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For purposes of this section, the term “full-benefit dual eligible individual” means for a State for a month an individual who— (i) has coverage for the month for covered part D dr
For purposes of this paragraph, subject to clause (ii), the term “full-benefit eligible individual” means for a State for a month an individual who is determined eligible by the St
The term “full benefits” means, with respect to an individual, medical assistance for all services covered under the State plan under this subchapter that is not less in amount, du
- Full-blooddefined inU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
“Full-blood” means a member of the tribe who possesses one-half degree of Ute Indian blood and a total of Indian blood in excess of one-half, excepting those who become mixed-blood
The term “full calendar year” means all days of the year other than Saturday, Sunday, and a legal public holiday.
the assessed valuation as of the 1975-1976 tax year or, thereafter, the appraised value of real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred af
Under a bequest to the wife of testator “absolutely, with full power for her to dispose of the same as she may think flt for the benefit of my family, having full confidence that s
In equity practice. A complete and unabbreviated transcript of a bill or other pleading, with ali indorsements, and including a copy of all exhibits. Finley v. Hunter, 2 Strob. Eq.
The term “full cost” means an annual rate as determined by the Secretary that shall amortize the expenditures for construction properly allocable to irrigation facilities in servic
Costs of Preparation for Sale or Exchange.—In this section, the term "full costs of preparation" means the full costs (direct and indirect) incurred by the Navy in prepar
- Full Courtdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
In practice. A term applied to a court sitting in banc, and implying, strictly, the presence of all- the judges. 3 Chit. Gen. Prac. 2. The term "full bench" is frequently used.
See COVENANT.
See Defence.
In pleading. The formula of defense in a plea, stated at length and without abbreviation, thus: "And the said C. D. by E. F. his attorney, comes and defends the force (or wrong) an
Full Deployment.—In this chapter, the term “full deployment” means, with respect to a major automated information system program, the fielding of an increment of the program in acc
Full Deployment Decision.—In this chapter, the term “full deployment decision” means, with respect to a major automated information system program, the final decision made by the M
The judgment of a state court should have the same credit, validity, and effect in every other court in the United States which it had in the state where it was pronounced, and tha
That clause compels that controversies be stilled so that where a state court has jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter, its judgment controls in other states to the same
Full freedom' to choose an agent means freedom to pass upon that agent's qualifications.
The term “full funding amount” means— (A) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (B) for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, the amount that is equal to 90 percent of the full fund
For purposes of paragraph (5), the term “full-funding limitation” means the excess (if any) of— (i) the accrued liability (including normal cost) under the plan (determined under t
Congress, in requiring a 'full hearing,' had regard to judicial standards—not in any technical sense but with respect to those fundamental requirements of fairness which are of the
See Indorsement.
The statement should be sufficient to demonstrate that the statutory requirement of 'full investigation' has been met; and that the question has received the careful consideration
Life in fact and In law. See "In Full Life."
The general government has wisely made the payment of the tax claimed, whether of customs or of internal revenue, a condition precedent to a resort to the courts by the party again
The term “full project costs” means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV project, including eligible project costs and the costs of stations, vehicles, and equipment.
See "Plena Prohatio."
the term “full retirement status” means that a phased retiree has ceased employment and is entitled, upon application, to a composite retirement annuity; / the term “full retiremen
The union of a good title with actual possession.
The term “full risk plan” means a prescription drug plan that is not a limited risk plan or a fallback prescription drug plan.
The term "full-service community school" means a public elementary school or secondary school that— (A) participates in a community-based effort to coordinate and integra
The term “full tanker load” means a tanker of approximately 700,000 barrels of capacity, or such lesser tanker capacity as may be designated by the State of Hawaii.
As used in this paragraph, the term “full term” means a term of 3 years.
The terms “full time” and “full-time” mean a minimum of 40 hours per week in a clinical practice, for a minimum of 45 weeks per year. / The terms “full time” and “full-time” mean a
The term “full-time employee” means, with respect to any month, an employee who is employed on average at least 30 hours of service per week.
The term “full-time equivalent employees” means a number of employees equal to the number determined by dividing— (i) the total number of hours of service for which wages were paid
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term “full-time equivalent review employees” means the total combined number of full-time equivalent employees in— (i) the Center for Drug
For the purpose of this part, the term “full-time equivalent students” means the sum of the number of students enrolled full time at an institution, plus the full-time equivalent o
“Full-time magistrate judge” shall mean a full-time United States magistrate judge;
The term “full-time National Guard duty” means training or other duty, other than inactive duty, performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air Na
If a registrant makes a request for a minor use waiver, regarding data required by the Administrator, pursuant to paragraph (2)(E), and if the Administrator denies in whole or in p
In this section, the term “full-time reserve component duty” means the following duty: (1) Active duty described in sections 10211, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 12310, or 12402 of t
the term "full TSP member" means a member described in subsection (e)(1);
Lat. In old English law. Fullum aqu€B; a stream of water; a fleam, such as comes from a mill. Blount
A stream of water, such as comes from a mill. Blount.
A fleam or stream of water. Blount
The seventh article of the Laws of Oleron provides: That if a mariner be taken sick on the voyage, he ought to be put on shore, and care should be taken of him at the expense of th
The term “full-working-day” means not less than 10 hours per day. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require an agency to provide services to a child who has not reach
The English equivalent of the Latin phrase "plene administravit;" being a plea by an executor or administrator that he has completely and legally disposed of all the assets of the
when a military decision has dealt fully and fairly with an allegation raised in that application, it is not open to a federal civil court to grant the writ simply to re-evaluate t
a weapon that fires repeatedly with a single pull of the trigger.
The term "fully burdened cost" means the commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and assets required to move and, when necessary, protect the fue
The term “fully demilitarized” means, with respect to equipment or material, the destruction of the military offensive or defensive advantages inherent in the equipment or material
out-of-pocket costs plus a revenue-ton and revenue ton-mile distribution of the constant costs, including deficits, that indicate the revenue necessary to a fair return on the traf
The term "fully fluorinated carbon atom" means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “fully indexed rate” means the index rate prevailing on a residential mortgage loan at the time the loan is made plus the margin that will
Shares upon which the whole amount that could be called up have been called up. [1897] A. C. 164.
- Fumagedefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Burrill (1850)
In old English law. The same as fuage, or smoke farthings. 1 Bl. Comm. 324. See "Fuage."
FUAGE, or FOUAGE. A tax paid to the sovereign for every house that had a chimney. It is probable that the hearth-money imposed by 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 10, took its origin hence. Thi
To collect the goods of the deceased. Special letters of administration granted to one or more persons, authorizing them to collect and preserve the goods of the deceased, are so c
- functiondefined inU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Bouvier (1839)
The term “function” means an administrative, financial, or regulatory activity of an agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department. / The term “function” means any duty, o
The evidence is persuasive that this form is functional—that the cost of the biscuit would be increased and its high quality lessened if some other form were substituted for the pi
Before an owner of private property can be subjected to the commands of the First and Fourteenth Amendments the privately owned property must assume to some significant degree the
The term “functional cell component” means the cathode materials, anode materials, separators, anode foils, and other functional materials of an advanced battery that contribute to
A patentee may not broaden his product claims by describing the product in terms of function. The vice of a functional claim exists not only when a claim is 'wholly' functional, if
The patentee may not by claiming a patent on the result or function of a machine extend his patent to devices or mechanisms not described in the patent. An attempt to broaden produ
For purposes of this subtitle, the term “functional currency” means— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the dollar, or (B) in the case of a qualified business unit, the cu
In medical jurisprudence. One which prevents, obstructs or interferes with the due performance of its special functions by any organ of the body, without anatomical defect or abnor
the State may not delegate the power, through the use of its trespass laws, wholly to exclude those members of the public wishing to exercise their First Amendment rights on the pr
As used in this section, the term “functional literacy” means— (A) an eighth grade equivalence in reading and mathematics on a nationally recognized standardized test; (B) function
In this subchapter, the term “functionally disabled elderly individual” means an individual who— (A) is 65 years of age or older, (B) is determined to be a functionally disabled in
The term “functionally integrated type III supporting organization” means a type III supporting organization which is not required under regulations established by the Secretary to
The term "functionally regulated affiliate" means, with respect to any depository institution, any affiliate of such depository institution that is— (A) not a depository
The term "functionally regulated subsidiary" has the meaning given the term in section 1844(c)(5) of this title. / For purposes of this subsection, the term “functionally
The term “functionally related business” means— (A) a trade or business which is not an unrelated trade or business (as defined in section 513), or (B) an activity which is carried
A method, which may be patented irrespective of the particular form of the mechanism which may be availed of for carrying it into operation, is not to be rejected as 'functional' m
One who is in office or in some public employment. FUNCTUS OFFICIO (Lat.) A term applied to something which once has had life and power, but which has become of no virtue whatsoeve
Function closely associated with inherently governmental functions.—The term "function closely associated with inherently governmental functions" has the meaning given th
the guiding principle, violated here, is that the function of the reviewing court ends when an error of law is laid bare. At that point the matter once more goes to the Commission
the mode of action by which the trigger activates the firing mechanism.
But it is well settled that a man cannot have a patent for the function or abstract effect of a machine, but only for the machine which produces it.
The term “functions” includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibilities. / For the purpose of this section,
The term “functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions” means the functions described in section 7.503(d) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. / The term “
Performed.
the writ of error, like all other common law writs, becomes functus officio unless some return is made to it during the term of court to which it is returnable
the Presidential Election Campaign Fund established by section 9006(a).
The term "Fund Account" means the consolidated account for tribal trust funds in the Treasury of the United States that is managed by the Secretary— (A) through the Offic
- Fundamentaldefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
This word is applied 6i power is restrained and regulated are fundamental. The constitution of the United States is the fundamental law of the land. See Wolff. Inst. § 984.
See Error.
The law which determines the constitution of government in a state, and prescribes and regulates the manner of its exercise; the organic law of a state; the constitution.
A confession can be declared inadmissible in a state criminal trial by this Court only when the circumstances under which it is received violate those 'fundamental principles of li
The term “fundamental research” means research that— (i) increases knowledge or understanding of the fundamental aspects of phenomena and has the potential for broad application; a
a provision of the Bill of Rights which is 'fundamental and essential to a fair trial' is made obligatory upon the States by the Fourteenth Amendment
- Fundamusdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)Burrill (1850)
We found. One of the words by which a corporation may be created in England. 1. Bl. Comm. 473; 3 Steph. Coram. 173. FUNDATIO (Lat.) A founding.
I. I. In old English law. To found or establish, — formerly used to denote the supporting of a plaintiff's or demandant's count or declaration, by showing the facts and circumstanc
A foundling.
A founder (”9. v.A
“Fund balance” means the current net assets of the Fund available for payment of benefits, as determined by the Office in accordance with appropriate accounting standards, but does
For purposes of this section, the term “funded current liability percentage” means, with respect to any plan year, the percentage which— (1) the value of the plan’s assets determin