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See Insanitt.
A mild or slightly developed form or type of mania
In medical jurisprudence, (1) The morbid deposition of a sediment of any kind in the body. (2) A congestion or flushing of the blood vessels, as in varicose veins. Post-mortem hypo
In Scotch law. A right over a subject which is acquired by a creditor while the subject remains in the possession of the debtor.
- Hypothecadefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)
In civil law. That kind of pledge in which the possession of the thing pledged remains with the debtor; the obligation resting in mere contact. Dig. 1. 3. 7. 9. 2.
- Hypothecaria Actiodefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)
In civil law. An hypothecary action; an action for the enforcement of an hyjpotheca, or right of mortgage; or to obtain the surrender of the thing mortgaged. Inst. 4. 6. 7; Mackeld
In civil law. Hypothecary creditors; those who loaned money on the security of an hypotheca (q. v.). Calv. Lex.
An action by a creditor to whom property has been hypothecated to have it sold to pay the debt. See 136 U. S. 130, 34 L. Ed. 372, 10 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1024.
To pledge a thing without delivering the possession of it to the pledgee. "The master, when abroad, and in the absence of the owner, may hypothecate the ship, freight, and cargo, t
- hypothecationdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Bouvier (1839)
It is not necessary to the existence of the hypothecation that there should be in terms any express pledge of the vessel, or any stipulation that the credit shall be given on her a
A bond given in the contract of bottomry or respondentia.
In French law. Hypothecation; the right acquired by the creditor over the immovable property which has been assigned to him by his debtor as security for his debt, although he be n
A supposition. See 105 Cal. 335, 38 Pac. 945.
Based upon an assumption or hypothesis, as a hypothetical question is one which calls for the opinion of the witness upon facts assumed by the question.
<A combination of assumed or proved facts and circumstances, stated in such form as to constitute acoherent and specific situation or state of facts, upon which the opinion of an e
A question asked an expert witness supposing or assuming facts for the purpose of the question. See 83 N. Y. 464, 38 Am. Rep. 464.
That a Judge cannot be required to declare the law on hypothetical questions which do not belong to the cause on trial, has been frequently asserted in this Court, and is, we belie
The basis, in England, of rating lands and hereditaments to the poor-rate, and to other rates and taxes that are expressed to be leviable or assessable in like manner as the poor-r
The term "hypoxia" means a condition where low dissolved oxygen in aquatic systems causes stress or death to resident organisms.
In old English law. A parish.
A paroxysmal disease or disorder of the nervous system, more common in females than males, not originating in any anatomical lesion, due to psychic rather than physical causes, and
A condition initiated by an apparently mild attack of convulsive hysteria, followed by an epileptiform convulsion, and succeeded by a period of "clownism" (Osier) in which the pati
Those who, having bcen thought dead, had, after a long absence in foreign countries, returned safely home; or those who, having' been thought dead in battle, had afterwards unexpec
In Roman law. Those who, having been thought dead, unexpectedly returned. They were not per- I, at the beginning of words having the first syllable In, commonly denotes a derivatio
See Caesarean operation .
Same as Hithe.
The initial letter of the word "Instituta," used by seme civilians in citing the Institutes of Justinian. Tayl. Civil Law, 24.
Existing in act; really acted; I real, at present time; as a matter of fact. ! Opposed, constructive: speculative, implied, legal. An assault with " actual " violence is with physi
“IAEA” means International Atomic Energy Agency; / the term “IAEA” means the International Atomic Energy Agency; / The term “IAEA” means the International Atomic Energy Agency.
the term “IAEA safeguards” means the safeguards set forth in an agreement between a country and the International Atomic Energy Agency, as authorized by Article III(A)(5) of the St
2. One side unheard. iiitegrante sublata, tollitnr totum: away, the whole is taken away. Partes flnis nihil hahuerunt, I. I In the iine had nothing, that is, had no by it; a plea t
In old English law. The season for sowing winter corn. Also spelled "hibernagium" and "hybernagium."
There.
Ibidem.
In the same place.
- Ibi semper debet fieri triatio ubi juratores meliorem possunt babere notitiamdefined inBlack's (1910)
7 Coke, lb. A trial should always be had where the jurors can be the best informed.
- Ibi semper debet fieri triatio ubi juratores meliorem possunt habere notitiamdefined inBallentine's (1916)
The trial of an action ought always to be held in that place where the jurors can have the better information.
The term "IBOR" means LIBOR, any tenor of non-U.S. dollar currency rates formerly known as the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administrati
The term "IBOR benchmark replacement" means a benchmark, or an interest rate or dividend rate (which may or may not be based in whole or in part on a prior setting of an
The term "IBOR contract" means any contract, agreement, indenture, organizational document, guarantee, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, security (whether representing debt
The term "ICAC affiliate partner" means a law enforcement agency that has entered into a formal operating agreement with the ICAC Task Force Program.
The term "ICAC task force" means a task force that is part of the ICAC Task Force Program.
The term “ICAC Task Force Program” means the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program established under section 21112 of this title .
The term “ICAO” means the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The so-called order here complained of is one which does not command the carrier to do, or to refrain from doing, anything; which does not grant or withhold any authority, privileg
The investigating and supervising powers of the Commission extend to all of the activities of carriers and to all sums expended by them which could affect in any way their benefit
In this section, the terms “individual community care plan” and “ICCP” mean, with respect to a functionally disabled elderly individual, a written plan which— (A) is established, a
the contention is that the order entered by the Commission shows on its face that that body assumed that it had power not merely to prevent the charging of unjust and unreasonable
That the two subjects of reparation and rates may be dealt with in one order is undoubtedly true. But awarding reparation for the past and fixing rates for the future involve the d
The term “ICCVAM test recommendation” means a summary report prepared by the ICCVAM characterizing the results of a scientific expert peer review of a test method.
The term “ICD–10–PCS” means the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System, and includes any subsequent revision of such International Classif
The. ancient name for the people of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire. Cowell.
The term “ICO” means the company known, as of March 17, 2000, as ICO Global Communications, Inc.
The term "ICODS" means the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety established by section 467e of this title.
A figure or representation of a thing. Du Cange.
The term “ICT” means information and communication technology.
A bruise.
An abbreviation for "jurisconsultus," one learned in the law; a jurisconsult
A bruise, which see.
Idem, the same.
The term “IDCA” means the United States International Development Cooperation Agency.
That is certain which can be made certain. See 137 Ind. 683, 45 Am. St. Rep. 218, 36 N. E. 132.
That is certain which can be made certain. 2 Bl. Comm. 143; 1 Bl. Comm. 78; 4 Kent, Comm. 462; Broom, Max. 624.
- Id certum est quod certum reddi potest, sed id magis certum est quod de semetipso est certumdefined inBallentine's (1916)
That is certain which can be made certain, but that is more certain which is certain in itself.
- Id certum est quod certum reddi potest, sed id magis eertum est quod de semetipso est eertumdefined inBlack's (1910)
That is certain which can be made certain, but that is more cortain which is certain of itself. 9 Coke, 47a.
a copyright gives no exclusive right to the art disclosed; protection is given only to the expression of the idea—not the idea itself
there is no attempt to make a monopoly of the ideas expressed. The law confines itself to a particular, cognate, and well-known form of reproduction.
The same.
The same one cannot be both agent and patient. See Agent and patient .
ET NOLLE PROhibere cum possis. It is the same thing to do a thing as not to prohibit it when in your power. 3 Co. Inst. 158. IDEM EST NIHIL DICERE ET INSUFFIcienter dicere. It is t
It is the same thing to do a thing and not to prohibit it when you can.
- Idem est facere, et non prohibere cum possis; et qui non prohibit, cum prohibere possit, in culpa est, (aut jubet)defined inBlack's (1910)
3 Inst. 158. To commit, and not to prohibit when in your power, is the same thing; and he who does not prohibit when he can prohibit is in fault, or does the same as ordering it to
It is the same thing to say nothing as not to say enough.
It is the same thing to say nothing, and to say a thing insufficiently. 2 Inst. 178. To say a thing in an insufficient manner is the same as not to say it at all. Applied to the pl
ET NON APPArere. It is the same thing not to be as not to appear. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 207. Not to appear is the same thing as not to be. Broom, Leg. Max. 165. IDEM EST NON PROBARI ET
It is the same not to appear as not to be.
It is the same thing not to be as not to appear. Jenk. Cent. 207. Not to appear is the same thing as not to be. Broom, Max. 165.
What is not proved and what does not exist are the same; it is not a defect of the law, but of proof.
A thing is the same when not proved as when nonexistent; the law is not lacking, but the proof is.
To be bound to know or to be able to know is the same as to know.
To know, to be bound to know or to be able to know, are the same.
It is the same thing not to exist and not to appear. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 207. IDEM SEMPER ANTECEDENTI PROXImo refertur. Idem always relates to the next antecedent. Co. Litt. 385.
The same for the same.
Idem always refers to the next antecedent. See 7 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 248.
- Idem sonansdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Bouvier (1839)
In a published notice or summons, intended to reach absent or nonresident defendants, where the name is a principal means of identifying the person concerned, somewhat different co
The term “identical goods” means identical goods as defined in the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 referred to in sect
The term “identical merchandise” means— (A) merchandise that is identical in all respects to, and was produced in the same country and by the same person as, the merchandise being
The term “identical or similar goods” means “identical goods” and “similar goods”, respectively, as defined in the Customs Valuation Code.
the term "identifiable child abuse crime case" means a case that can be identified by the authorized criminal justice agency of the State as involving a child abuse crime
For purposes of this subsection, the term “identifiable form” means any representation of information that permits the identity of a borrower to which the information relates to be
The term “identifiable individual” means an individual— (i) who appears in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction; and (ii) whose face, likeness, or other distinguishing
“identifiable minor”— (A) means a person— (i) (I) who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified; or (II) whose image as a minor was used in cre
The term “identifiable patient safety work product” means patient safety work product that— (A) is presented in a form and manner that allows the identification of any provider tha
For purposes of this subsection, the term "identifiable, sensitive information" means information that is about an individual and that is gathered or used during the cour
- identificationdefined inU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)
The term “identification” means— (A) in the case of any individual, the name, the mailing address, and the occupation of such individual, as well as the name of his or her employer
the term “identification document” means a document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, political subdivision of a State, a sponsorin
As used in this section, the terms “identification number” and “motor vehicle” have the meaning given those terms in section 511 of this title. / “identification number” means a nu
An article purchased in general terms from many of the same description, if afterwards selected and set apart with the assent of the parties as the thing purchased, is as completel
For purposes of this subsection, the term “identified population subgroups” shall include, but not be limited to, groups based on factors such as age, sex, or race.
? Just when is a design separate from the "utilitarian aspect of the [useful] article?" The most direct, helpful aspect of the Court's opinion answers this question by stating: "No