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To disallow; to reject.
- Improbationdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)
In Scotch law. An act by which falsehood and forgery are proved. Ersk. Inst. 4. 119; Stair, Inst. 4. 20; Bell,, Diet.
Not suitable; unfit; not suited to the character, time, and place. Chadbourne V. Newcastle, 48 N. H. 196.
A feud which carried no military service.
Derivative feuds, such, for instance, as those that were originally bartered and sold to the feudatory for a price, or were held upon base or less honorable services, or upon a ren
These were derivative feuds; as, for instance, those that were originally bartered and sold to the feudatory for a price, or were beld upon base or less honorable services, or upon
Undue influence, (q. vt) And see Millican v. Millican, 24 Tex. 446.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “improperly claimed ERTC wages” means, with respect to an assessment attributable to a credit claimed under this section, the wages with re
the term “improper means”— (A) includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other
Navigation of a vessel unfit to be navigated with safety to herself or her cargo. See 104 Fed. (U. S.) 145.
The term “improper payment”— (A) means any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment, under a statuto
With respect to any registered public accounting firm or associated person, for purposes of this section, the term “improper professional conduct” means— (1) intentional or knowing
Entries made subsequent to the plaintiffs' grant, whatever might be the impression under which they were made, could not possibly affect the title, and were therefore clearly inadm
A lay rector.
Tithes in the hands of a lay owner.
- Impropriationdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Stimson (1881)
In ecclesiastical law. The act of employing the revenues of a church living to one's own use. It is also a parsonage or ecclesiastical living in the hands of a layman, or which des
- Improvedefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)
TO impeach as false or forged; to cultivate. 4 Cow. (N. Y.) 190. In Scotch Law. To improve a lease means to grant a lease of unusual duration to encourage a tenant, when the soil i
Improved land is such as has been reclaimed, is used for the purpose of husbandry, and is cultivated as such, whether the appropriation is for tillage, meadow or pasture, "Improve"
Within the Barataria Preserve Unit, the owner or owners of improved property used for noncommercial residential purposes on a year-round basis may, as a condition of the acquisitio
the term “improved real estate” means real estate upon which a building is located; / the term “improved real estate” means real estate upon which a building is located;
As used in this subchapter, “improved residential property” means a single-family year-round dwelling, the construction of which began before March 1, 1975, and which serves as the
- improvementdefined inU.S. CodeCyclopedic (1922)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Bouvier (1839)
In this section, the term “improvement” includes rehabilitation of a housing unit and major maintenance or repair work to be accomplished concurrently with an improvement project.
An improvement patent, like the basic patent to which it relates, is a legalized monopoly for a limited period.
all buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences erected upon or affixed to the land.
Lack of care, prudence and foresight. See 10 Mont. 228, 25 Pac. 105.
as used in a statute excluding one found incompetent to execute the duties of an administrator by reason of improvidence, means that want of care and foresight in the management of
A judgment, decree, rule, injunction, etc., when given or rendered without adequate consideration by the court or without proper information as to all the circumstances affecting i
Improvement of land.
To improve land.
tn the civil law, one who is more than seven years old, or out of infancy, and who has not ate tained the age of an adult, (q. v.) and who is yet in his puberty; that is, if a boy,
A child over seven who has not reached the age of puberty.
As to "irresistible" or "uncontrollable" Impulse, sce Insanity.
That form of insanity called impulsive insanity, by which the person is irresistibly impelled to the commission of an act, is recognized by writers on this subject. It is sometimes
Impunity offers a constant opening to the delinquent.
Impunity always invites greater offenses.
5 Coke, 109. Impunity always Invites to greater crimes.
Freedom from punishment.
Let no one approach the court with unclean hands.
Legal responsibility.
The general rule which imputes an agent's knowledge to the principal is well established. The underlying reason for it is that an innocent third party may properly presume that the
In civil law. The application of a payment made by a debtor to his creditor. The debtor may apply his payment as he pleases, with the exception that in case of a debt carrying inte
Same as Application of payments.
See Knowledge, 1; Implication. IN. Introduces English, French, and Latin phrases: 1. English, (i) The preposition: within, inside of, surrounded by.'? Under a statute requiring not
As used in legal phrases, this word means attributed vicariously; that is, an act, fact or quality is said to be "imputed" to a person when it is ascribed or charged to him, not be
This phrase is sometimes used as equivalent to "implied notice," i. e., knowledge attributed or charged to a person (often contrary to the fact) because the facts in question were
The liability thus limited is an imputed liability; it is a liability imputed by law by reason of the ownership of the vessel. For his own fault, neglect, and contracts the owner r
- imputed negligencedefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)
Whether a passenger or guest in a public or private conveyance, having no control over its movement, may be denied a right of recovery for personal injury or death on the ground of
Negligence which is not directly attributable te the person himself, but which is the negli- IN. In the law of real estate, this preposition has always been used to denote the fact
Information as to a given fact or circumstance charged or attributed to a person, and affecting his rights or conduct, on the ground that actual notice was given to some person who
In; into; within; among.
The term “inability to carry out the activities of daily living” means the inability to independently perform two or more of the following six functions: (i) Bathing. (ii) Continen
when the inaccessibility of employees makes ineffective the reasonable attempts by nonemployees to communicate with them through the usual channels, the right to exclude from prope
A greater disbursement than the charges amount to; a balance over. 1 Lew. 219. In Pleading. Allegations of matter wholly foreign and impertinent to the cause. AH matter beyond the
A thing is said to be In action when it is not in possession, and for its recovery, the possessor unwilling, an action is necessary. 2 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 396. See "Chose." IN ADV
The persons seeking relief, and those against whom relief is sought, In any action. Parties are either "of recttrd," being those in whose name the named, but who have a beneficial
I. In old English law. To enact enacted. In%diflcatio, I. In the civil law. Building on; with another's materials; building on another's materials.
inactitatum: building on one's land land with one's own or sow. Inbladatio: A pledge for persons persons going in and short account in writability. sets fire to the house of confla
The term “inactive defense waste disposal site” means any site (including any facility) under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy which is used for the disposal
The term “inactive-duty training” means— (A) duty prescribed for Reserves, or a member of the Space Force, by the Secretary concerned under section 206 of title 37 or any other pro
For the purpose of this subsection, the terms “Individual Ready Reserve” and “Inactive National Guard” shall have the meanings prescribed by the Secretary in consultation with the
For purposes of this section, the term “inactive participant” means a person not in covered service under the plan who is in pay status under the plan or who has a nonforfeitable b
The term “inactive tax receivable” means any tax receivable if— (i) at any time after assessment, the Internal Revenue Service removes such receivable from the active inventory for
The terms “dormancy fee” and “inactivity charge or fee” mean a fee, charge, or penalty for non-use or inactivity of a gift certificate, store gift card, or general-use prepaid card
Again, it is ruled, that inadequacy of consideration is not of itself a distinct principle of equity. The common law knows no such principle. The consideration, be it more or less,
The inadequacy must be tested by the value of the property at the time of the sales, and not by its present value.
Insufficient; disproportionate; lacking in effectiveness or in conformity to a prescribed standard or measure. —Inadequate damages. See Damages. —Inadequate price. A term applied t
Damages are called "inadequate," within the rule that an injunction will not be granted where adequate damages at law could be recovered for the injury sought to be prevented, when
The term "inadequate generic competition" means, with respect to a drug, there is not more than one approved drugs 1 on the list of drugs described in section 355(j)(7)(A
- Inadequate Pricedefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
A term applied to indicate the want of a sufficient consideration for a thing sold, or such a price as, under ordinary circumstances, would be considered insufficient.
Within the meaning of the rule that equity will not entertain a suit if there is an adequate remedy at law, this does not mean that there must be a failure to collect money or dama
- Inadmissibledefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
What cannot he received in evidence. INAEDIFICATIO (Lat.) In civU law. Building on another's land, with own materials, or on own land with another's materials. Heinec. Elem. Jur. C
Sufficient time to allow the Defense a chance to prepare its defense.
Against an adverse party.
Heedlessness; lack of attention; failure of a person to pay careful and prudent attention to the progress of a negotiation or a proceeding in court by which his rights may be affec
the power to correct inadvertent ministerial errors may not be used as a guise for changing previous decisions because the wisdom of those decisions appears doubtful in the light o
Building so as to encroach on the land of another; building on one’s own land with another’s timber.
In buildings, a stone badly placed is not to be removed.
In equal right.
In a case of equal right, the situation of the party in possession is the stronger.
In equal hand, i. e., in the hands of an indifferent person.
In equal hand. See In aequali manu .
something other than "in the State of Alaska." The subsistence-protection provisions of the statute must be viewed in the context of the Act as a whole.
The doctrine that a corporate charter is a contract which the Constitution of the United States protects against impairment by subsequent state legislation is ever limited in the a
- Inalienabledefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Anderson (1889)Bouvier (1839)
A word denoting the condition of those things the property in which cannot be lawfully transferred from one person to another. Public highways and rivers are inalienable. There are
On the land of another.
Notsubject toalienation; the characteristic of those things which cannot be bought or sold or transferred from one person to another, such as rivers and public highways, and certai
- In Alio Locodefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Bouvier (1839)
See "Cepit in Alio Loco." IN ALTA PRODITIONE NULLUS POtest esse accessorius sed principalis solummodo. In high treason, no one can be an accessary, but only principal. 3 Inst. 138.
in all other respects" than those provided for in-so much of the section as precedes the word ""Provided" "and does not qualify the clause which forms the proviso.
- In alta proditione nullus potest esse accessorius sed principalis solummododefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)
In high treason no one can be an accessory, but all are principals. See 4 Cranch (U. S.), 75, 2 L. Ed. 554.
In alternatives the debtor has his election.
In alternatives the debtor has the election.
- In ambigna voce legis ea potins accipienda est significatio quae vitio caret, praesertim cnm etiam volnntas legis ex hoc colligi possitdefined inBlack's (1910)
In an ambiguous expression of law, that signification is to be preferred which is consonant with equity, especially when the spirit of the law can be collected from that Dig. 1, 3,
- In ambigua voce legis ea potius accipienda est significatio quae vitio caret praesertim cum etiam voluntas legis ex hoc colligi possitdefined inBallentine's (1916)
In an ambiguous expression of law, that construction ought rather be adopted which renders it free from fault, especially when the intent of the law can thus be gathered.
In doubtful cases the presumption is always on the side of the crown.
- In ambiguis orationibus maxime sententia spectanda est ejns qui eas protulissetdefined inBlack's (1910)
In ambiguous expressions, the intention of the person using them Is chiefly to be regarded. Dig. 50, 17, 96; Broom, Max. 567.
- In ambiguis orationibus maxime sententia spectanda est ejus qui eas protulissetdefined inBallentine's (1916)
In ambiguous speeches, the intent of him who made them ought to be regarded as most important.
In ambiguous discourse we do not say either one thing or the other, but exactly what we wish.
The aldermen are generally a legislative body, having limited judicial powers as a body, as in matters of internal police regulation, laying out and repairing streets, constructing
A court constituted by authority of the articles of war, invested with the power to examine into the nature of any transaction, accusation, or imputation against any officer or sol
In England there is no interregnum. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 205; Broom, Leg. Max. 50. IN APERTA LUCE (Law Lat.) In open daylight; in the daytime. 9 Coke, 65b.