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L. Lat. In ecclesiastical law. One whose office it was to give or convey answers; otherwise termed responsatis, and apocrisiarius. One who, being consulted on ecclesiastical matter

areiter, I. fr. To stop or stay; to arrest v. Areister.

“a retired member of a uniformed service” means a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or retainer pay on account

See "A Retro."

In arrears.

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "a review of any current opioid prescriptions" means, with respect to an individual determined to have a current prescription for

Abbreviation for arguendo.

In heraldry. Silver. ARGENTARII (Lat argentum). Moneylenders. Called, also, nummularii (from nummus, coin) mensarii (lenders by the month). They were so called, whether living in R

I. In the civil law. The business of a dealer in money. V. Argentarius.

Money lenders.

A money lender; a banker.

A porter who carried money in the exchequer.

Lat. [from argento fn, silver, or money.] A baker's trade. Towm. Fl. 260.

An old French coin, answering nearly to the English shilling. Spelman.

I. In the civil and old English law. A silver mina

Silver; silver plate. 1 Ld. Raym. 20. Uncoined silver; money paid by weight. Spelman. Money paid by tale or counted (pecunia numerata.) Spelman. Goods generally. Spelman. ARGENTUM

Uncoined silver; silver coin.

An earnest given to bind a bargain.

a union is a 'labor organization' for § 8(b) purposes whenever a reasonably arguable case is made to that effect

In argument; by way of argument.

I. Argument, especially of the presumptive kind. Inference; presumption; evidence; presumptive evidence. Argumentum a commnniter a«cidentibas in jnre freqnens est: an argument from

An effort to establish belief by a course of reasoning. See 33 Amer. L. Rev. 476; State v. Burns, 119 Iowa, (]()?>, 94 N. W. 239; Hopkins v. Hopkins, 132 N. C. 25, 43 S. E. 506.

An argument arising from the inconvenience which the proposed construction of the law would create.

By way of reasoning. A plea must be (among other things) di- ARGUMENTUM A COMMUNITER ACcidentibus in Jura frequens est. An argument drawn from things commonly happening is frequent

An argument drawn from an impossibility is forcible in law. Co. Litt. 92a.

An argument drawn from what is inconvenient is good in law, because the law will not permit any inconvenience. Co.. Litt. 66a, 258.

An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. Co. Litt. 66a, 07a, 152b, 258b; Broom, Max. 184. If there be in any deed or instrument equivoca

An argument from a like case (from analogy) is good in law. Co.. Litt. 191.

Argument.

An argument based upon authority is very strong in law.

An argument drawn from an impossibility is of very great force in law.

An argument drawn from the inconvenience of a thing is proper in law, because the law will not permit anything inconvenient.

An argument drawn from the inconvenience of a thing is very forcible in law.

An argument from common occurrences is frequent in law.

An argument addressed to the purse.

A personal argument.

An argument based upon the ignorance of the audience.

An argument from division [of the subjectj is of the greatest force in law. Co. Litt. 213b; 6 Coke, 60.

An argument from a division of the matter is very strong in law.

An argument addressed to the sense of decency.

An argument from the greater to the less is of no force; conversely it is good.

Argument from analogy has force in law.

or ARRIBANNUM (Law Lat.) In old European law. A fine for not joining the army, when called out by public summons. Spelman. The summons or proclamation itself. Spelman. Spelman thin

v. Arrierban.

An edict of the ancient kings of France and Germany, commanding all their vassals, the noblesse, and the vassals' vassals, to enter the army, or forfeit their estates on refusal. S

The term “ARIES” means the Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System method, developed and piloted at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, for disassemb

To dub or make a knight. Cowell. Arma capere or suscipere, to take upon one the order of knighthood. 2 Reeves, Hist. Eng. Law, 288. ARMA IN ARMATOS SUMERE JURA sinunt. The laws per

A mediaeval term for a class of agricultural owners of small allodial farms, which they cultivated in connection with larger farms belonging to their lords, paying reut and service

Aripennum. See Arpennis. ARLE8. In Scotch law.. Earnest; money, or other thing given by a bujrer to a seller, as a symbol of the bargain. 1 Forbes* Inst, part 2, b. 3, c. 1, tit. 7

the present time or time to come, but cannot, with any propriety, relate to time past, and embrace former transactions.

claims, not suits.

employment includes not only the actual doing of the work, but a reasonable margin of time and space necessary to be used in passing to and from the place where the work is to be d

Whether a suit arises under a law of the United States must appear from the plaintiff's pleading, not the defenses which may be interposed to, or be anticipated by it.

A suit to enforce a right which takes its origin in the laws of the United States is not necessarily, or for that reason alone, one arising under those laws, for a suit does not so

A case in law or equity consists of the right of the one party as well as the other, and may be truly said to arise under the Constitution or a law of the United States whenever it

Federal jurisdiction may be invoked to vindicate a right or privilege claimed under a federal statute. It may not be invoked where the right asserted is nonfederal, merely because

A government In which a class of men rules supreme.

A form of government where the power is divided between the great men of the nation and the people.

One of the states of the American Union. This region was first visited by the Spanish in 1526, and was afterwards explored under the direction of the viceroy of Mexico in 1540; not

One of the United States of America; being the twelfth admitted to the Union. It was formed of a part of the Louisiana Territory, purchased of France by, the United States, by trea

Earnest. Used in Yorkshire in the phrase arles-penny. Cowell. In Scotland it has the same signification. Bell, Diet.

arddelw, arddel, br. or w. In Welsh and old English law. To avouch.

Arms; weapons.

Lat. Arms; weapons, offensive and defensive; armor; arms or cognizances of families. —Arms Dare. To dub or make a knight. — Anna moluta. Sharp weapons that cut, in contradistinctio

To knight.

The laws permit the use of arms against those armed.

Free arms; the sword and lance given to a servant upon his manumission.

Lat. The tacklings of a ship. Towns. PI. 227.

I In the civil law. The taoklings or equipments of a ship.

Cutting weapons.

Reversed arms; a punishment for felony.

Armed force.

1 1. In old English law. Armor; the use of weapons.

Furnished with weapons of offence or defence; furnished with the means of security or protection. Webster's Diet. The fact that there was on board a vessel but one musket, a few ou

the term “armed conflict” has the meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this title ; / “armed conflict” has the meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this

Armed force or group.—The term "armed force or group" means any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is state-sponsored, excluding any group a

The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. / the term “Armed Forces” has the meaning given the term in section 1

The term “armed forces education liabilities” means liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 or 33 of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under par

The terms “Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund” and “Fund” mean the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund established under section 419(a) of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “adjoining country”, “appropriate congressional committees”, “armed group”, and “conflict mineral” have the meaning given those terms und

An attitude of neutrality between belligerents which the neutral state is prepared to maintain by armed force if necessary.

A situation in which two or more nations, while actually at peace with each other, are armed for possible or probable hostilities. ARMIGER (Lat.). An armor-bearer; an esquire. A ti

the term “Armed Services Board” means the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals established under section 607(a)(1) of this title; / The term “Armed Services Board” means the Ar

See Armiger .

A squire; one entitled to bear arms.

arinig. 2. In fetidal and old English law. One who bears arms; an armor-bearer, or shield-bearer. A knight's attendant An esquire; one who bears arms, or coat armor. A species of f

Lat. A showing of armour; military tnunmg. Towns. PL 215.

An ancient mode of punishment, which was to carry a saddle at the back as a token of subjection. Spelman. A kind of fine. Spelman.

A cessation of hostilities between belligerent nations for a considerable time. It is either partial and local, or general. It differs from a mere suspension of arms which takes pl

A wortlon of the sea projecting inland, in which the tide ebbs and flows. It includes bays, roads, creeks, coves ports, and rivers where the water flows and reflows. An arm of the

The term “armored car company” means a company— (A) subject to regulation under subchapter I of chapter 135 of title 49; and (B) is 1 registered under chapter 139 of such title, in

The term “armored car crew member” means an individual who provides protection for goods transported by an armored car company.

In English law. A device depicted on the (now imaginary) shield of one of the nobility, of which gentry is the lowest degree. The criterion of nobility is the bearing of arms or ar

Definition.—In this section, the term “armor-piercing ammunition” means a center-fire cartridge the military designation of which includes the term “armor penetrator” or “armor-pie

NON SOlum scuta et gladii et galeae, sed et' fustes et lapides continentur. Under the name of "arms" are included not only shields and swords and helmets, but also clubs and stones

Under the name of arms are included, not only shields and swords and helmets, but also clubs and stones. Co. Litt. 162.

Under the term “arms” are included not only shields and swords but also clubs and stones.

the term "armor vest" means— (A) body armor, no less than Type I, which has been tested through the voluntary compliance testing program operated by the National Law Enfo

The terms “armory” and “readiness center” mean a structure that houses one or more units of a reserve component and is used for training and administering those units. Such terms i

Anything that a man wears for his defense, or takes in his hands, or uses in his anger, to cast at or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161b, 162a; Cromp. Jus. Peace, 65; Cunningham. Ev