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  • The term “reserve active-status list” means a single list for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps (required to be maintained under section 14002 of this title ) that contain

  • The terms "active-duty family member category", "retired category", and "reserve and young adult category" mean the respective categories of TRICARE S

  • To cause an objection to be entered of record during the progress of a trial or other proceeding in court.

  • The term “reserve area” means any area of land withdrawn from the public domain and administered, either solely or primarily, by the Secretary through the Service.

  • The terms “banks”, “national bank”, “national banking association”, “member bank”, “board”, “district”, and “reserve bank” shall have the meanings assigned to them in section 221 o

  • The term "reserve bank master account and services" means an account in which a Federal reserve bank— (A) receives deposits for an entity other than an official accountho

  • The term "reserve component" means— (A) the Army National Guard of the United States; (B) the Army Reserve; (C) the Navy Reserve; (D) the Marine Corps Reserve; (E) the Ai

  • The term “reserve-component annuity” means an annuity provided by virtue of eligibility under section 1448(a)(1)(B) of this title .

  • The term “reserve-component retired pay” means retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title (or under chapter 67 of this title as in effect before the effective date of the Reserve

  • The term “reserved conduit” means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commis

  • when the act of 1812 dedicated certain lands for the purposes of education to the use of the village of St. Louis, and the act of 1831 vested the title to these lands in the city,

  • when the exercise of the reserved power of the State, in order to meet public need because of a pressing public disaster, relates to the enforcement of existing contracts, that act

  • A power reserved to the legislature to alter, amend, or repeal a charter authorizes it to make any alteration or amendment of a charter granted subject to it, which will not defeat

  • such power may be exercised to make any alteration or amendment in a charter granted that will not defeat or substantially impair the object of the grant or any rights which have v

  • the Federal Government had the authority both before and after a State is admitted into the Union 'to reserve waters for the use and benefit of federally reserved lands.' The reser

  • The term “reserved works” mean 2 any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the project facility. / The term "reserved works&quot

  • For purposes of subclause (I), the term “reserve for post-retirement medical or life insurance benefits” means the greater of the amount of assets set aside for purposes of post-re

  • the term “reserve fund” means a fund, established by a participating State, earmarked for a particular participating financial institution, for the purposes of— (A) depositing all

  • losses in immediate contemplation, but not as yet actually sustained, were not intended to be treated as part of the reserve funds; that term rather having reference to the funds o

  • "Reserve officer" means a commissioned officer in the Reserve, except an officer excluded by section 3732 of this title or a commissioned warrant officer; and

  • The term “reserve property” means any property with respect to which a reserve is established under subsection (a)(1).

  • “Reserves” means the electric power needed to avert particular planning or operating shortages for the benefit of firm power customers of the Administrator and available to the Adm

  • reserves which are required either by express statutory provisions or by rules and regulations of the insurance department of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia when p

  • The term "Reservist" means a veteran described in section 3701(b)(5)(A) of this title who is eligible under section 3702(a)(2)(E) of this title.

  • The term “reservoir” means any producible natural accumulation of natural gas, crude oil, or both, confined— (A) by impermeable rock or water barriers and characterized by a single

  • It is a sorry state when the law is vague and uncertain.

  • The receiving or harboring an outlawed person. Cowell.

  • In Scotch law. Tb receiving and keeping stolen goods, know ing them to be stolen, with a design ol feloniously retaining them from the real owner. Alls. Crim. Law, 328.

  • In Scotch law. A recelvei of stolen goods, knovying them to have been stolen.

  • Section 265 does not preclude the use of the injunction by a federal court to restrain state proceedings seeking to interfere with property in the custody of the court.

  • In the civil law. Fungible things; things of such a nature that they can be replaced by equal quantities and qualities when returning a loan or delivering goods purchased, for exam

  • Fungible things. See Fungible .

  • In Scotch law. Goods which have been stolen. Bell.

  • Stolen goods.

  • 3 Inst. 182. The word "thing" has a general signification, because it comprehends corporeal and incorporeal objects, of whatever nature, sort or species.

  • Thing has a general meaning, because it includes the corporeal as well as the incorporeal, of whatever kind, nature or species the things may be.

  • Evidence. The subject-matter; thingsdone. When it is necessary in the course of a cause to inquire into the nature of a particular act, or the intention of the person who did the a

  • These declarations were connected with acts in furtherance of the objects of the voyage, and within the general scope of his authority as conductor of the enterprise... The testimo

  • In the civil law, things which are prescriptible ; things to which a lawful title may be acquired by ordinary prescription.

  • In old English law. A man', residence or permanent abode. Such a man is called a "resiant." Kitch. Cts. 33.

  • RESIENT, or RESYAUNT (from Law Fr. reseant, resident). In old English law. Continually dwelling or abidinhabitants within a manor." 3 Leon. 8, case 21.

  • or RESEANT1A (Law Lat) In old English law. Resiance; residence. Spelman. See "Resiance." RESIDENCE (Lat. resedeo). Personal presence in a fixed and permanent abode. 20 Johns. (N. Y

  • Those containing the resiants in a tithing, etc., which were called over by the steward on holding courts lcct.

  • the place of general abode; the place of general abode of a person means his principal, actual dwelling place in fact.

  • retaining the idea that the legal existence, the home, the domicile, the habitat, the residence, the citizenship of the corporation can only be in the state by which it was created

  • a corporation being, within the meaning of the jurisdictional statutes, a resident of the State in which it is incorporated, and not a resident or inhabitant of any other State, al

  • 1. 1. In old English law. Sitting.

  • a person who (A) except for brief intervals, military service, attendance at an educational or training institution, or for absences for good cause, is physically present in the st

  • I. 1. In old English law. [They] remain.

  • The term “Resident Advisory Committee” means an elected body of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home established under section 416a of this title.

  • An alien who has come in with the purpose of abandoning his residence abroad and of making his home here. See 2 Neb. 7.

  • The term “resident council” means any incorporated nonprofit organization or association that— (A) is representative of the residents of the housing; (B) adopts written procedures

  • The term "resident eligible caregiver" means an individual who— (A) is a caregiver, or a family caregiver, of a veteran and resides with that veteran; and (B) has not ent

  • One who resides within a certain city, county, or state, and owns a freehold estate in lands therein. 29 Wis. 419; 68 Ind. 214.

  • “residential” means used as a dwelling;

  • The term “residential building” means any attached or unattached single family residence. / The term “residential building” means a structure or portion of a structure which provid

  • The term "residential care" means care provided in any non-family-based group setting, including orphanages, transit or interim care centers, children's homes, children's

  • The term “residential construction contract” means any contract which would be described in subparagraph (A) if clause (i) of such subparagraph reads as follows: (“i) dwelling unit

  • “residential development” means the permitting for siting or construction of any residence or other related major structure;

  • The term “residential dwelling” means— (A) a single-family dwelling, including attached structures such as porches and stoops; or (B) a single-family dwelling unit in a structure t

  • the term “residential dwellings” includes previously occupied and new single family and multifamily dwellings, mobile homes, and publicly assisted housing owned by a private sponso

  • The term “residential energy property expenditures” means expenditures made by the taxpayer for qualified energy property which is— (A) installed on or in connection with a dwellin

  • The term “residential Energy Star product” means a product for a residence that is rated for energy efficiency under the Energy Star program.

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “residential improved real estate” means improved real estate for which the improvement is a residential building.

  • The term "residential inverter" means an inverter which— (i) is suitable for a residence, (ii) has a rated output of 120 or 240 volt single-phase power, and (iii) has a c

  • “Residential use” or “residential load” means all usual residential, apartment, seasonal dwelling and farm electrical loads or uses, but only the first four hundred horsepower duri

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “residential loan” means any loan described in clause (v) of section 7701(a)(19)(C) but only if such loan is incurred in acquiring, constru

  • the term “residential manufactured home” means a manufactured home as defined in section 5402(6) of title 42 which is used as a residence; and / the term “residential manufactured

  • The term "residential mortgage" means a mortgage which (1) is a mortgage on real estate, in fee simple or under a leasehold having such term as may be prescribed by the C

  • The term “residential mortgage loan” means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual se

  • The term “residential mortgage transaction” means a transaction consummated on or after the date that is 1 year after July 29, 1998, in which a mortgage, deed of trust, purchase mo

  • For purposes of section 1396a(a)(86) of this title , the term “residential pediatric recovery center” means a center or facility that furnishes items and services for which medical

  • The term “residential property” means a 1-family residence, including a 1-family unit in a condominium project, a membership interest and occupancy agreement in a cooperative housi

  • The terms “residential real property” or “residential real estate” mean leaseholds, homes (including condominiums and cooperatives, except that in connection with loans on individu

  • The term “residential real estate management association” means any organization meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) with respect to a subdivision, develo

  • As used in this section, the term “residential real estate-related transaction” means any of the following: (1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assis

  • The terms “residential real property” or “residential real estate” mean leaseholds, homes (including condominiums and cooperatives, except that in connection with loans on individu

  • The term “residential rental property” means any building or structure if 80 percent or more of the gross rental income from such building or structure for the taxable year is rent

  • the term “residential substance abuse treatment” means a course of individual and group activities and treatment, lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set

  • the term "residential substance abuse treatment program" means a course of individual and group activities, lasting between 6 and 12 months, in residential treatment faci

  • “Residential use” or “residential load” means all usual residential, apartment, seasonal dwelling and farm electrical loads or uses, but only the first four hundred horsepower duri

  • The term “resident level” means, with respect to a hospital, the total number of full-time equivalent residents, before the application of weighting factors (as determined under pa

  • In international law. The second or intermediate class between ambassadors and envoys, created by the conference of the five powers at Aix-la- Chapelle, in 1818, They are accredite

  • Article II(1)(g) defines such a resident as 'any person (other than a citizen of the United States or a United States corporation) who is resident in the United Kingdom for the pur

  • those whose respective habitations were not in Tennessee, but who were citizens, not simply residents, of some other state or country.

  • those whose residence in Tennessee was such as indicated that their permanent home or habitation was there, without any present intention of removing therefrom, and having the inte

  • resident within' enemy territory implies something more than mere physical presence and something less than domicile

  • I fr. To continue; to abide.

  • J. In old English law. To sit down; to sit still; to rest; to remain.

  • Words 'inhabitant' and 'resident,' as respects venue, are synonymous...those synonymous words mean domicile, and, in respect of corporations, mean the state of incorporation only.

  • When we consider that § 3(a) was obviously intended to require military service from all who sought the advantages of our life and the protection of our flag, we cannot conclude, w

  • See Devise.

  • See Residuary.

  • Relating to the residue; relating to the part remaining.

  • The term “residual interest” means an interest in a REMIC which is issued on the startup day, which is not a regular interest, and which is designated as a residual interest.

  • The term “residual radioactive material” means— (A) waste (which the Secretary determines to be radioactive) in the form of tailings resulting from the processing of ores for the e

  • Pertaining to the residue; constituting the residue; giving or bequeathing the residue; receiving or entitled to the residue. Riker v. Cornwell, 113 N. Y. 115, 20 N. E. 602; Kerr v

  • In English Practice. The account which every executor and administrator, aft^r paying the debts and particular legacies of the deceased, ami before paying over the rcsidium, must p

  • The clause in a will by which that part of the property is disposed of which remains after satisfying previous bequests and devises. 4 Kent, Comm. 541*; 2 Williams, Ex'rs, 1014, no

  • The person to whom the residue of a testator's real estate is devised after satisfying previous devises.