Law Dictionary

The term “federally vaccine-eligible child” means any of the following children: (i) A medicaid-eligible child. (ii) A child who is not insured. (iii) A child who (I) is administer

Notwithstanding section 1502 of this title, for purposes of this subchapter the term “Federal mandate” means any provision in statute or regulation or any Federal court ruling that

“Federal manufactured home construction and safety standard” means a reasonable standard for the construction, design, and performance of a manufactured home which meets the needs

The term “Federal medical assistance percentage” means— (A) 75 percent, in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; or (B) the Federal medical assista

The term “Federal milk marketing order” means an order issued under section 608c of this title . / The term “Federal milk marketing order” means an order issued under section 608c

In this section, the term “Federal minimum wage” means the rate applicable under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) ).

The term “Federal National Mortgage Association” means the corporation created by the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act [ 12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.].

“Federal natural resource management agencies” means the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service;

All navigable waters are under the control of the United States for the purpose of regulating and improving navigation, and although the title to the shore and submerged soil is in

numerous provisions that target specific criminal acts and settings, much of which would be unnecessary if (c)(2) criminalized essentially all obstructive conduct.

the term “Federal offense” means an offense that is punishable under Federal law;

the term “Federal offense involving the sexual exploitation or abuse of children” means an offense under section 1201, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 24

the office of President or Vice President of the United States; or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States.

When it comes to suits for damages for abuse of power, federal officials are usually governed by local law. Federal law, however, supplies the defense, if the conduct complained of

“Federal On-Scene Coordinator” means a Federal On-Scene Coordinator designated in the National Contingency Plan;

The term “Federal parcel” means the parcel of Federal land consisting of approximately 500 acres that is identified as Tract A on the map entitled “Southern Nevada Public Land Mana

The Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction of all cases arising under the patent laws, but not of all questions in which a patent may be the subject-matter of the controversy.

The term “Federal payments” includes— (A) Federal wage, salary, and retirement payments; (B) vendor and expense reimbursement payments; and (C) benefit payments. Such term shall no

the term “Federal personnel” means officers and employees of the Government of the United States, members of the uniformed services (including members of the Reserve Components), i

For purposes of this section, the term “Federal poverty line” means the level of income equal to the official poverty line (as defined by the Director of the Office of Management a

As used in this paragraph, the term “Federal power agency” means the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Sou

The term “Federal Power Marketing Administration” means— (A) the Bonneville Power Administration; (B) the Southeastern Power Administration; (C) the Southwestern Power Administrati

“Federal power marketing agency” means any agency or instrumentality of the United States (other than the Tennessee Valley Authority) which sells electric energy; / The term “Feder

The power of governing and of legislating for a territory is the inevitable consequence of the right to acquire and to hold territory. Could this position be contested, the constit

the plenary power of the United States to legislate for the benefit of navigation, and to construct such works as are appropriate to that end, without liability, for remote or cons

When Congress has taken the particular subject-matter in hand, coincidence is as ineffective as opposition, and a state law is not to be declared a help because it attempts to go f

The test to be applied to the action of the state in seizing material intended solely for incorporation into a product prepared for interstate commerce is the effect of that action

The term "Federal Presidential library" means a library operated and maintained by the United States Government through the National Archives and Records Administration u

The term “Federal private sector mandate” means any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation that— (A) would impose an enforceable duty upon the private sector except— (i)

the term “Federal program” means those activities or responsibilities of a department, agency, independent commission, or other unit of the Federal Government that involve (A) unde

“Federal property” means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (including the Dep

the term "Federal property manager" means— (A) the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in its capacity as conservator of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Fed

Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this chapter the term “Federal public benefit” means— (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial licens

The term “Federal qualified payment stablecoin issuer” means— (A) a nonbank entity, other than a State qualified payment stablecoin issuer, approved by the Comptroller, pursuant to

if the State court gives such a construction to a State statute as to make it conflict with the Constitution or laws of the United States, and sustains its validity after giving it

The federal nature of the right to be established is decisive—not the source of the authority to establish it.' A suit does not arise under a law renouncing a defense, though the r

Where it clearly and unmistakably appears from the opinion of the state court under review that a Federal question was assumed by the highest court of the state to be in issue, was

The term "Federal real property" means any real property owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the Secretary concerned.

The term “Federal reclamation law” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.).

The term “Federal Reclamation laws” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof. / The term “Federal reclamation laws” shall

The term “Federal Reclamation project” means any project constructed or funded under Federal Reclamation law. Such term includes projects having approved loans under the Small Recl

The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” means lands or waters managed by a Federal land management agency. / The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” has the meani

The term “Federal reef manager” means— (i) a management unit of a Federal agency specified in subparagraph (B) with lead management jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem; or (ii

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "Federal regional commission or authority" means— (i) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (ii) the Delta Regional Authority; (ii

Just as everyone is charged with knowledge of the United States Statutes at Large, Congress has provided that the appearance of rules and regulations in the Federal Register gives

In this subparagraph, the term “Federal regulatory agency” means— (I) the Commission; (II) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (III) an appropriate Federal banking agency; (IV)

The term "Federal research agency" means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000. / The term "Federal research agency&

The term “Federal research facility” means each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States which uses live animals for research or experimentation.

The term "Federal research strategy" means the coordinated cross-agency plan for addressing critical research gaps related to detecting, assessing exposure to, and identi

the term “Federal Reserve System Retirement Plan” means the Retirement Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System; and

the term “Federal Reserve System Thrift Plan” means the Thrift Plan for Employees of the Federal Reserve System.

the term “Federal Reserve System transferred employee” means a transferred employee who is an employee of the Board of Governors or a Federal reserve bank on the day before the des

the term “Federal retirement system” includes the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (including the Thrift S

In the interpretation of the words used in a federal revenue act, local law is not controlling unless the federal statute 'by express language or necessary implication, makes its o

when there is a Federal and state question in the case, and the latter is sufficient to sustain the judgment, this court will not review the judgment, and the logical course is to

When a situation is covered by one of the Federal Rules, the question facing the court is a far cry from the typical, relatively unguided Erie Choice: the court has been instructed

Liability of a railroad under the Safety Appliance Act for injuries inflicted as a result of the Act's violation follows from the unlawful use of prohibited defective equipment 'no

The term "Federal savings association" means a Federal savings association or a Federal savings bank chartered under section 1464 of this title. / The term “Federal savin

For the purposes of this section, the term “Federal science agency” means any Federal agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100,000,000.

For the purpose of this section, the term “Federal service” means service which is employment for the purposes of title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal

the term “Federal sex offense” means an offense under section 1591 (relating to sex trafficking of children), 2241 (relating to aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (relating to sexual a

Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) and for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the term “Federal share” means, with respect to the costs of teacher training program

the terms “public agencies or organizations” and “Federal, State, or local agencies” shall include any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including

we must generally assume, in the absence of a plain indication to the contrary, that Congress when it enacts a statute is not making the application of the federal act dependent on

Congress having acted, the laws of the states, in so far as they cover the same field, are superseded; for necessarily that which is not supreme must yield to that which is.

As used in this chapter the term “Federal supervisory agency” means the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined in section 1813(q) of this title. / Each Federal supervisory

Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the government of the one involves the control of the other, it is Congress, and not the state,

interest on obligations of the United States and its instrumentalities, but does not include interest on state or municipal obligations.

The application to the states of the rule of due process relied upon comes from the fact that their spheres of activity are enforced and protected by the Constitution, and therefor

If any person, bank, association, company, or corporation liable to pay any tax shall neglect or refuse to pay the same after demand, the amount shall be a lien in favor of the Uni

The term “Federal Trade Commission Act” means the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes”, a

The term “Federal Triangle property” means— (A) the property owned by the Federal Government in the District of Columbia, known as the “Great Plaza” site, which consists of squares

controversies necessarily involving a determination of the title, and, incidentally, of the right to the possession, of Indian allotments while the same were held in trust by the U

The term “Federal trust species” means migratory birds, threatened species, endangered species, interjurisdictional fish, marine mammals, and other species of concern. / The term “

The term "Federal user" means a Federal agency or extramural holder of one or more Federal research grants using helium.

The term “Federal utility” means— (A) a Federal power marketing agency; or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority.

the term “Federal wages” means basic pay for service as an employee or Member, as the case may be; / “Federal wages” means all pay and allowances, in cash and in kind, for Federal

The term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.

The term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries.

The term “FedRAMP” means the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program established under section 3608.

The term “FedRAMP authorization” means a certification that a cloud computing product or service has— (A) completed a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by the Administra

The term “FedRAMP authorization package” means the essential information that can be used by an agency to determine whether to authorize the operation of an information system or t

The term “FedRAMP Board” means the board established under section 3610.

Definition.—In this section, the term “fee” means any rate, rental charge, landing fee, or other service charge for the use of airport facilities.

in Scotch Law. Two estates in land — the first of which is the full right of proprietorship, the second the limited right of usufruct during life — may be held together, or may co-

For purposes of this section, the term "fee appraiser" means a person who is not an employee of the mortgage loan originator or appraisal management company engaging the

The term “fee area” means any area which was acquired in fee by the United States and is administered, either solely or primarily, by the Secretary through the Service.

A schedule of the fees to be charged by clerks of courts, sheriffs, or other officers, for each particular service in the line of their duties.

This word is used in its ordinary sense with reference to cattle and hogs which are said to be made marketable by feeding. Brockway v. Rowley, 66 111. 102. It is also used in the s

Damages sustained by and awarded to an abutting owner of real property occasioned by the construction and operation of an elevated railroad in a city street, are so called, because

The term “feeder” means a person who feeds lambs until the lambs reach slaughter weight.

The term “feeder pattern” means a secondary school and the elementary schools and middle schools that channel students into that secondary school.

For the 1964 crop and the 1965 crop of feed grains, if the Secretary determines that the total supply of feed grains will, in the absence of an acreage diversion program, likely be

the several items of property, as they came into existence, would become instantly attached to and covered by the deed, and would have fed the estoppel created thereby. No other ra

The term “feedstock” means the raw material supplied for use in manufacturing, chemical, and biological processes.

The term "Feed the Future Innovation Labs" means research partnerships led by United States universities that advance solutions to reduce global hunger, poverty, and maln

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

The rent reserved on granting a fee-farm. It might be one-fourth the value of the land, according to Cowell; one-third, according to other authors. Spelman; Termes de la Ley. FEGAN

Land held of another in fee; that is, in perpetuity by the tenant and his heirs at a yearly rent, without fealty, homage, or other services than such as are specially comprised in

A rent issuing out of an estate in fee; a.perpetual rent reserved on a conveyance in fee simple. See 6 N. Y. 467, 57 Am. Dec. 470.