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A place or an opportunity to reflect or repent.
Room or place for re-pentence or reconsideration ; an opportunity to withdraw from a negotiation before finally concluding the contract or agreement. Also, in criminal law, an oppo
- Locus pro solutione reditus aut pec u n i a e secundum conditionem dimissionis aut obligationis est stricte observandosdefined inBallentine's (1916)
The .place for the payment of rent or money is to be strictly observed according to the condition of the demise or obligation.
In civil law. A public place. Dig. 43. 8. 1; Id. 43. 8. 2. 3.
In private international law. The rule that, when a legal transaction complies with the formalities required by the law of the country where it is done, it is also valid in the cou
The place where a thing is sifuated. In proceedings in rem, or the real actions of the civil law, the proper forum is the locus rei sitæ. The Jerusalem, 2 Gall. 191, 107, Fed. Cas.
The place where the thing is situated.
The place of the seal. The letters L. S. (an abbreviation of locus sigilli), surrounded by a scroll, is in some states held a good seal (5 Wis. 549), but in others a common-law sea
A place of standing; standing in court. A right of appearance in a court of justice, or before a legislative body, on a given question.
Engl. law, is an obsolete writ which lies when a woman gives land to a man in fee simple, or for a less estate, to the intent that he should marry her and he refuses upon request.
A seam or fissure in the earth’s crust filled with quartz or some other kind of rock in a place carrying gold, silver or other valuable mineral. See 63 Am. Dec. 108, note.
In old English law. A kind of pilot who navigated a vessel vdthin a harbor. Jacob.
Pilotage fees paid to a lodeman.
The pllot conducts the ship up the river or into port; but the loadsman is he that undertakes to bring a ship through the haven, after being brought thither by the pilot, to the qu
The hire of a pilot for condueting a yessel from one place to another. Cowell.
- Lodgerdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Black's (1891)Anderson (1889)
One who inhabits a portion of a house of which another has the general possession and custody. It is by this retention of general possession and control by another that a "lodger"
The term “lodging facility” means a— (I) hotel, (II) motel, or (III) other establishment more than one-half of the dwelling units in which are used on a transient basis. / The term
A lodging house is distinguished from a hotel in that the keeper specially deals with his customers by contracting personally -mth the customer for the nature of the accommodation
Various acts for the well ordering of common lodging houses, beginning in 1851 with the stat. 14 & 15 Viet. c. 28. An act for the regulation and licensing of public lodging houses
Habitation in another's house; apartments in another's house, furnished or uhfurnished, occupited for habitation; the occupier being termed a "lodger."
A fine paid for alienation of land.
In old French and Canadian law. <A fine payable by a roturier on every change of ownership of his
Same as Log-book.
A thing is local that is fixed to the freehold. Kitchin, 180.
An uniawful game mentioned in St 33 Hen. VIII. c. 9.
A ship's journal. It contains a minute account of the ship's course, with a short history of every occurrence during the voyage. 1 Marsh. Ins. 408.
A lodge.
The science of reasoning or of the operations of the understanding which are subservient to the estimation of evidence. The term includes both the process itself of proceeding from
The term “logistic support, supplies, and services” means food, billeting, transportation (including airlift), petroleum, oils, lubricants, clothing, communications services, medic
In old records. A lodge, hovel or outhouse.
BY. In French marine law. A local pilot whose business was to assist the pilot of the vessel in guiding her course into a harbor or through a river or channel. Martin v. Farnsworth
In Roman law. A public clerk or accountant.
The corrupt practice of combining legislature minorities to secure the passage of bills otherwise impossible of passage. See 199 Pa. 161, 55 L. R. A. 882, 48 Atl. 976.
what is called 'log-rolling'—by which, in order to secure the requisite majority to carry necessary and proper items of appropriation, unnecessary or even indefensible items are so
The stems or trunks of trees cut Into convenient lengths for the purpose of being afterwards manufactured into lumber of various kinds. Kollock v. Parcher, 62 Wis. 398, 9 N. W. 67.
to remain in any one place with no apparent purpose.
A body of primitive Wes-leyans, who assumed importance about the time of John Wycliffe, (1360,) and were very successful in disseminating evangelical truth; but, being implicated (
A name given to the merchants of Italy, numbers of whom, during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, were established as merchants and bankers in the principal cities of Europe.
62. The Lord Mayor's equity and common-law jurisdiction
The nisi prius sittings held at Westminster or in the Guildhall of London for the trial of causes arising for the most part in London or Middlesex. 3 Steph. Com. 514. See Tebm.
(French) London.
See "Gambling Contract." tONG INTEREST. See "Gambling Contract."
An account involving numerous separate items or Charges, on one side or both, or the statement of various complex transactions, such as a court of equity will refer to a master or
it is a principle of public law, universally recognized, that long acquiescence in the possession of territory, and in the exercise of dominion and sovereignty over it, is conclusi
Co. Litt. 115a. Long time and long use, exceeding the memory of men, suffices for right
Distances of transportation by common carriers as affecting the regulation of rates.
Long sufferance is interpreted as consent.
I. Long possession; — est pacis jns: long possession is the law of peace; — jus parit: long possession begets right; — parit jus possidendi, et to Uit actionem vero domino: long po
Long possession la the law of peace. Branch, Prine,; Co. Litt 6.
Long possession is the law of peace. Co. Litt. 6.
Long possession begets right. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 15, § 6.
Long possession begets right. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 15, § 6. LONGA POSSESSIO PARIT JUS POSSIdendl, et tollit actionem vero domino. Long possession produces the right of possession, and
Long possession produces the right of possession, and takes away from the true owner hla action. Co. Litt. 110b.
Long possession ripens into the right to possession and deprives the true owner of his right of action. See 115 U. S. 623, 29 L. Ed. 483, 6 Sup. Ct. Rep. 209.
in most instances, that no necessity impels us to perform such a role.
The term “Long Beach-Midland project” means the crude oil delivery system which was the subject of, and is generally described in, the “Final Environmental Impact Statement, Crude
The term "long-distance bike trail" means a continuous route, consisting of 1 or more trails or rights-of-way, that— (A) is not less than 80 miles in length; (B) primaril
"long-distance route" means a route described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (7).
The term “long-duration idling” means the operation of a main drive engine or auxiliary refrigeration engine, for a period greater than 15 consecutive minutes, at a time at which t
For purposes of this section, the term “longer combination vehicle” means any combination of a truck tractor and 2 or more trailers or semitrailers which operates on the Interstate
Extra compensation for longevity in actual service in the army or navy. Thornley v. U. S., 18 Ct. Cl. 111. Its introduction was intended (1) to induce men to enter the service and
The term “long-life qualified tangible property” means any qualified tangible property to which section 168 applies and which is not described in clause (ii) or (iii).
Long-lines communication facilities.—The term “long-lines communication facilities” means the transmission systems connecting points inside the State with each other and with point
In this part, subject to subparagraph (B), the term “long-monopoly drug” means, with respect to an initial price applicability year, a selected drug for which at least 16 years hav
- Long Parliamentdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Abbott (1879)
The name usually given to the parliament which met iii November, 1640, under Charles I., and was dissolved by Cromwell on the 10th of April, 1653. The name "Long Parliament" is, ho
The term “long party” means, with respect to any underlying security of any notional principal contract, any party to the contract which is entitled to receive any payment pursuant
THE. An expression used to denote part second of the Year Book which gives reports of cases in B Edw. IV.
An expression used to denote part second of the year-book which gives reports of cases in 5 Edw. IV.
A metaphorical expression designating the practice or profession of the law : as, in the phrase "gentlemen of the long robe."
In this section, except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “longshore work” means any activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-related equ
gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 6 months.
The term “long-term capital loss” means loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 1 year, if and to the extent that such loss is taken into account in co
The term "long-term care" means any service, care, or item (including an assistive device), including a disease prevention and health promotion service, an in-home servic
For purposes of this section, the term "long-term care benefit" means—
The term "long-term care facility" means— (A) any skilled nursing facility, as defined in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a)); (B) any nursi
The term “long-term care facility or provider” means the following facilities or providers which receive payment for services under title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act [
The term “long-term care hospital” means a hospital which— (1) is primarily engaged in providing inpatient services, by or under the supervision of a physician, to Medicare benefic
The term “long-term care services” has the meaning given the term “qualified long-term care services” in section 7702B(c) of title 26 .
The term “long term charter” means any time charter of a product tank vessel to the United States Government that, together with options, occurs for a continuous period of more tha
The term “long-term concessions agreement” means a contract, subcontract, or other agreement, including a lease agreement or licensing agreement, to operate a business through a ph
The term “long-term contract” means any contract for the manufacture, building, installation, or construction of property if such contract is not completed within the taxable year
The term “long-term family assistance recipient” means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency (as defined in section 51(d)(11))— (A) as being a member of a
The term “long-term firm power service contract” means any contract for the sale by Western Area Power Administration of firm capacity, with or without energy, which is to be deliv
The term “long-term housing” means housing that is sustainable, accessible, affordable, and safe for the foreseeable future and is— (A) rented or owned by the individual; (B) subsi
In this section, the term “long-term lease” means a lease, bareboat charter, or conditional sale agreement with respect to a vessel the term of which (including any option period)
In the case of an agreement under which the lessor first places the property in service under the agreement or the property has been in service for less than one year and there is
For purposes of this subsection, the term “long-term resident” means any individual (other than a citizen of the United States) who is a lawful permanent resident of the United Sta
the term "long-term sustainability" refers to the ability of a service delivery system, community, partner, or beneficiary to maintain, over time, any water, sanitation,
the term “long-term therapeutic family treatment center” means a State licensed or certified program that enables parents and their children to live together in a safe environment
A measure of weight equivalent to 20 hundred-weight of 112 pounds each, or 2,240 pounds, as distingished from the "short" ton of 2,000 pounds. See Rev. St. U. S. § 2951 (U. S. Co.m
ET LONGUS USUS qui excedit memoria homlnum, sufficit pro jure. Long time, and long use beyond the memory of man, suffices for right. Co. Litt. 115.
- Longum tempus, et longus usus qui excedit memoria hominum, sufficit pro juredefined inBallentine's (1916)
Long time and long use which exceed the memory of man, supply a right.
- Long Vacationdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Abbott (1879)
The recess of the English courts from August 10th to October 24th. LONGA PATIENTIA TRAHITUR AD consensum. Long sufferance is construed as consent. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 26, § 4.
For purposes of this section, the term “look-alike firearm” means any imitation of any original firearm which was manufactured, designed, and produced since 1898, including and lim
Lookouts stationed in positions where the view forward, or on the side of the vessel to which they are assigned, is obstructed by the lights or any part of the vessel, do not const
The object of a look-out is to discover dangers that are unknown, the advance of an approaching vessel, the appearance of a light on the coast, the discovery of a dangerous object,
A loose woman, a woman of loose character, is an unchaste woman in the ordinary signification of those terms. By an unchaste woman is meant a sexually impure woman, ordinarily. 68
A right in the inhabitants of a parish, within a manor in England, to lop for fuel, at certain periods of the year, the branches of trees growing upon the waste lands of the manor.
A discourse; a conversation; a talk. See Imparl .
One should speak as the masses speak and think as learned men think.