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Governments are not liable for unauthorized wrongs inflicted on the citizen by their officers, though occurring while engaged in the discharge of official duties. Congress has wise

As used in this subsection, the term “Government-impelled cargo” means cargo for which a Federal agency contracts directly for shipping by water or for which (or the freight of whi

the Government of the United States, the government of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, the government of the District of Columbia, or the government of an

The general principle which we have already stated as applicable to all governments, forbids, on a policy imposed by necessity, that they should hold themselves liable for unauthor

the term “government-mixed credits” means the combined use of credits, insurance, and guarantees offered by the Export-Import Bank of the United States with concessional financing

It is better that an individual should now and then suffer by such mistakes, than to introduce a rule against an abuse, of which, by improper collusions, it would by very difficult

The United States is neither bound nor estopped by acts of its officers or agents in entering into an arrangement or agreement to do or cause to be done what the law does not sanct

In this chapter, the term “Government of Afghanistan” includes— (1) the government of any political subdivision of Afghanistan; and (2) any agency or instrumentality of the Governm

The term “government of a foreign country” includes any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure political jurisdiction over any country, other than the

The term “Government of Cuba” includes the government of any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.

For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(I) and section 4941, the term "government official" means, with respect to an act of self-dealing described in section 4941, an individu

The term "Government of Iran" has the meaning given such term in section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as such section was in effect on January 1, 202

The term "Government of North Korea" means the Government of North Korea and its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities. / In this subtitle,1 the terms “app

there is another description of government, called also by publicists a government de facto, but which might, perhaps, be more aptly denominated a government of paramount force. It

The term "Government of Puerto Rico" means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including all its territorial instrumentalities.

The term “Government of the People’s Republic of China” means the central Government of the People’s Republic of China and any other governmental entity, including any provincial,

“Government pension plan”— (A) means a pension, annuity, retirement, or similar plan (except a plan covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 100

“Government physician” has the meaning given that term under section 5948; / the term “Government physician” has the meaning given such term under section 5948;

The term “government plan” has the meaning given such term by subsection (p)(3)(B). / The term “government plan” means any plan, whether or not qualified, established and maintaine

The term “Government Procurement Agreement” means the Agreement on Government Procurement referred to in section 3511(d)(17) of this title .

the term “Government procurement contract” means any contract for the procurement of any goods or services by any Federal agency.

Upon full consideration of this subject, we are of opinion that the United States have such a capacity to enter into contracts. It is in our opinion an incident to the general righ

The term “government securities” means— (A) securities which are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States; (B) securities

The term “government securities broker” means any person regularly engaged in the business of effecting transactions in government securities for the account of others, but does no

The term “government securities dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying and selling government securities for his own account, through a broker or otherwise, but

the term “Government Securities Investment Fund” means the Government Securities Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(A);

“Government security” means any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the United States, or by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrume

The term “Government service delivery” means any action by an agency related to providing a benefit or service to an individual, business, or organization (such as a grantee or Sta

The term “Government service delivery channel” means the format or medium of an interaction or transaction with the Federal Government, including in-person, through the mail, throu

In carrying out its treaty obligations with the Indian tribes the Government is something more than a mere contracting party. Under a humane and self imposed policy which has found

Primarily, governments exist for the maintenance of social order. Hence it is that the obligation of the government to protect life, liberty, and property against the conduct of th

It is a general rule, that no Court can make a direct judgment or decree against the United States, for costs and expenses, in a suit to which the United States is party, either on

The term “government-sponsored enterprise” means a corporate entity created by a law of the United States that— (A) (i) has a Federal charter authorized by law; (ii) is privately o

The term “government-sponsored housing entities” means the Government National Mortgage Association of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal National Mortgag

For purposes of this subsection, the term “Government-sponsored international exchanges and training” means the movement of people between countries to promote the sharing of ideas

The term “government-sponsored mortgage finance corporations” means the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Agricultu

The government has the same right 'which belongs to every creditor, to apply the unappropriated moneys of his debtor, in his hands, in extinguishment of the debts due to him.

The term “government use” means any use other than a private business use.

The term "Governor" means the chief executive of a State. / The term “Governor” means the Governor of the State of Alaska. / “Governor” means the Governor of Louisiana; /

For the purpose of application of this section in Indian country, the terms “State” and “Governor of a State” include the Secretary of the Interior and the term “political subdivis

the judge is not a mere moderator, but is the governor of the trial for the purpose of assuring its proper conduct and of determining questions of law

In this subsection, the term “Governors” has the meaning given the term by section 102(3) of title 39 . / “Governors” means the 9 members of the Board of Governors appointed by the

Words used to denote that a party is dismissed the court. He is said to go without day, because there is no day appointed for him to appear again.

The terms “Gulf Opportunity Zone” and “GO Zone” mean that portion of the Hurricane Katrina disaster area determined by the President to warrant individual or individual and public

The term “GPS Standard Positioning Service” means the civil and commercial service provided by the basic Global Positioning System as defined in the 1996 Federal Radionavigation Pl

A. U. 630, forbidding that any one should possess more than five hundred acres of land, and providing for a division of any excess among the poorer people. Lex Aquilia: the Aquilia

Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right.

DAYS OF. See "Days of Grace." GRADATIM (Lat.) In old English law. By degrees or steps; step by step; from one degree to another. Bracton, fol. 64. GRADUS (Lat. a step). A measure o

Fr. & Eng. [Lat. gratia.l Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right. Acts of parliament granting pardons are called acts of grace, 1 BL Com. 184. Plus de gmceq'de droit; mor

The term “grace period” means the period of one year beginning on the date on which the borrower ceases to pursue a full-time course of study at a school of medicine, osteopathic m

Graduale. L. Lat. In canon law. A book pertaining to the offices of the Romish church, and enumerated among its furniture in the Provinciale Anglicanum. Lyndewode Prov. Angl. lib.

I. In old English law. By degrees or steps; step by step; from one degree to another.

Gradually.

Hills must be cut down and hollows filled up, or, in other words, the road must be 'graded' or 'reduced to a certain degree of ascent or descent;' which is the proper definition of

the term “grade B contour” means the field strength of a television broadcast station computed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commission;

A place where one highway crosses another: in particular, a place where a railroad is crossed at grade by ■a. public or private road, or by another railroad. The term is most frequ

“grade identification marking” means any grade-mark or property class symbol appearing on a fastener purporting to indicate that the lot of fasteners conforms to a specific consens

Moving step by atep; a grade; the deviation of railways from a level surface to an inclined plane.

The term “graduate” means an individual who has attended an institution for at least three semesters and fulfilled academic requirements for undergraduate studies in not more than

For the purposes of this subsection and section 637(a) of this title the term “graduated” or “graduation” means that the Program Participant is recognized as successfully completin

In this paragraph, the term "graduated sanctions" means an accountability-based graduated series of sanctions (including incentives, treatments, and services) applicable

The term “graduate medical education program” means— (i) a residency program for the medical education and training of individuals following graduation from medical school; (ii) a

The term “graduate medical education residency matching program” means a program (such as those conducted by the National Resident Matching Program) that, in connection with the ad

The term “graduate program in behavioral health and mental health practice” means a graduate program in clinical psychology, behavioral health and mental health practice, clinical

The terms “graduate program in health administration” and “graduate program in clinical psychology” mean an accredited graduate program in a public or nonprofit private institution

The terms “graduate program in clinical social work” and “graduate program in marriage and family therapy” and “graduate program in professional counseling” mean an accredited grad

The terms “graduate program in health administration” and “graduate program in clinical psychology” mean an accredited graduate program in a public or nonprofit private institution

The terms “graduate program in clinical social work” and “graduate program in marriage and family therapy” and “graduate program in professional counseling” mean an accredited grad

The terms “graduate program in clinical social work” and “graduate program in marriage and family therapy” and “graduate program in professional counseling” mean an accredited grad

The term “graduate program of behavioral and mental health” means a program that trains behavioral and mental health professionals.

The term “graduate psychology” means an accredited program in professional psychology.

Scholars who have taken a degree in a college or university.

The term “Graduate School” means the Graduate School of the Department of Agriculture. / The term “Graduate School” means the Graduate School of the Department of Agriculture.

The term “graduates of a medical school” means aliens who have graduated from a medical school or who have qualified to practice medicine in a foreign state, other than such aliens

The term “graduate student” means a student enrolled in a program of study that awards a graduate credential (other than a professional degree) upon completion of the program.

For the purposes of this subsection and section 637(a) of this title the term “graduated” or “graduation” means that the Program Participant is recognized as successfully completin

Grade; status; relationship.

A pedigree; a table of relationship.

A pedigree; a table of relationship.

A magistrate; a chief.

A graffer.

or GRAFFARIUS. In old English law. A graffer, notary, or scrivener. St. 5 Hen. VIII. c. 1.

A register; a leger book or cartulary of deeds and evidences.

A baron, inferior to a count. 1 Mart. Anec. Collect. 13. A fiscal judge; an advocate. Du Cange; Spelman; Cowell. For various derivations, see Du Cange.

In equity. A term used to designate the right of a mortgagee in premises to which the mortgagor at the time of making case the new mortgage is considered a graft into the old stock

The terms “agricultural grain” and “grain” mean any agricultural commodity (A) that is suitable for processing into alcohol for use as a fuel, and (B) with respect to which a price

corn, signifies wheat, rye, barley, or other corn sown in the ground. In Pennsylvania a tenant for a certain term is entitled to the way-going crop. 5 Binn. 289, 258; 2 Binn. 487;

In English law. The name of an ancient duty collected in London, consisting of one-twentieth part of the salt imported into that city. GRAMMATICA FALSA NON VITIAT chartam. False gr

A payment for the use of land in grain or other crops ; the return to the landlord paid by croppers or persons working the land on shares. Railroad Co. v. Bates, 40 Neb. 381, 58 N.

“grain storage facility” means a site or physical structure regularly used to store grain for producers, or to store grain acquired from producers for resale; and

In England, this term designates a school in which such instruction is given as will prepare the student to enter a college or university, and in this sense the phrase was used in

Bad grammar does not vitiate a deed.

(Græco-Lat.) In the civil law. A place for keeping writings or records. Dig. 48, 19, 9, 6.

A French weight. The gramme is the weight of a cubic centimetre of distilled water at the temperature of zero. It is equal to 15.4441 grains troy, or 5.6481 drachms avoirdupois. GR

The manager of a granary.

As to grand "Assize," "Bill of Sale," "Cape," "Distress," "Jury," "Larceny," and "Serjeanty," see those titles.

An extraordinary trial by jury, instituted by Henry II., by way of alternative offered to the choice of the tenant or defendant in a writ of right, instead of the barbarous custom

In Elnglish law. The name of an instrument used for the transfer of a ship while she is at sea. See "Bill of Sale"; 7 Mart. (La.) 318.

In English law. A writ judicial which lieth when a man has brought a praecipe quod reddat, of a thing that original, then this writ shall go for the king, to take the land into the

L- Lat. A species of grand cape which issued against a vouchee, or person vouched to warranty in a real action. Roscoe's Real Actions, 268.