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“industrial development agency” means any agency which is permitted to issue obligations the interest on which is excludable from gross income under section 103 of title 26 ;
The term “industrial enterprise” means a private, nongovernmental enterprise that has an expertise or capability that relates to methane hydrate research and development.
The term “industrial equipment” means any article of equipment referred to in subparagraph (B) of a type— (i) which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy; (ii) w
The term "industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
The term “industrial plant” means any fixed equipment or facility which is used in connection with, or as part of, any process or system for industrial production or output. / The
The expression industrial pursuit is broader than "trading" or "manufacturing." It includes both, and something more. It has been held that a statute authorizing corporations for "
The term “industrial research” means planned search or critical investigation aimed at the discovery of new knowledge, with the objective that such knowledge may be useful in devel
The term "industrial research and assessment center" means— (A) an institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment center that is funded by the S
The term "industrial resources" means materials, services, processes, or manufacturing equipment (including the processes, technologies, and ancillary services for the us
Schools (established by voluntary contribution) in which industrial training is provided, and in which children are lodged, clothed, and fed, as well as taught
The term “industrial source” means a unit that does not serve a generator that produces electricity, a “nonutility unit” as defined in this section, or a process source as defined
Tracks of that character are commonly constructed, either to improve the facilities required by shippers already served by the carrier or to supply the facilities to others, who be
The term “industrial user” means those industries identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1967, as amended and supplemented, under the ca
For purposes of this section, the term “industrial waste” means any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a manufacturing or processing plant. / the term “industrial waste
PER. Lat. A qualified property in animals fera nature may be acquired per industriam, t. e., by @ Man's reclaiming and making them tame by art, industry, and education; or by so co
every person engaged in the business of selling, purchasing of resale, transporting, or handling and/or slaughtering live poultry, from the time such poultry comes into the New Yor
The term “industry affecting commerce” means any industry or activity in commerce or in which a labor dispute would burden or obstruct commerce or tend to burden or obstruct commer
The term “Industry Alliance” means an entity selected by the Secretary under subsection (d).
In this subsection, the term "industry category" means a discrete group of similar goods and services, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with the North Ame
The term "industry cluster" means a broadly defined network of interconnected firms and supporting institutions in related industries that accelerate innovation, business
the term “industry information” means information and programs that will lead to the development of new markets, marketing strategies, increased efficiency, and activities to enhan
The term “industry member” means a member of the canola and rapeseed industry who represents— (A) manufacturers of canola or rapeseed products; or (B) persons who commercially buy
The term “industry or activity affecting commerce” means any activity, business, or industry in commerce or in which a labor dispute would hinder or obstruct commerce or the free f
The term “industry or sector partnership” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29. / The term "industry or sector partnership" means a workforce collab
For purposes of this section, the term “industry rate” means the license fee a performing rights society has agreed to with, or which has been determined by the court for, a signif
the term “industry trade association” means an organization exempt from tax, under section 501(c)(3) or (6) of title 26, representing the propane industry;
practices that the Supreme Court of Kansas thinks are fair," neither standard contract law nor standard logic will support the majority's attempted defense of the Kansas court's re
The term “industry-wide” means activities funded by or performed on behalf of local exchange carriers for use in providing wireline telephone exchange service whose combined total
Same as Induciae.
the different types of depletable resource, not to individual taxpayers.
In the same condition.
- Inebriatedefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
An habitual drunkard. A person rendered unfit, by habitual intoxication, to transact business.
One ordained by some church to preach the Gospel. Ministers are authorized in the United States, generally, to solemnize marriage, and are liable to fines and penalties for marryin
The term “inedible” means eggs of the following descriptions: black rots, yellow rots, white rots, mixed rots (addled eggs), sour eggs, eggs with green whites, eggs with stuck yolk
In force or operation.
- Ineligibilitydefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)
The incapacity to be lawfully elected to an office.
Not qualified to hold office. See 27 Minn. 466, 38 Am. Rep. 304, 8 N. W. 375.
The term “ineligible condominium property” means a condominium unit, as such term is defined in section 3603 of title 15— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corpora
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “ineligible corporation” means any corporation which is— (A) a financial institution which uses the reserve method of accounting for bad deb
The term “ineligible multifamily housing property” means a property consisting of more than 4 dwelling units— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title in its capacity as conserv
The term “ineligible residential property” includes ineligible single family properties, ineligible multifamily housing properties, and ineligible condominium properties. / The ter
The term “ineligible single family property” means a 1- to 4-family residence (including a manufactured home)— (I) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corporate capacity
The term "ineligible sources" means the following: (i) The eligible entity's internal research and development funds. (ii) Funding in forms other than cash, such as in-ki
In envy of a neighbor.
The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but by St. 26 Hen. VIII. c. 3, transferred to the crown, and afterwards made a part o
An officer who takes possession of an insolvent or bankrupt estate.
The royal prerogative is an arbitrary power vested in the executive to do good, and not evil. Rutherforth, Inst. 279; Co. Litt. 90; Chit. Prerog.; Bac. Abr.
The statements of a cause of action, given by a client to his attorney, and whicb, where such is the practice, are sent to his pleader to put into legal form of a declaration. Warr
In the greater the less is always (included).
According to equitable doctrines. IN ESSE (Lat.) In being; in existence. An event which may happen is in posse; when it has happened, it is in ease. The term is often used of liens
A defense in writing, made by a defendant to the charges contained in a bill or information filed by the plaintiff against him in a court of equity. In Code Pleading. The defendant
HOMINES (Lat). in Feudal Law. Men; feudatory tenants who claimed a privilege of having their causes, etc., tried only In their lord’s court Paroch. Antiq, 15. HOMINES LI6II. In Feu
The term “inert ingredient” means an ingredient which is not active.
The term “inert matter” means all matter not seeds, and includes among others broken seeds, sterile florets, chaff, fungus bodies, and stones, determined by methods prescribed unde
In being.
In the essentials.
MODUS, conditio sive causa; ut modus est; si conditio; quia causa. In a gift there may be manner, condition, and cause; as (ut), intro-
- Inesse potest donationi, modns, conditio sive causa; nt modns est; si conditio; quia eausadefined inBlack's (1910)
In a gift there may be manner, condition, and cause; as [ut] introduces a manner; if, [si,] a condition; because, [quia,] a cause. Dyer, 138.
- Inesse potest donationi, modus, conditio sive causa; ut modus est; si conditio; quia causadefined inBallentine's (1916)
There can be manner, condition or cause in a gift; “ut” is for the manner; “si” for the condition; “quia” for the cause.
It is as a matter of law.
It is implied in law.
in every year after the year the premiums for which have been paid? Or in every year after the current year from the date of the policy?
An Interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. Questions are either general or leading. By a general question is m
Unavoidable.
- inevitable accidentdefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Bouvier (1839)
Inevitable accident, as applied to cases of this description, must be understood to mean 'a collision which occurs when both parties have endeavored, by every means in their power,
Congress has not made clear its purpose, but when that purpose is made manifest in a manner that leaves no doubt according to the ordinary meaning of English speech, this Court in
when it says, "[i]n this case, of course, the constitutional violation of an illegal "manner "of entry was "not "a but-for cause of obtaining the evidence." "Ante, "at 592.
The principle deducible from the authorities is, that if what is agreed to be done is possible and lawful, it must be done. Difficulty or improbability of accomplishing the underta
A guard.
In exchange.
Words used to express the fact that the instrument is intended to carry into effect some other instrument, as in case of a deed in execution of a power. They are said to be synonym
In .issue; in the outcome.
- In expositione instrumentorum, mala grammatica, quod fieri potest, vitanda estdefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)
In the drawing of instruments, bad grammar should be avoided as much as possible.
mala grammatica, quod fieri potest, vitanda est. In the construction of instruments, bad grammar is to be avoided as much as possible. 6 Coke, 39; 2 Pars. Cont. 26.
At length; in full. IN EXTREMIS (Lat.) At the very end; in the last moments. IN FACIE CURIAE (Law Lat.) In the face of the court. Dyer, 28. IN FACIE ECCLESIAE (Lat.) In the face or
The acts complained of were done in the excitement of the moment, and in extremis. Whether they were wise it is not material to inquire. If unwise, they were errors and not faults.
An accident produced by any physical cause which is inevitable, such as lightning, storms, perils of the sea, inundation, earthquake, sudden death or illnesa
In the face of the court Dyer, 28.
Before the court.
In the face of the church. A term applied in the law of England to marriages, which are required to be solemnized in a parish church or public chapel, unless by dispensation or lic
In the face of the church.
In doing; in performing.
Actual; not based on legal fiction or intendment of law. IN FACTO In fact; in deed. In faeto dicit, in fact says. 1 Salk. 22, pi. 1. Depending on faet. Calv. Lex. IN FAOTO QUOD 8E
In fact; indeed.
- In facto quod se habet ad bonam et malum, magis de bono quam de malo lex intenditdefined inBlack's (1910)
In an act or deed which admits of being considered as both good and bad, the law intends more from the good than from the bad; the law makes the more favorable construction. Co. Li
- In facto quod se habet ad bonum et malum, magis de bono quam de malo lex intenditdefined inBallentine's (1916)
In a deed which may be held either good or bad, the law directs its attention more to the good than to the bad.
In Old English Law. Exposed upon the sands, or seashore. A species of punishment mentioned in Hengham. Cowell. INFAMIA (Lat.). Infamy; Ignominy or disgrace. By infamia juris is mea
(Lat.) In the civil law. To defame; to attack or injure one's character by word or writing. Brissonius; 3 Bl. Com. 125. INFAMIS (Lat.) In Roman law. One who, in consequence of the
Infamy; disgrace.
Infamy of one supposed to be guilty of infamous crime, but who has not been con' victed. See 17 Mass. 515.
Disgrace in conviction of crime. See 17 Mass. 515.
Infamous; of ill repute.
A crime which works infamy in one who has committed it. In the United States. It has been held that only those crimes are infamous that were so at common law (1 Dak. 289), but the
One punishable by imprisonment in a state prison. See 108 N. C. 593, 23 Am. St. Rep. 73, 13 S. E. 168.
Such as may be challenged as jurors propter delictum, and therefore shall never be admitted to give evidence to inform that jury with whom they were too scandalous to associate. 59
- Infamydefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
That state which is produced by the conviction of an infamous crime, and the loss of honor, which renders the infamous person incompetent as a witness or juror. 3 Watts & S. (Pa.)
intang, saa^ In old European law. A laying on of hands.
The state of an infant. See Infant .
A lord’s right to adjudge a thief taken on his premises.
Same as Infangenthef.