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the statute could tax salaries to those who earned them and provide that the tax could not be escaped by anticipatory arrangements and contracts however skilfully devised to preven

the power to dispose of income is the equivalent of ownership of it and that the exercise of the power to procure its payment to another, whether to pay a debt or to make a gift, i

There was thus an anticipatory breach by the company, which entitled the government to relet the uncompleted part of the work.

in general, when one party, by his fault, prevents the other party to a contract from entitling himself to a benefit under it according to its terms, the former is liable for the v

As a rule, where a party bound by an executory contract repudiates his obligations or disables himself from performing them before the time for performance, the promisee has the op

There is, in our jurisprudence, no doctrine of 'anticipatory contempt.' The offense of contempt of Congress matures only when the witness is called to appear before the committee t

For purposes of this subsection, the term “anti-deficiency law” means the law of any State which provides that, in the event of foreclosure on the residential property of a consume

The term "anti-doping organization" has the meaning given the term in Article 2 of the Convention.

The terms “Antidumping Agreement”, “Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures”, and “Safeguards Agreement” mean the agreements referred to in section 3511(d)(7), (12), and

The term "antidumping duties" means antidumping duties imposed under section 1673 of this title or under the Antidumping Act, 1921 (title II of the Act of May 27, 1921; 4

The term “antifouling paint” means a coating, paint, or treatment that is applied to a vessel to control fresh water or marine fouling organisms.

The term “antifouling system” means a coating, paint, surface treatment, surface, or device that is used or intended to be used on a vessel to control or prevent attachment of unwa

A copy.

gr.-l. In the Roman law. An officer whose duty it was to have oversight over the money collected by the tax-gatherers; a controller.

In the Roman law. An officer whose duty it was to keep an eye over the money which the tax gatherers collected for the use of the state. A controller or supervisor of public moneys

A copy or counterpart of a deed.

The term “Antigua Convention” means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States

a suit will not lie to restrain the collection of a tax upon the sole ground of its illegality. The principal reason is that, as courts are without authority to apportion or equali

The declaration of the reasons which one of the belligerents publishes, to show that the war as to him is defensive. Wolffius, § 1187. ANTICHRESIS (Lat.) In civil law. An agreement

The term “antimicrobial drug” means, subject to subparagraph (B), a systemic antibacterial or antifungal drug that— (i) is intended for human use in the treatment of a disease or c

The term “antimicrobial pesticide” means a pesticide that— (A) is intended to— (i) disinfect, sanitize, reduce, or mitigate growth or development of microbiological organisms; or (

The term "antimicrobial susceptibility testing device" means a device that utilizes susceptibility test interpretive criteria to determine and report the in vitro suscept

In Roman law. A real or apparent contradiction or inconsistency in the Jaws. Merlin, Repert. It is sometimes used as an English word, and spelled "Antinomy." ANTIQUA CUSTUMA (Law L

A term used in logic and law to denote a real or apparent inconsistency or conflict between two authorities or propositions; same as antinomia, (q. v.)

medications such as Thorazine, Mellaril, Prolixin, and Haldol that are used in treating psychoses, especially schizophrenia.

I. I, In old English law. Ancient demesne. Opposed to novum perquisitunp or new purchase.

I. I. In old English law. Ancient customs; customs on wool, leather, eta, granted to Edward I. in the third year of his reign. ^

Certain statutory duties on wool and leather.

In the Roman law. To restore a former law or practice; to reject or vote against a new law; to prefer the old law. Those who voted against a proposed law wrote on their ballots the

English statutes from the time of Richard I. to Edward III.

The term “antique firearm” means— (A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before

Of divers rules of the ancient law. A celebrated title of the Digests, and the last in that collection. It consists of two bundred and eleven rules or maxims. Dig. 50, 1%.

I. In the civil law. Ancient or former law.

The act of June 8, 190G, provides for the punishment of any person who shall injure or destroy, etc., any historic or prehistoric ruin, or object of antiquity, on any government la

In old English law. Ancient demesne, contrasted with novum perquiaitum, new purchase or acquest. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 71, § 15.

The reason for the rule at common law disqualifying the wife is to protect the sanctity and tranquility of the marital relationship. When the good faith of the marital relation is

I. I. In old English law. A monastery.

“anti-theft device” means a device to reduce or deter theft that— (A) is in addition to the theft-deterrent devices required by motor vehicle safety standard numbered 114 in sectio

In old English law. A man who endeavors to discharge himself of the crime of which he is accused, by retorting the charge on the accuser. He differs from an approver in this, that

Federal and state statutes to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies. See U. S. v. Knight Co., 156 U. S. 1, 15 Sup. Ct. 249, 39 L. Ed. 325; Restraint of

“Antitrust Acts” means the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies”, approved July 2, 1890; also sections 73 to 76, inclusive,

The term "Antitrust Division" means the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

In an equity suit, the end to be served is not punishment of past transgression, nor is it merely to end specific illegal practices. A public interest served by such civil suits is

The term “antitrust evidence” means information, testimony, statements, documents, or other things that are obtained in anticipation of, or during the course of, an investigation o

when a buyer shows that the price paid by him for materials purchased for use in his business is illegally high and also shows the amount of the overcharge, he has made out a prima

The term “antitrust investigation” means any inquiry conducted by any antitrust investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in any antitr

The term “antitrust investigator” means any attorney or investigator employed by the Department of Justice who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any ant

The term “antitrust law” includes: (1) Each provision of law defined as one of the antitrust laws by section 12 of this title; and (2) Any statute enacted on and after September 19

the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and any other Acts in pari materia.

The term "antitrust leniency agreement," or "agreement," means a leniency letter agreement, whether conditional or final, between a person and the Antitrust Div

The term "antitrust leniency applicant," or "applicant," means, with respect to an antitrust leniency agreement, the person that has entered into the agreement.

The term “antitrust mutual assistance agreement” means a written agreement, or written memorandum of understanding, that is entered into by the United States and a foreign state or

The term “antitrust order” means any final order, decree, or judgment of any court of the United States, duly entered in any case or proceeding arising under any antitrust law;

The term “antitrust violation” means any act or omission in violation of any antitrust law, any antitrust order or, with respect to the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistan

Another action pending.

The right of another.

Another's life. A person holding an estate for or during the life of another is called a tenant "pur autre vie," or "pur terme d'autre me." Litt. § 56; 2 Bl. Comm. 120.

or AMTRUSTIO. In early feudal law. A confidential vassal. A term applied to the followers of the ancient German chiefs, and of the kings and counts of the Franks. Spelman. ANUELS L

L. Fr. The Year Books. Kelham.

LI. A showing of armor; military training.

A great-great-great-aunt.

/. An annuity; a yearly rent. Anoyer,/r. To trouble, annoy. Annoysance: a nuisance.

anute, I. fr. Annuity, v. Annuette. Any. One, indefinitely or indifferently. It sometimes has the sense of "some," but more commonly that of "all" or "every." -

Lat. In feudal and old English law. Aid; help to defend a suit; help to commit a crime; a subsidy or tallage paid to the king; a kind of tribute paid by vassal to lord, as one of t

what it says; and that Congress was fully informed as to the significance of § 1404(a).

any claim but that of servicemen." The statute does contain twelve exceptions.

to assure that all "state," as well as federal, courts are subject to the anti-injunction prohibition.

any such court "of competent jurisdiction."

As used in this section, the term “any employee welfare benefit plan or employee pension benefit plan” means any employee benefit plan subject to any provision of title I of the Em

activities that are not covered in tribes' contracts, including "improvements in health care facilities." Ibid.

by the revision to do more than to eliminate the uncertainty deriving from the words 'employer' and 'employee' and thereby to extend to railroads the same protections which other e

any authoritative decision." Ante, at 7, 8.

The phrase is comprehensive and means that if the forbidden effect or tendency is produced in one out of all the various lines of commerce, the words 'in any line of commerce' lite

Anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner as provided by sections 106 through 122 or of the author as provided in section 106A(a), or who imports copie

that, in order to obtain judicial review, each of the enumerated parties must be "aggrieved by a final decision under subsection (c)." This implies, in turn, that each party may se

the common-law grounds of prejudice, malice, and the like, and, if so, what would be the rights and remedies of an indicted person who had had no opportunity to challenge a given j

anything less than the Court's interpretation, then the technical amendments, again contrary to their stated purpose, made important substantive changes to § 307(b)(1).

only law enforcement officers acting in a customs or excise capacity.

any person not identified as a PRP in §§107(a)(1)-(4).

terms imposed by state courts (internal quotation marks omitted)).

The term “any other weapon” means any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive, a pistol or

all persons and not merely those who by § 1 are required to register and pay the tax.

the term “any person aggrieved” shall include any person with proprietary rights in the intercepted communication by wire or radio, including wholesale or retail distributors of sa

the whole human race.

among others, Porto Rico, the Philippines and the Virgin Islands." The Department thus sought to introduce a qualification as to the significance of ' foreign country ' not found i

physical things, as the Court recognized when it previously considered Fidel Castro's expropriations and noted that the Cuban Government "nationalize[d] by forced expropriation pro

breadth of coverage," we held that "wages" means remuneration for "the entire employer-employee relationship"; in other words, "wages" embraced pay for active service plus pay rece

the very statute in which this statement was contained.

the bonds mentioned in the introductory part of the sentence, that is, to bonds for duties which have become payable, and are not paid.

In Massachusetts, this term, in the statutes relating to additional punishment, means not less than two years. Ex parte Seymour. 11 Pick. (Mass.) 40: Ex parte Dick, id. 86; Ex part

“anything of pecuniary value” means anything of value in the form of money, a negotiable instrument, a commercial interest, or anything else the primary significance of which is ec

In differentiating between operations over the 'route or routes' for which an application under the 'grandfather clause' is made as against operations 'within the territory', Congr

I. Acoeptilation declaring it paid when it

[L. Lat. ocauaanva ex post facto, — ^post effectum seelu». Spelman.'] In criminal law. One who, blowing a felony to have been committed by another, receives, relieves, comforts or

To ivhich the court agreed. AD QUOD DAMNUM (Lat.) What injury. A writ issuing out of and returnable into chancery, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to inquire by a jury what

The term "Apache Leap" means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled "Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Apache Le

'Lt. Lat. From palatium, (a palace.) Counties palatine are hence so called. 1 Bl. Comm. 117. See Palatium.

In French Law. A portion set apart for the use and support of the younger ones, upon condition, however, that it should revert, upon failure of male issue, to his original donor an

In French law. A portion set apart for the use and support of the younger ones, upon condition, however, that it should revert, upon failure of male issue, to his original donor an

aparaile, appareillie, I fr. Ready. Apares,' I. I. Peers; equals.