Eme

Includes proper moral, as

The term “educated health care consumer” means an individual who is knowledgeable about the health care system, and has background or experience in making informed decisions regard

Teaching and education.—The terms "teaching" and "education" mean formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, and practicum experience in the food and

The term “education activities” means advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities that result in individuals with developmental disabilities being able to access ap

The terms “educational activities” includes the operations of libraries, schools, day care centers, laboratories, and lecture and demonstration facilities.

The term “educational agency” means a local educational agency or a “State educational agency” as defined by section 801(k) 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

For the purposes of this section the term “educational agency or institution” means any public or private agency or institution which is the recipient of funds under any applicable

For the purpose of this part, the term “educational and general expenditures” means the total amount expended by an institution of higher education for instruction, research, publi

The term “educational assistance” means— (A) the payment, by an employer, of expenses incurred by or on behalf of an employee for education of the employee (including, but not limi

"educational expenses" means expenses that are directly attributable to a course of education leading to the award of either a baccalaureate or graduate degree in a cours

“educational institution” means a degree granting institution of at least a baccalaureate level; / The term “educational institution” means an institution of higher education, a lo

those children who have need for special educational assistance in order that their level of educational attainment may be raised to that appropriate for children of their age.

Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term “educational organization” means any organization or entity that— (i) provides an educational program for a fee; and (ii)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “educational program” means a special honors program, seminar, citizenship experience, government study program, educational vacati

the term “educational programs abroad” means programs of study, internships, or service learning outside the United States which are part of a foreign language or other internation

For purposes of subsection (c)(3) of this section and sections 170(c)(2), 2055(a)(2), and 2522(a)(2), the term “educational purposes” includes the providing of care of children awa

The term “educational research” includes basic and applied research, inquiry with the purpose of applying tested knowledge gained to specific educational settings and problems, dev

The term “educational service agency” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title . / For purposes of parts B, D, and E, the term “educational service agency” has

the term “educational television programming for children” means any television program which is directed to an audience of children who are 16 years of age or younger and which is

The term "education and training service" means a supportive service designed to assist older individuals to better cope with their economic, health, and personal needs t

The term "education component" means the education component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(3) of this title.

The term “education line officer” means a member of the education personnel under the supervision of the Director of the Office, whether located in a central, area, or agency offic

The term “education loan” has the meaning given the term in section 1019 of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “educator” and “education position” have the meanings contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection ( o ). / The term “education posi

The term “education provider” means— (A) an institution of higher education, as defined in section 1001 of title 20 ; or (B) a postsecondary vocational institution, as defined in s

For the purposes of this section, the term “education records” means, except as may be provided otherwise in subparagraph (B), those records, files, documents, and other materials

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “educator” and “education position” have the meanings contained in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection ( o ). / The term “educator” mean