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A person sent upon a mission as the agent of another; also a secret agent sent to ascertain the sentiments and designs of others, and to propagate opinions favorable to his employe

“discharge”, “emission”, “garbage”, “harmful substance”, and “incident” shall have the meanings provided in the Convention;

The terms “emission limitation” and “emission standard” mean a requirement established by the State or the Administrator which limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of emissi

The term "emissions reduction" means the reduction, to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by energy services and i

The terms “emission limitation” and “emission standard” mean a requirement established by the State or the Administrator which limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of emissi

For purposes of this section, the term “emission standard or limitation under this chapter” means— (1) a schedule or timetable of compliance, emission limitation, standard of perfo

To put out; to send forth. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: "No state shall emit bills of cre

Medicine administered to produce menstruation.

In medical jurisprudence. The name of a class of medicines which are believed to have the power of pose of producing abortion (q. v.) 1 Beck, Med. Jur. 316; Dungl. Med. Diet.; Parr

A writ which lies where execution on a judgment has been levied, but the money has not been paid over to the plaintiff, and the judgment is afterwards reversed in error or on appea

Any pecuniary advantage, profit, or gain arising from the possession of an office. It imports more than "salary" or "fees," and includes any perquisite, advantage, profit, or gain

The profits or compensation attached to an office. See 105 Pa. St. 242, 51 Am. Rep. 205.

The species of mental aberration produced by a violent excitement of the emotions or passions, though the reasoning faculties may remain unimpaired.

The term “emotional support animal” means an animal that is covered by the exclusion specified in section 5.303 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)

The term "EMP" means an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear device or nonnuclear device, including such a pulse caused by an act of terrorism.

In ancient law. A mode of inflicting punishment by thrusting a sharp pole up the fundament. Enc. Lond.

See Impanel; Jury.

See "Impannel."

The writing or entering by the sheriff, on a parchment sehedule or roll of paper, the names of a jury summoned by him. Cowell.

Fr. [from «i, in, and parke^ a pound; L. Lat. imparcare,'\ To impound. Britt. c. 21, 61.

[from Fr. enpar Ur, to speak together.] The old form of imparl^ (q. v.) as emparlance was of imparlance, (q. v.) Cowell. Blount. The ancient orthography is, in strictness, correct.

See "Imparlance." EMPARNOURS (Law Pr.) Undertakers of suits. Kelham.

I. fr. To emparl or imparl, v. Imparlance.

In Fr. Undertakers of suite. Kelham.

This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator. They are both derived from the verb imperare. Literally, it signifies "he who commands." Under the Roman republic, the title "empe

Fr. To impeach. L. Fr, Diet, See Impeach.

In the Roman and civil law. A contract by which a landed estunity or for along term of years, upon the reservation of an annual rent or canon, and upon the condition that the lesse

(Roman Law) A sort of lease, usually forever, providing for the improvement of the property and an annual rent. Emphyteuta. A tenant holding by emphyteusis.

The grantee under a contract of emphyteusis or emphyteosis. Vicat; Calv..Lex.; 1 Hallam, Mid. Ages, c. 2, p. 1,

In the civil law Founded on, growing out of, or having the character of, an emphyteusis; held under an emphyteusis. 3 Bl. Comm. 232; Calv. Lex.

The dominion or jurisdiction of an emperor; the region over which the dominion of an emperor extends; imperial power; supreme dominion; severeign command.

A practitioner in medicine or surgery, who proceeds on experience only, without science or legal qualification; a quack. Nelson v. State Board of Health, 108 Ky. 769, 57 S. W. 501,

In Spanish law The citation given to a person by order of the

(Spanish) A citation.

See "Implead."

enpleder, I fr. To implead.

Enp Uder, L. Fr. To implead. Ne pleder ne estre emplede; neither to plead, nor to be impleaded. Britt, c. 33. See Id, c. 11. Ne emplederont ne serront empledes; shall neither imple

In French law. Equitable conversion. When property covered by the regime dotal is sold, the proceeds of the sale must be reinvested for the benefit of the wife. It is the duty of t

to suffer or permit to work.

One who is employed. The term is general, but is rarely applied either to common laborers or to the higher officers of a corporation. 66 Wis. 481; 109 N. Y. 631.

To be 'employed' in any thing, means not only the act of doing it, but also to be engaged to do it; to be under contract or orders to do it. And this is not only the ordinary meani

What the statute means by saying 'employed as a merchant vessel' is that the vessel shall belong to that class as distinguished from one employed in the governmental service, not n

The term “employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States” means— (A) employed as— (i) a civilian employee of— (I) the Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated fun

In this section, the term “employed by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice” means— (1) being employed as a civilian employee, a contractor (including a

The term “employed by the Federal Government outside the United States” means— (A) employed as a civilian employee of the Federal Government, as a Federal contractor (including a s

The term “employed, carries on a vocation” includes employment that is full-time or part-time for a period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30

The term “employed individual with a medically improved disability” means an individual who— (A) is at least 16 years of age; (B) is employed (as defined in paragraph (2)); (C) cea

We think it speaks of interstate commerce, not in a technical legal sense, but in a practical one better suited to the occasion, and that the true test of employment in such commer

any individual who, under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the status of an employee.

The term "employee achievement award" means an item of tangible personal property which is— (I) transferred by an employer to an employee for length of service achievemen

The term “employee amount” means any amount paid from a State unemployment fund to the Unemployment Trust Fund which would not have been required to be paid, under the provisions o

including both pension plans and welfare plans.

The term “employee discount” means the amount by which— (A) the price at which the property or services are provided by the employer to an employee for use by such employee, is les

The true test always is: Is the work in question a part of the interstate commerce in which the carrier is engaged?... Tracks and bridges are as indispensable to interstate commerc

the determination of the relationship does not depend on such isolated factors but rather upon the circumstances of the whole activity

The term “employee in fire protection activities” means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue wo

the term “employee in the executive branch” means— (A) an appointed officer or employee in the executive branch; and (B) an expert or consultant in the executive branch, under sect

the term “employee of any other legislative office of the Congress” means an officer or employee of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden, the Government A

the term "employee of Congress" means— (i) any individual (other than a Member of Congress), whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief A

The term “employee of the Bureau” includes an officer of the Bureau.

The term “employee of the Capitol Police” includes any member or officer of the Capitol Police.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “employee of the Corporation” includes any employee of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or of the Consumer Financial Protecti

officers or employees of any federal agency, members of the military or naval forces of the United States, and persons acting on behalf of a federal agency in an official capacity,

The term “employee of the House of Representatives” includes an individual occupying a position the pay for which is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of R

The term “employee of the intelligence community” means an employee (as defined by section 2105 of title 5 , United States Code) of— (I) the Office of the Director of National Inte

The term “employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol” includes any employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol or the Botanic Garden.

The term “employee of the Senate” includes any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, but not any such individual employed by any entity listed in subparag

The terms “officer of the United States” and “employee of the United States” have the meanings given the terms “officer” and “employee”, respectively, in sections 2104 and 2105, re

the term “employee on the leadership staff of the House of Representatives” means an employee of the office of a Member of the leadership of the House of Representatives described

the term “employee on the leadership staff of the Senate” means an employee of the office of a Member of the leadership of the Senate described in subparagraph (M);

“employee organization” means— (A) an association or other organization of employees which is national in scope, or in which membership is open to all employees of a Government age

The term “employee-owner” means any employee who owns, on any day during the taxable year, more than 10 percent of the outstanding stock of the personal service corporation. For pu

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms “employee pension benefit plan” and “pension plan” mean any plan, fund, or program which was heretofore or is hereafter establishe

For purposes of this chapter, the term “employee representative” means any officer or official representative of a railway labor organization other than a labor organization includ

the meaning of employees in Section 204(a)(1) and (2) is limited to those employees whose activities affect the safety of operation

those 'engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce'.

The term “employees engaged in a high-risk profession” means law enforcement officers (as such term is defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

No restriction may be placed on the employees' right to discuss self-organization among themselves, unless the employer can demonstrate that a restriction is necessary to maintain

“employee stock ownership plan” means a plan described in section 4975(e)(7) of title 26 , / For purposes of this section, the term “employee stock ownership plan” has the meaning

For purposes of this part, the term “employee stock purchase plan” means a plan which meets the following requirements: (1) the plan provides that options are to be granted only to

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “employee use” means any use in connection with the performance of services as an employee.

there is no shorthand formula or magic phrase that can be applied to find the answer, but all of the incidents of the relationship must be assessed and weighed with no one factor b

any program that provides benefits for contingencies such as illness, accident, disability, death, or unemployment.

The term “employee who maintains the right of way” means an employee who is a safety-related railroad employee described in section 20102(4)(C) of title 49 .

one any of whose employees are employed in maritime employment, in whole or in part, upon such navigable waters.

“employer corporation” means a corporation which is an employer maintaining the plan, and / “employer corporation” means a corporation which is an employer maintaining the plan, an

The term “employer deferred compensation plan” means any pension, annuity, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan or other plan deferring the receipt of compensation.

The right of a person to sell his labor upon such terms as he deems proper is, in its essence, the same as the right of the purchaser of labor to prescribe the conditions upon whic

That relationship may spring as readily from the power to determine the wages and hours of another, coupled with the obligation to bear the financial burden of those wages and the

Where the obstruction or defect caused or created in the street is purely collateral to the work contracted to be done, and is entirely the result of the wrongful acts of the contr

Where the obstruction or defect caused or created in the street is purely collateral to the work contracted to be done, and is entirely the result of the wrongful acts of the contr

The purpose of § 2(2) seems obviously to render employers responsible in labor practices for acts of any persons performed in their interests. It is an adaptation of the ancient ma

For purposes of this subsection, the term “employer-owned life insurance contract” means a life insurance contract which— (i) is owned by a person engaged in a trade or business an

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “employer provided amounts” means any amount paid or incurred on behalf of the individual by the individual's employer which is foreign ear

The term “employer real property” means real property (and related personal property) which is leased to an employer of employees covered by the plan, or to an affiliate of such em

The term “employer reversion” means the amount of cash and the fair market value of other property received (directly or indirectly) by an employer from the qualified plan.

The English statute of 38 and ":> Vict c. 90, regulating the Jurisdiction of certain courts over disputes bet ween masters and employes. See Master and Servant.

The common-law rule is that an employer is not a guarantor of the safety of the place of work or of the machinery and appliances of the work; the extent of its duty to its employee

The rule of law is: That the employer is under a duty to exercise ordinary care to supply machinery and appliances reasonably safe and suitable for the use of the employee, but is

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “employer securities” has the meaning given such term by section 409(l). The term “securities acquisition loan” shall not include a loan wi