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Larceny committed where the property stolen is on the person or in the immediate charge or custody of the person from whom the theft is made, but without such circumstances of forc

Larceny.

The king's lard-erer or clerk of the kitchen. Cowell.

In the manor of Bradford, in Wilts, the tenants pay to their lord a small yearly rent by this name, which is said to be for liberty to feed their hogs with the masts of the lord's

{LargeuT. Law Fr. from large.) Breadth. According to the breadth and length. Britt. c. 63, c. 103.

LFr. Broad; the opposite of “estreyie,” strait or strict. Pures et larges. Britt. e. 34,

The term “large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment” means commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment that is rated— (i) at or above 135,000 Bt

In this section, the term “large community care setting” means— (A) a nonresidential setting in which more than 8 individuals are served; or (B) a residential setting in which more

The term “large corporate underpayment” means any underpayment of a tax by a C corporation for any taxable period if the amount of such underpayment for such period exceeds $100,00

For purposes of this section, the term “large corporation” means any corporation if such corporation (or any predecessor corporation) had taxable income of $1,000,000 or more for a

The term “large employer” means, in connection with a group health plan with respect to a calendar year and a plan year, an employer who employed an average of at least 51 employee

For purposes of this subsection, the term “large food or beverage establishment” means any trade or business (or portion thereof)— (A) which provides food or beverages, (B) with re

The term “large group health plan” means a plan of, or contributed to by, an employer or employee organization (including a self-insured plan) to provide health care (directly or o

The term “large group market” means the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insurance coverage (directly or through any arrangement) on behalf of themselv

“large hub airport” means a commercial service airport (as defined in section 47102) that has at least 1.0 percent of the passenger boardings. / “large hub airport” means a commerc

the term “large local educational agency” means a local educational agency serving an area with a total population of 20,000 or more; and

The term "large manufacturing facility" means a manufacturing facility that— (A) annually consumes more than 35,000 megawatt-hours of electricity; or (B) has a peak power

The term “large passenger vessel” means a vessel of more than 70,000 gross tons, as measured under section 14302 of this title , with capacity for at least 2,000 passengers and doc

Large project.—The term "large project" means an eligible project with total eligible project costs of greater than $100,000,000.

The term “large-scale carbon sequestration” means a scale that— (A) demonstrates the ability to inject into geologic formations and sequester carbon dioxide; and (B) has a goal of

The term "large-scale driftnet fishing" means a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, with a total

The term “large-scale driftnet fishing vessel” means any vessel which is— (A) used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for large-scale driftnet fishin

The term "large-scale pilot project" means a pilot project that— (A) represents the scale of technology development beyond laboratory development and bench scale testing,

"large station group" means a group of television broadcast stations that— (i) are directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted by the regulations of the

the term “large trader” means every person who, for his own account or an account for which he exercises investment discretion, effects transactions for the purchase or sale of any

the term “large unit” means a unit with a generating capacity of 100 megawatts or more;

the term “large wind energy system” means a wind energy system which is not a small wind energy system;

As used in this section, the term “large yacht” means a vessel that exceeds 79 feet in length, is used primarily for recreation or pleasure, and has been previously sold by a manuf

(Lat.) Large; broad; comprehensive. Bract, fol. 37b.

or LARUN. In old English law. A thief; thieves. Petits larons, petty thieves. Britt. c. 29.

In old English law. Thieves.

Regular process is that which has been lawfully issued by a court or magistrate, having competent jurisdiction. Irregular process is that which has been illegally issued. When the

A native Indian sailor; the term is also applied to tent pitchers, inferior artillery-men, and others.

Tending to excite lust; lewd; indecent; obscene; relating to sexual impurity; tending to deprave the morals in respect to sexual relations. See Swearingen v. U. S., 161 U. S. 446,

In Connecticut. A term including those wanton acts between persons of different sexes, who are not married to each other, that flow from the exercise of lustful passions, and which

The act or state of a man and woman, not married, who dwell together in the same house, behaving themselves as man and wife. In statutes forbidding unlawful cohabitation that term

I^wd and lascivious conduct in public, or at least practised with such publicity as to be punishable as contra honos mores. It is an offence sometimes distinguished from lascivious

Lascivious desires or conduct; lustfulness; wantonness; lewdness. That form of immorality which has reference to sexual impurity; U. S. v. Males, 51 Fed. 41. See the titles next pr

As used in this section, the term “laser pointer” means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam designed to be use

or LASHLITE. A kind of forfeiture during the government of the Danes in England. Enc. Lond. LAST (Law Lat. lastus, lestus). In English law. A burden; a weight or measure of various

A kind of forfeiture during the government of the Danes in England. Enc. Lond.

Same as Lagslite.

SUITS PRO. Suits in the ecclesiastical courts for spiritual offenses against conscience, for non-payment of debts, or breaches of civil contracts. ‘This attempt to turn the ecclesi

The name of a code of Spanish law. It is sometimes called las siete partidas, or the seven parts, from the number of its principal divisions. It is a compilation from the civil law

A thing surrendered into the hands or power of another; a thing given or delivered. Spelman.

A measure of ship capacity, 6,000 pounds.

Latest; most recent Last will: a term, according to Lord Coke, more pioperly used where lands and tenements are devised. In English law. Last heir: he to whom lands come by escheat

or LESTAGE. A custom exacted in some fairs and markets to carry things bought whither one will. But it is more accurately taken for the ballast or lading of a ship. Also custom pai

The last antecedent is the last word which can be made an antecedent, without impairing the meaning of a sentence. 190 Mich, 313.

Easter offerings, so called from these words in the hymn of the day. They are also denominated "quadragesimalia." Wharton.

It may well be that ordinarily a foster relationship does not begin until natural parental ties, realistically viewed, are severed; if so, the foster parent bears the parental rela

a negligent defendant will be held liable to a negligent plaintiff if the defendant, aware of the plaintiff's peril or unaware of it only through carelessness, had in fact a later

A court held by the twenty-four jurats in the marshes of Kent, and summoned by the bailiffs, whereby outers were made to lay and levy taxes, impose penalties, etc., for the preserv

A court held by the twenty-four jurats in the marshes of Kent, and summoned by the bailiffs, whereby orders were made to lay and levy taxes, impose penalties, etc., for the preserv

He to whom the lands come if they escheat for want of lawful heirs, viz., sometimes the lord of whom the lands are held, sometimes the king. Bracton, lib. 5, c. 17.

Same as Last sickness.

lestus, I. I In old English law. A last; a weight or measure of hides, wool and other articles.

The term “last preenactment year” means the last taxable year of a corporation which begins before January 1, 1983.

A court from which there is no appeal is called the "court of last resort."

That of which a person dies. The last sickness includes the whole of the sickness of which the person dies, no matter of how long duration. 8 Me. 167. The expenses of this sickness

The term “last signatory operator” means, with respect to a coal industry retiree, a signatory operator which was the most recent coal industry employer of such retiree. / The term

An instrument disposing of one's property in the mode recognized by law, to take effect after death. See 79 Tenn. 316.

The disposition of one's property to take effect after death. See 11 Mont. 571, 28 Am. St. Rep. 495, 29 Pac. 282.

catare — the month, with its festivals and the time of the'new moon. From calare was derived " calendar." The first day of the month in the Roman calendar was called the calendoe,

The term “local access and transport area” or “LATA” means a contiguous geographic area— (A) established before February 8, 1996, by a Bell operating company such that no exchange

Gross neglect. See Bailment.

Gross negligence is equal to fraud.

Gross negligence is equivalent to fraud.

An under-ground survey.

Recently; last. 7 Cal. 226. Defunct. 17 Ala. 190.

The term “late enrollee” means, with respect to coverage under a group health plan, a participant or beneficiary who enrolls under the plan other than during— (A) the first period

This word has been held to have "a very large retrospect, as we say 'lately deceased' of one dead ten or twenty years." 2 Show. 294. LATENS (Lat. from latere, to lie hid). Latent;

Latent.

Hidden; concealed; not appearing on the surface or face of a thing.

One which does not appear from the words of an instrument, but only from the application of the words to the subject matter. See 117 U. S. 221. A latent ambiguity may arise from th

One kept for twenty years or more in a man's scrutoire or strong box, accompanied by no distinctive possession. 7 N. J. Law, 177.

One not discoverable by external examination. 13 N. Y. 9. The term is used both in personal injury law, and in the law of sales. In Personal Injury Law. An employee (108 Ind. 286)

See Equity.

An equitable claim or right, the knowledge of which has been confined to the parties for and against whom it exists, or which has been concealed from one or several persons interes

This is not a case of ambiguity. It is not an ambiguity patent, for the face of the letter can excite no doubt. It is not a latent ambiguity, for there are not two firms of the nam

In old records. Sidesmen; companions; assistants. Cowell.

an allowance for transportation services rendered by a shipper.

The most obvious examples of such lines are those that are dependent upon and incident to the main line,—feeders, such as may be built from mines or forests to bring coal, ore, or

A branch railroad. One running from some point on a main line Intended as a connecting line or feeder, A lateral road Is said to be “one proceeding from some point on the main trun

The support of land by the adjoining land; so called in contradistinction from "subjacent support," that of the soil beneath. The right to such lateral support exists as a natural

The general name given to the numerous councils held Tbe first of these was convened A. D. 649 to consider the doctrine of the Monothelites. This council held five sessions, during

To lie sideways, in opposition to ying endways; used in descriptions of lands.

The term "late-stage project support" includes debt financing, insurance, and transaction advisory services.

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “late-year ordinary loss” means the sum of any post-October specified loss and any post-December ordinary loss.

Same as Lathe.

or LATH (Law Lat. laestrum or leda). A division of certain counties in England, intermediate between a county or shire and a hundred, sometimes containing three or four hundreds, a

LATHREVE, or LEIDgreve (Saxon.) An ofllcer under the Saxon government, who had authority over a lathe. Cowell; 1 Bl. Comm. 116.

The name of an ancient civil division in England, intermediate between the county or shire and the hundred. Said to be the same as what, in other parts of the kingdom, was termed a

In Spanish law. The tax paid by the possessor of land held by quit rent or emphyteusis to the ovyner of the estate, when the tenant alienates his right in the property. LATIFUNDIUM

A large landed estate.

The holder of a latifundium.

A word used by Lord Coke in the sense of an interpreter 2 Inst. 515. Supposed to be a corruption of the French "latinier," or "latiner." Cowell; Blount.

An important language in the law; being the language not only of the civil and canon law, but of the early European codes, of much of the ancient common law of England and Scotland

An interpreter of Latin.

An interpreter. Co. 2 Inst 515. or of a country upon which the fus latii ! had been conferred. By the conatitutio Attr toniana, Garacalla extended to them the privilege of full Rom