Law Dictionary

An arbitration award.

An award is a judgment. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 137; 3 Bulst. 64.

secundum aequum et bonum. An award Is the judgment of a good man, according to justice. 3 Bulst. 64, ARBOR (Lat.) A tree; a plant; something larger than an herb; a general term inc

An award is the judgment of a good man according to equity and good-, ness.

An award is the judgment of a good man, according to justice. 3 Bulst 64.

A tree.

A family-tree.

A table, formed in the sbape of a tree, showing the genealogy of a family. See the arbor civilis of the civilians and canonists. Hale, Com. Law, 335.

[That which is] a tree while it grows, [is] wood when it coases to grow. Cro. Jac. 166; Hob. 77b, in marg.

It is a tree while growing, wood when not growing. See 12 Johns. (N. Y.) 239.

In old English law. A boundary tree; a tree used for making a boundary line. Bracton, fols. 167, 207b.

Lat. In the civil law. A chest or coffer; a place for keeping money. Dig. 30, 30, 6; Id. 32, 64. Brissonius.

State secrets. 1 Bl. Comm. 337. ARCARIUS (Lat. area). A treasurer; one who keeps the public money. Spelman.

A treasurer.

arceevesque, I. fr. Archbishop; an archbishop. Corruptions of arohievesque.

The term “archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party” means— (A) any object of archaeological interest; (B) any object of ethnological interest; or (C) any fragment

The term “archaeological resource” means any material remains of past human life or activities which are of archaeological interest, as determined under uniform regulations promulg

The name of a collection of Saxon laws published during the reign of the English Queen Elizabeth, in the Saxon language, with a Latin version, by Mr. Lambard. Dr. Wilkins enlarged

In ecclesiastical law. The chief of the clergy of a whole province. He has the inspection of the bishops of that province, as well as of the inferior clergy, and may deprive them o

In English ecclesiastical law. The primate of all England; the chief ecclesiastical dignitary in the church. His customary privilege is to crown the kings and queens of England; wh

In ecclesiastical law. A ministerial officer subordinate to the bishop. In the primitive church, the archdeacons were employed by the bishop in the more servile duties of collectin

A division of a diocese, and the circuit of an archdeacon's jurisdiction.

In English law. The lowest court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England. It is held before a person appointed by the archdeacon, called his "official." Its jurisdiction is limit

the Consistory Courts, the Court of Peculiars, the Prerogative Courts the Court of Faculties, and, of Delegates. There was High Commission. 80. was held by each bishop, appeal to t

The term “archeological district” means the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.

The term “Archer MSA” means a trust created or organized in the United States as a medical savings account exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified medical expenses of t

A service of keeping a bow for the lord's use in the defense of his castle. Co. Litt. 157.

so called because {Sancta Maria de Arcuhus, held in Doctors' Commons, principal consistory court appeal from all other extensive original jurisdiction Audience Court was appeal for

See "Court of Arches."

The original copy. ARCHiCAPELLANUS (Law Lat.) In old European law. A chief or high chancellor (summus cancellarius). Spelman.

L. Lat. In old European law. A chief or high chancollor, (summus cancellarius.) Spelman.

An archbishop.

“Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol. / “Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol.

A contract which provides for the work on a building to be performed in the best manner and the materials of the best quality, subject to the acceptance or rejection of an architec

Architectural and engineering services.—The term “architectural and engineering services” means— (A) professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by

The term “architectural and transportation barrier removal expenses” means an expenditure for the purpose of making any facility or public transportation vehicle owned or leased by

The term "Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines" means the accessibility guidelines set forth in appendices C and D to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federa

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “library” and “archives” mean any library or archives, respectively, that qualifies for the limitations on exclusive rights under section

“Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States appointed under section 2103 of this title; and / The term “Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States. / the term “Ar

archium. In the civil law. A place for the public deposit of writings, instruments or records.

I, In the civil law. Land comprised within no measurement

I. I. In old ecclesiastical law. Archdeacon. Called also archiepiscopus, archilevita.

Fr. Forcible. L.Fr. Diet.

In safe custody.

/. In old English law. To narrow. Arctata: narrowed.

I. fr. To bind; to compel or force.

In this section the term “Arctic” has the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 ). / In this section, the term “Arct

Lat. [from arcus, an arch.] Fashioned like an arch; arched. Towns. Pl. 188.

Spirituous or distilled liquors. Sarlls v. U. S., 152 U. S. 570, 14 Sup. Ct. 720, 38 In Ed. 556; U. S. v. Ellis (D. C.) 51 Fed. 808; State v. Townley, 18 N. J. Law, 311. This phras

Fr. [from Lat. ardere.] To burn. Mirr. c. 1, § 8. See Ardour.

In old English law. An incendiary; a house burner. the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet

A surface measure in the French law, in the form of a square, equal to 1076.441 square feet

The term “area” includes any Indian reservation (as defined in section 1985(e)(1)(D)(ii) 2 of this title). / For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "area" means

I In old English law. A floor; a piece or plot of ground. Area ligiiea: a wooden floor. In the civil law. A vacant space in a city; a place not built upon; the site of a house; a s

The terms “area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster” and “Gulf hurricane disaster” have the meanings given such terms in section 209 of the Higher Education Hurricane Relief Act

“area affected by Outer Continental Shelf activities” means any geographic area: (A) which is under oil or gas lease on the Outer Continental Shelf; (B) where Outer Continental She

The terms “Aging and Disability Resource Center”, “area agency on aging”, and “State agency” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (

The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20 . / The term “area career and technical education school” means— (A

“Area Committee” means an Area Committee established under subsection (j);

“Area Contingency Plan” means an Area Contingency Plan prepared under subsection (j);

The term “area health education center” means a public or nonprofit private organization that has a cooperative agreement or contract in effect with an entity that has received an

The term “area health education center program” means a program which is organized as provided in subsection (b) of this section and under which the participating medical (M.D. and

The term “Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan prepared under section 70103(b).

The term "area median income" means, with respect to a household, the median income for the area in which the household is located, as determined by the Secretary of Hous

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “area of chronic economic distress” means an area of chronic economic distress— (i) designated by the State as meeting the standards establi

The term “area of concentrated public use” means an area administered by the Secretary that meets each of the following criteria: (A) The area is managed primarily for outdoor recr

“area of concern” means a geographic area located within the Great Lakes, in which beneficial uses are impaired and which has been officially designated as such under Annex 2 of th

the area of effective competition in the known line of commerce must be charted by careful selection of the market area in which the seller operates, and to which the purchaser can

The term “area of employment” means the area within normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical location where the work of the H–1B nonimmigrant is or will be performed.

The term “Area office” means an administrative entity including a program office, within the Indian Health Service through which services and funds are provided to the service unit

The term “area of national need” means an area involved in efforts to— (A) improve education in schools for economically disadvantaged students; (B) expand and improve access to he

The term “area of persistent poverty” means— (A) any county (or equivalent jurisdiction) in which, during the 30-year period ending on the date of enactment of this chapter, 20 per

area' calls for delimitation of territory in relation to the complicated economic factors that operate between agricultural labor conditions and the labor market of enterprises con

The term “area of substantial unemployment” means any area that is of sufficient size and scope to sustain a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this subch

The term “area plan” means a resource conservation and use plan developed through a locally led planning process by a council for a designated area of 1 or more States, or of land

The term “areas of critical environmental concern” means areas within the public lands where special management attention is required (when such areas are developed or used or wher

The term “areas of emphasis” means the areas related to quality assurance activities, education activities and early intervention activities, child care-related activities, health-

The term “area source” means any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source. For purposes of this section, the term “area source” shall not include mo

the term “area studies” means a program of comprehensive study of the aspects of a society or societies, including study of its history, culture, economy, politics, international r

The term "area vocational education school" has the meaning given the term "area career and technical education school" in section 2302 of title 20.

“Areawide agency” means an official State, metropolitan, regional, or district agency empowered under State or local laws or under an interstate compact or agreement to perform com

“Areawide development” means all proj­ects or programs for the acquisition, use, and development of open-space land; and the planning and construction of hospitals, libraries, airp

“Areawide development project” means a project assisted or to be assisted under section 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [ 42 U.S.C. 3102 ]; section 606 of the

areiiaunt, I. fr. Forever after.

In Spanish law. Sandy beaches. ARENIFODINA (from areyia, sand, and fodire, to dig). In the civil law. A sand pit. Dig. 7, 1. 13. 6. ARENTARE (Lat.) To rent; to let out at a certain

A farmer or renter; in some provinces of Russia, one who farms the public rents or revenues;' a "crown arenda-tor" is one who rents an estate belonging to the crown.

To render.

aresnes, areseiiez, I. fr. Arraigned; brought to the bar of the court; put to answer; called in question.

In Roman law, a sandpit.

Fr. A certam sum assessed by way of fine for beaupleader. Kelham.

To rent.

arrentatlo, I. I. In old English law. A renting or rent V. Arrentatio.

In ancient Greek law. A lawyer or chief judge of the Areopagus in capital matters in Athens; a tribunal so called after a hill or slight eminence, in a street of that city dedicate

To plough and sow.

I. fr. Hindrance; delay; prejudica

L I. In old English law. Full weight, or aver de pois.

Fr. [L. Lat. a retro.] Behind, in arrear. Rien en arrere, (q. v.;) nothing in arrear. Back, again. [L. Lat. re-, iterum.] Les beestes viendrent a luy arere; the beasts shall come b

averpeny. In old English laic. Money contributed toward the king's averages; or money given to be freed thereof.

An argument based upon original writs in the record will prevail.

An argument from rescripts (i. e., original writs in the register) is valid. A RESPONSIS (Law Lat.) In ecclesiastical law. One whose office it was to give or convey answers; otherw