Law Dictionary

1.1. In civil and old English ambulatory. Ambulator! a est voluntas snpremum exitum: the will of a deceased until the last moment of Ufa v. Voluntas

Movable; revocable; subject to change. Ambulatoria voluntas (a changeable will) denotes the power which a testator possesses of altering his will during his llfe-time. Hattersley v

The term "ambulatory surgical center" has the meaning applicable to such term under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.].

A changeable will (ambulatoria voluntas), the phrase denoting the power which a testator possesses of altering his will during his life-time. See Hattersiey v. Bis-sett, 50 N. J. E

The act of attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station; a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise; an ambuscade; troops posted in

American Decisions.

(Lat. ego, It) A term denoting direct tenure of the superior lord. 2 Beli, H. I. Sc. 133. Unjustly detaining from me. He is said to withhold a me (from me) who has obtained possess

I. fr. In old English law.

i To be amerced, or d mercie, is to be at the king's mercy with respect to a fine to be imposed. Later, simply to be fined. Whence amercement. Before the jury deliver their verdict

Betterments. 6 Low, (U, S.) 294; 9 Low. (U. S.) 508.

Responsible; subject to answer in a court of justice; liable to punishment.

The term “amenable species” means— (1) those species subject to the provisions of this chapter on the day before November 10, 2005; (2) all fish of the order Siluriformes; and (3)

To improve; to make better by change or modification. See Alter.

1. fr. To make good; to make up for intelligible, out of extrinan ambiguity by reaface of the instrument suppletur: a patent ambiverborum latens facto oritur ambignum ambiguity of

In this paragraph, the term “amended license application” means a license application for a deepwater port for natural gas— (i) that was originally submitted to the Secretary prior

A change in the specification as filed in the first instance, or the subsequent filing of a new one, whereby a patent is still sought for the substance of the invention as original

The distinction between amending and withdrawing an entry is well established, and completely understood. An amended entry retains its original character, so far as it is unchanged

In English Law. A penalty imposed upon a person by way of disgrace or infa,my, as a punishment for aiiy oflfense, or for the purpose of making reparation for any injury done to ano

in the old English law. A penalty imposed upon a person by way of disgrace or infamy, as a punishment for any offence, or for the purpose of making reparation for any injury done t

Fr. To amend, make good, make up for, compensate. Defautes amender; to make good defaults. Britt. c. 21. Les damages amender; to compensate for damages. Id. c. 27.

Fr. Amends. Dues amendes; due amends. Britt. c. 27. Amendes de damages. Id. ibid.

In Practice. The correction, by allowance of the court, of an error committed in the progress of a cause, whether in process, pleading, proceedings, or judgment. It has been held n

there is no time absolutely fixed, within which such an amendment should be moved. All that the court requires is that it should be done within a reasonable time; and when no such

The allowance and refusal of amendments in the pleadings, the granting or refusing new trials; and indeed, most other incidental orders made in the progress of a cause, before tria

the specification of forms and procedures required by regulations of the Secretary to prove the lawfulness of transportation by motor carrier referred to in section 13501.

A satisfaction given by a wrongdoer to the party injured for a wrong committed. 1 Lilly, Reg. 81. By St. 24 Geo. II. c. 44, in England, and by similar statutes in some of the Unite

Fr. To lead; to lead away, as an animal that is stolen. JBrittlc. 24.

In real property law. Such circumstances, in regard to situation, outlook, access to a water-course or the like, as enhance the pleasantness or desirability of an estate for purpos

A person with no mind.

See "Divorce." A NON POSSE AD NON ESSE SEQUITUR argumentum necessarie negative licet non affirmative. From impossibility to nonexistence, the inference follows necessarily in A PIR

1. 1, In old English law. To rare.

Lat. To admeasure. Bract, fbl. 3 14 a. See Admensurare,

1. 1 In old English law. suratio.

Insanity; idiocy. AMERALIUS (Law Lat.) A naval commander, under the eastern Roman empire, but not of the highest rank; the origin, according to Spelman, of the modern title and off

Ifr, To abridge; to abate; to fell.

L. Lat. A naval commander, under the eastern Roman empire, but not of the highest rank; the origin, according to Spelman, of the modem title and office of admiral. Spelman.

To impose an amercement or fine; to punish by a fine or penalty.

in practice. Formerly if the sheriff failed in obeying the writs, rules, or orders of the court, he might be amerced; but this practice has been superseded by attachment.

In practice. A pecuniary penalty imposed upon an offender by a judicial tribunal. The judgment of the court is that the party be at the mercy of the court (sit in misericordia), up

In Great Britain a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office.

See Amercement .

Lat. To amerce. See Amerce. Liber honto non amercietur proparvo delicto nisi secundum modum illius delicti, c£*c.; a freeman shall not be amerced for a small offence, unless accord

See Discovery, 1; State, 3 (3), p. 966. American. In the general mind now describes a descendant of Europeans, born in America, and is especially applied to an inhabitant of the Un

Pertaining to the western hemisphere or in a more restricted sense to the United States. See Beardsley v. Selectmen of Bridgeport, 53 Conn. 4U3, 3 Atl. 557, 55 Am. Rep. 152.

The term “American aircraft” means an aircraft registered under the laws of the United States. / “American aircraft” means— (A) a civil aircraft of the United States; and (B) an ai

The term “American article” means an article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, in the production of which no materials of other than Philippine or United St

For purposes of this section, the term “American Business Centers” includes the following: (1) Environmental business centers in those independent states that offer promising marke

In marine insurance. A proviso in a policy to the effect that, in case of any subsequent insurance. the Insurer shall nevertheless be answerable for the fuil extent of the sum subs

For purposes of this chapter, the term “American employer” means an employer which is— (1) the United States or any instrumentality thereof, (2) an individual who is a resident of

the term “American folklife” means the traditional expressive culture shared within the various groups in the United States: familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, regional; ex

American great lakes vessel.—The term “American Great Lakes vessel” means a vessel so designated under section 55332 of this title, but only during the period the designation is in

Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States.

The terms "Indian", "American Indian", and "Indian American" mean an individual who is a member of an Indian tribe and includes a Native and a descend

The term “American Indian consortium” means an entity that is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Righ

The term “American republic” includes any of the states which were signatory to the Final Act of the Second Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics at

the rule here has long been that attorney's fees are not ordinarily recoverable in the absence of a statute or enforceable contract providing therefor

The term “American vessel” means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States; and includes any vessel which is neither documented or numbered under the la

the term “Americas Framework Agreement” means an Americas Framework Agreement provided for in section 2430g of this title;

the term “Americas Fund” means an Enterprise for the Americas Fund provided for in section 2430f(a) of this title;

The term “Americorps” means the Americorps program carried out under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).

I fr. Brought led or carried away.

I. fr. That may be brought, led or

amener, I fr. In old English law. boste: to lead his army; to cite or summon a party to court

Fr. Admeasurement. Britt. c. 68. Reg. Grig. 155, regula.

A species of agreement which by a fiction gives to immovable goods the quality of movable. Merl. Rep.; 1« Low. Can. 25, 58. AMI (Fr.). A friend. See Pbocheot Amy.

A friend; as alien ami, an alien belonging to a nation at peace with us; prochein ami, a next friend suing or defending for an infant, married woman, etc.

Friendly; mutually forbearing ; agreed or assented to by parties having conflicting interests or a dispute; as opposed to hostile or adversary. —Amicable action. In practice. An ac

an amicable action, in the sense in which these words are used in courts of justice, presupposes that there is a real dispute between the parties concerning some matter of right. A

(Louisiana) An arbitrator whose decision is binding.

"There are two sorts of arbitrators, — ^the arbitrators properly so called, and the amicable compounders. The arbitrators ought to determine as judges, agreeably to the strictness

The words "arbitration" and "amicable lawsuit," used in an obligation or agreement between parlies, are not convertible terms. The former carries with it the idea of settlement by

the Florida East Coast Railway dispute of the early 1960's, see "Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.," 394 U.S. 369 , 89 S.Ct. 1109, 22 L.Ed.2d 344 (1969); the 1978 dispute betwe

A friend of the court; one who volunteers assistance to the court on a matter of law. See 46 Am. St. Rep. 45.

Lat. A friend of the court A by-stander (usually a counsellor) who interposes and volunteers information upon seme matter of law in regard to which the judge is doubtful or mistake

Fr. In French maritime law. Admiral. Ord. de la Mar. liv. 1, tit. 1, § 1.

A United States case in 1839 wherein negroes who had been kidnaped and enslaved in Africa, mutinied and were held free and not pirates. See 2 L. Ed. (IT. S.) 826.

A paternal aunt.

A paternal great-aunt.

A paternal great-great-aunt.

A cousin.

Lat In the civll and old English law. To lose. Hence the old Scotch "amitt." —Amittere curiam. To lose the court; to be deprived of the privilege of attending the court. —Amittere

To be deprived of the right of coming into court.

To lose the court; to be deprived of the privilege of attending the court.

To lose the protection afforded by the law of the land.

To lose the protection afforded by the law of the land.

Lose all rights under the law.

To lose the privilege of a court; to lose the right to testify; to become outlawed.

The term “ammonium nitrate” means— (A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid and contains not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and (B) any

The term “ammonium nitrate facility” means any entity that produces, sells or otherwise transfers ownership of, or provides application services for ammonium nitrate.

The term “ammonium nitrate purchaser” means any person who purchases ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate facility.

The terms “destructive device” and “ammunition” have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18. / The term “ammunition”

The term "ammunition production facility" means an ammunition organic industrial base production facility.

the claimant of property seized under the act of August 6th, 1861, is entitled to the benefit of amnesty to the same extent as, under like pleading and proof, he would be entitled

They are of different character and have different purposes. The one overlooks offense; the other remits punishment. The first is usually addressed to crimes against the sovereignt

intermingled with.

all commerce save that which is confined to a single state and does not affect other states.

To alien lands in mortmain.

[L. Fr. amortissem/ent; L. Lat. amortizatio.'] The alienation of lands or tenements in mortmain; sometimes called am^ortization, (q. v.) See Mortmain.

For purposes of this section, the term “amortizable basis” means that portion of the adjusted basis (for determining gain) of a certified pollution control facility which may be am

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term “amortizable section 197 intangible” means any section 197 intangible— (A) which is acquired by the taxpayer after the date o