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The term “health team” has the meaning given such term for purposes of section 256a–1 of this title . / The term “health team” has the meaning given such term for purposes of secti

Free from disease or bodily ailment or from a state of the system susceptible or liable to disease or bodily ailment. Bell V. Jeffreys, 35 N. C. 357.

In clause (ii), the term “healthy marriage promotion activities” means the following: (I) Public advertising campaigns on the value of marriage and the skills needed to increase ma

The term “ Healy ” means Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20).

That kind of measure in which the commodities measured are heaped above the top of the vessel containing them.

The requirement that three judges hear and determine an application means that they must adjudicate the issues of law and fact which are presented by the case, a function which imp

The purpose of the act was to provide security for the payment of all persons who provide labor or material on public work. This was done by giving a claim under the bond in lieu o

Historically and in practice, in our own country at least, it has always included the right to the aid of counsel when desired and provided by the party asserting the right. The ri

the term "hearing examiner" includes any medical or claims examiner; / the term “hearing examiner” includes any medical or claims examiner.

The term “hearing officer” means an individual employed by the Division who hears and determines appeals of adverse decisions by any agency. / In this subsection, the term "He

the hearing which must precede the taking of property is not a mere form. The carrier must have the right to secure and present evidence material to the issue under investigation.

the word 'hearing'—when put in the context of the whole scheme for review set forth in § 6(j)—[does not] comprehend the formal and litigious procedures which respondents' interpret

That hearsay evidence is incompetent to establish any specific fact, which fact is in its nature susceptible of being proved by witnesses who speak from their own knowledge.

when evidence of that character is admitted without objection, it is to be considered and given its natural probative effect as if it were in law admissible.

hearsay may be the basis for a warrant...there was substantial basis for him to conclude that narcotics were probably present in the apartment, and that is sufficient

That boundaries may be proved by hearsay testimony, is a rule well settled... Land marks are frequently formed of perishable materials, which pass away with the generation in which

One of these rules is, that 'hearsay' evidence is in its own nature inadmissible. That this species of testimony supposes some better testimony which might be adduced in the partic

We think it a safe principle, that memorandums made by a person in the ordinary course of his business, of acts or matters which his duty in such business requires him to do for ot

To this rule there are some exceptions which are said to be as old as the rule itself. These are cases of pedigree, of prescription, of custom, and in some cases of boundary. There

an affidavit may be based on hearsay information and need not reflect the direct personal observations of the affiant, so long as the magistrate is informed of some of the underlyi

The term “heart diseases” means diseases of the heart and circulation;

A tax, granted by 13 & 14 Car. II. c. 10, abolished 1 Wm. & Mary, st. 1, c. 10, of two shillings on every hearth or stove in England and Wales, except such as pay not to the church

A sort of modus for tithes, viz., a prescription for cutting down and using for fuel the tithe of wood. 2 Burn, Ecc. Law, 304.

In criminal law. Furor brevis, sudden passion caused by reasonable provocation. It is a characteristic of the crime of voluntary manslaughter, a killing without malice in heat of p

The terms “heat pump” or “reverse cycle” mean a product, other than a packaged terminal heat pump, which— (A) consists of one or more assemblies; (B) is powered by single phase ele

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "heat rate" means the amount of energy used by the qualified facility to generate 1 kilowatt hour of electricity, expressed as

the term “heave to” means to cause a vessel to slow, come to a stop, or adjust its course or speed to account for the weather conditions and sea state to facilitate a law enforceme

For purposes of this subchapter the term “heavy bodied blending wine” means wine made from fruit without added sugar, and with or without added wine spirits, and conforming to the

The term “heavy-duty truck” has the meaning given the term “heavy duty vehicle” in section 7521 of this title .

The term “heavy-duty vehicle” means a vehicle that— (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8,500 pounds; and (B) is powered by a diesel engine. / The term “heavy-duty v

The term “heavy maintenance work” means a C-check, a D-check, or equivalent maintenance operation with respect to the airframe of a transport-category aircraft (including on-wing a

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “heavy oil” means domestic crude oil produced from any property if such crude oil had a weighted average gravity of 20 degrees API or less

The term “heavy petroleum fuel oil” means number 4, 5, or 6 fuel oil which is domestically refined.

The terms "passenger vehicle", "light truck", and "heavy truck" have the meanings given those terms in article 1 of the automotive appendix.

On who fished unlawfully below London bridge.

The privilege of having goods of thief and trial of him within such a liberty. Cart. S. Edmundi MS. 163; Cowell. HEDAGIUM (Saxon, heda, hitha, port). A toll or custom paid at the h

A device for catching fish in ebbing water. Stat. 23 Hen. VIII. c. 5.

A week; a space of seven days.

A week’s man; a canon, or prebendary In a cathedral church, who has the care of the choir and the officers belonging to it, for his own week. Cowell.

Tlie king’s edict commanding his subjects into the field.

Rent'pald to the lord for liberty to use engines called hecks. Toml.

An engine to take fish in the river Ouse. 23 Hen. VIII. c. 18.

A small haven, wharf, or landingplace. HEDAGIUM (Sax. heda, hitha, port). A toll or custom paid at the hith or wharf, for landing goods, etc., from which an exemption was granted b

Toll for landing goods at a wharf.

The term “hedge” means any position which manages the dealer's risk of interest rate or price changes or currency fluctuations, including any position which is reasonably expected

For purposes of this subsection, the term “hedge bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue unless— (i) the issuer reasonably expects that 85 percent of the spendable proceeds

Wood used for repairing hedges or fences. 2 Bl. Comm. 35: 16 Johns (N. Y.) 15.

The terms “hedge fund” and “private equity fund” mean an issuer that would be an investment company, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.), bu

A hedge-parson; specifically, in Ireland, formerly, a priest who has been admitted to orders directly from a hedge-school, without preparation in theological studies at a regular c

A means by which collectors and exporters of grain or other products, and manufacturers who make contracts in advance for the sale of their goods, secure themselves against the flu

The term “hedging loss” means the excess of— (i) the deductions allowable under this chapter for the taxable year attributable to hedging transactions (determined without regard to

For purposes of this section, the term “hedging transaction” means any transaction entered into by the taxpayer in the normal course of the taxpayer's trade or business primarily—

hedging transactions were essentially to be regarded as insurance rather than a dealing in capital assets and that gains and losses therefrom were ordinary business gains and losse

/. This is an agreement. Haec est finalis Concordia this is the final words the

Will of itself make a statute prospective, and save pending suits."

I. (An inheritance seeker.)

The leadership of one

The account of time used by the Turks and Arabians, who begin their computation of time from the day that Mahomet was compelled to escape from Mecca,— Friday, July 16, A. D. 622. W

The leader of the monks in the Greek Church.

Inold English law. Ev. 185. One of the services to be rendeved by a thane, Hearsay evidence is second-hand evibut in what it consisted seems uncertain, dence, as distinguished from

A young cow which has not had a calf; a beast of this kind two years and a half old was held to be improperly described in the indictment as a cow. 2 East, P. C. 616; 1 Leach, C. C

In Saxon law. The departure, flight, escape or loss of a servant. Spelman. A fine paid for killing a man. Domesday. Spelman. The right of taking cognizance of such an offence. Id.

hatefully or shockingly evil; grossly bad.

At Common Law. He who is bom or begotten in lawful wedlock, and upon whom the law casts the estate in lands, tenements, or hereditaments immediately upon the death of his ancestor.

COLLATERAL. One who Is not of the direct line of the deceased, but comes from a collateral line; as, a brother, sister, an uncle and aunt, a nephew, niece, or cousin, of the deceas

CONVENTIONAL. In civil law. One who takes a succession by virtue of a contract — for example, a marriage contract — which entitles the heir to the succession.

GENERAL. Heir at common law.

LEGAL. In civil law. A legal heir is one who is of the same blood as the deceased, and who takes the succession by force of law. This is different from a testamentary or convention

TESTAMENTARY. In civil law. One who is constituted heir by testament executed in the form prescribed by law. He is so called to distinguish him from the "legal heirs," who are call

LEGAL. In Civil Law. A legal heir is one who is of the same blood as the deceased and who takes the succession by force of law. This is different from a testamentary or conventiona

TESTAMENTARY. In Civil Law. One who is constituted heir by testament executed in the form prescribed by law. He is so called to distinguish him from the legal heirs, who are called

UNCONDITIONAL. In Louisiana. acceptance be express or tacit La. Olv. Code, art 878.

One who has an indefeasible right to the inheritance, provided he outlive the ancestor. 2 Bl. Comm. 208.

He who, after his ancestor's death intestate, has a right to all lands, tenements, and hereditaments which belonged to him or of which he was seised. The same as "heir general."

One who accepts the succession under benefit of inventory iq.v.)

An adopted child, "who is in a limited sense made an heir, not by the law, but by the contract evidenced by the deed of adoption." In re Sessions' Estate, 70 Mich. 297, 38 N. W. 24

In English law. One whose right of inheritance depends upon a particular and local custom, such as gavelkind, or borough English. Co. Litt. 140.

One to whom lands are devised by will; a devisee of lands. Answering to the haeres f actus (q. v.) of the civil law.

One taking by collateral descent, which see.

In the civil law. One who takes a succession by virtue of a contract or settlement entitling him thereto.

One succeeding to an estate under a contract or agreement.

Succession by inheritance.

A female heir to a person having an estate of inheritance. When there are more than one, they are called "coheiresses," or "coheirs.'" Saxon, some claim it was derived from "heier"

One who cannot be disinherited. See Forced Heirs.

One who inherits by the ordinary rules of descent.

One to whom the right of succession is ascertained by disposition or express deed of the deceased. 1 Forbes, Inst. pt. 3, p. 75.

In Louisiana. Irregular heirs are those who are neither testamentary nor legal, and who have been established by law to take the succession. See Civ. Co.de La. art. 874. When there

Land descended to an heir.

(Civil Law) One who inherits by descent under the law.

Any chattel which descends to the heir.

Such goods and chat-teis as, contrary to the nature of chattels, shall go by special custom to the heir along with the inheritance, and not to the executor. The termination "loom"

In Scotch law. An heir inthat can succeed to him. 1 Forbes, Inst. pt. 3, p. 76.

In Scotch law. One who succeeds to the deceased in conquest, i, e., lands or other heritable rights to which the deceased neither did nor could succeed as heir to his predecessor.

In Scotch law. One who succeeds lineally by right of blood; one who succeeds to the deceased in his heritage; i. e., lands and other heritable rights derived to him by succession a

In Scotch law. One who succeeds as heir by virtue of a particular provision in a deed or instrument. Wharton.

In Scotch law, He on whom an estate is settled that would not have fallen to him by legal succession. 1 Forb. Inst. pt. 3, p. 75.

In Scotch law. He on whom an estate is settled that would not have fallen to him by legal succession. 1 Forbes, Inst. pt. 3, p. 75.

An inheritor who suceeds to the estate by virtue of consanguinity with the decedent, either in the ascending or descending line, including illegitimate children, but excluding husb

An heir begotten or borne by the person referred to, or a child of such heir; any lineal descendant of the decedent, excluding a surviving husband or wife, adopted children, and" c

One who, in the present circumstances, would be entitled to the inheritance, but whose rights may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being bom. 2 Bl. Comm. 208. In