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the term “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” has the meaning such term has under section 8(d) of the Small Business Act and relevant subcontracting regulations pr
For purposes of this section, the term “socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern” means any small business concern which meets the requirements of subparagrap
The term "socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher" has the meaning given the term in section 2279(e) 1 of this title. / As used in this section, the term “socially disad
As used in this section, the term “socially disadvantaged group” means a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as
For purposes of this section, the term “socially disadvantaged producer” means a producer who is a member of a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender
The term "socially or economically disadvantaged business concern" means a for-profit business enterprise— (A) (i) that is not less than 51 percent owned by 1 or more soc
The term "socially or economically disadvantaged individual" means an individual who has been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias (or the ability of
The term “social media platform” means a website or internet medium that— (A) permits a person to become a registered user, establish an account, or create a profile for the purpos
As used in this Act, the term "social networking website"— (A) means an Internet website— (i) that allows users, through the creation of web pages or profiles or by other
Any individual or entity convicted of a felony under this section or under section 1383a(b) 1 of this title may not be certified as a payee under section 405(j) of this title . For
The term “Social Security Act” means the Social Security Act as amended [ 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] from time to time.
The term “social security benefit” has the meaning given to such term by section 86(d)(1). / For purposes of this section, the term “social security benefit” means any amount recei
For purposes of this section, the term “social security equivalent benefits” means benefits payable under this subchapter which are of a kind taken into account in determining the
For purposes of this section, the term “social security increase” means the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “social security number” has the meaning given such term in section 24(h)(7). / For purposes of subclause (I), the term “social security
The term “social security programs” means the program providing for monthly insurance benefits under subchapter II, and the program providing for monthly supplemental security inco
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “social security retirement age” has the meaning given such term by section 415(b)(8). / For purposes of this subsection, the term “soci
The term “social security taxes” means, with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year— (i) the amount of the taxes imposed by sections 3101 and 3201(a) on amounts received by t
In Civil Law. The name of a a part of the profits, certain animals on condition that if any of them perish they shall be replaced by the bailee or he shall pay their value. A contr
In Spanish law. Partnership. Schmidt, Civ. Law, 153, 154. SOCIETAS (Lat.) In civil law. A contract in good faith made to share in common the profit and loss of a certain business o
In Spanish and Mexican law. A business corporation. "By the corporate name, the shareholders' names are unknown to the world; and, so far as their .connection with the corporation
A partnership.
That kind of society or partnership by which the entire profits belong to some of the partners, in exclusion of the rest So called in allusion to the fable of the 1 lion, who, havi
Fr. In French law. Partnership. See Commendam. —Society anonyme. An association where the liability of all the partners is limited. It had fin England until lately no other name th
In French law. An association where the liability of all the partners is limited. It had in England until lately no other name than that of "chartered company," meaning thereby a j
In Louisiana. A partnership formed by a contract by which one person or parthership agrees to furnish another person or partnership , a certain amount., either in property or money
In Louisiana. A partnership formed by a contract by which one person or partnership agrees to furnish another person or partnership a certain amount, either in property or money, t
Socictics formed in Engeluding the buying and selling of land and also (but subject to certain restrictions) the business of banking.
, LAW SPIRITUAL. Ecclesiastical law (q. V.J.
a broad range of mutual benefits each family member receives from the others' continued existence, including love, affection, care, attention, companionship, comfort, and protectio
An association where the liability of all the partners is limited. It had fin England until lately no other name than that of "chartered company," meaning thereby a joint-stock com
Such capacity for usefulness, aid and comfort as she is possessed of. See 102 Mo. 6fi9, 22 Am. St. Rep. 800, 15 S. W. 315.
when two nations make war a common cause, they act as one body, and the war is called a society of war; they are so clearly and intimately connected, that the Jus Postliminii takes
The partner of my partner is not my partner. Dig. 50, 17, 47, 1.
The partner of my partner is not my partner.
In the civil law, a partner.
A tenant by socage.
EYee tenure by socage.
A privilege, liberty, or franchise. Cowell.
A custom of grinding corn at the lord's mill. Cowell. Bond-socome la where the tenants are bound to it Blount
In Saxon law. Jurisdiction; a power or privilege to administer justice and execute the laws; also a shire, circuit or territory. Cowell.
One who has been guilty of sodomy. Formerly, such offender was punished with great severity, and was deprived of the power of making a will.
- Sodomydefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Anderson (1889)Abbott (1879)Bouvier (1839)
A carnal copulation by human beings with each other against nature, or with a beast. 2 Bish. Crim. Law, §1029. A distinction not generally recognized has been made between bestiali
Go. Litt 86, Socage is the same as service of the sec; and sec is the same thing as a plow.
I fr. To sufi Eer; to permit; to forbear.
The term "SOFR" means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
The term “software” includes computer software source code and computer software executable code.
The term "soft x-ray" means a photon with energy in the range from 50 to 2,000 electron volts.
A formal Invocation of the Deity to witness, by which an oath is concluded.
See Oath.
The superficies of the earth on which buildings are erected or may be erected. The soil is the principal, and the building, when erected, is the accessory.
The term “soil and water conservation program” means a set of guidelines for attaining the purposes of this chapter.
The term "soil remediation" means scientifically based practices that— (A) ensure the safety of producers from contaminants in soil; (B) limit contaminants in soil from e
The term "soil testing" means the evaluation of soil health, including testing for— (A) the optimal level of constituents in the soil, such as organic matter, nutrients,
The term “soil, water, and related resources” means those resources which come within the scope of the programs administered and participated in by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Fr. Let it be; be it so. A term used in several Law-French phrases employed in English law, particularly as expressive of the will or assent of the sovereign in formal communicatio
Let it be delivered to the commons.
Let it be delivered to the lords. The form of indorsement bn a bill in parliament when sent to the house of lords. Hob. Ilia.
In English law. Let right be done to the party. A phrase written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king.
In English Law. Let right be done to the party. A phrase written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king. See Petition oe Right. SO IT FAIT C0MME IL EST DESIR£. Let it b
In English law. Let right be done to the party. A phrase written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king. See "Petition of Rights." SOIT FAIT COMME IL EST DESIRE SOJOURN
Let it be as it is desired. The royal assent to private acts of parliament.
Something more than to " travel," and applies to a temporary, as contradistinguished from a permanent, residence.^ See Reside.
By the 10th section of the act for the gradual abolition of slavery persons merely sojourning in this State have a right to retain their slaves for a term of six months; and the de
something more than 'travelling,' and applies to a temporary, as contradistinguished from a permanent, residence.
/. fr. In old English law. Socmen.
Lands and tenements which were not held by knight service, nor by grand serjeantry, nor by petit, but by simple services; being, as it were, lands enfranchised by the king or his p
In English law. Those who held their land in socage. 2 Bl. Comm. 100. SOLA AC PER SE SENECTUS DONAtionem testamentum aut transactionem non vitiat. Old age does not alone and of its
The lord's rent gatherer in the soca. CoweU.
In old English law. An ofi Scer who collected rents of tenants.
- Sola ac per se senectus donationem, testamentum aut transactionem non vitiatdefined inBallentine's (1916)
Old age alone does not of itself vitiate a gift, a will or a transaction. See 5 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 148.
Old.age does not alone and of itself vitiate a will or gift Van Alst v. Hunter, 5 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 148, 158.
In Spanish law. Land; the demesne, with a house, situate in a strong or fortified place. White, New Recop. b. 1, tit 5, e, 3, § 2.
That period of time which begins at sunrise and ends at sunset; the same as "artificial day." Co. Litt. 135a; 3 Chit. St. 1376, note.
It is declared to be the policy of the Congress to promote the efficient production and utilization of products of the soil as essential to the health and welfare of our people and
The term "solar energy component" means any of the following: (i) Solar modules. (ii) Photovoltaic cells. (iii) Photovoltaic wafers. (iv) Solar grade polysilicon. (v) Tor
The term “solar energy equipment” means equipment for solar heating or solar heating and cooling.
the term “solar energy system” means any addition, alteration, or improvement to an existing or new structure which is designed to utilize wind energy or solar energy either of the
In Spanish law. Lots of ground. This term is frequently found in grants from the Spanish government of lands in America. 2 White, Coll. 474. SOLARIUM (Lat.) In the civil law. A ren
The term "solar grade polysilicon" means silicon which is— (I) suitable for use in photovoltaic manufacturing, and (II) purified to a minimum purity of 99.999999 percent
The term “solar heating” means, with respect to any Federal building, the use of solar energy to meet all or part of the heating needs of such building (including hot water), or al
The term “solar heating and cooling” means the use of solar energy to provide all or part of the heating needs of a Federal building (including hot water) and all or part of the co
Lat In the civil law. A rent paid for the ground, where a person built on the public land. A ground rent. Spelman; Calvin.
The term "solar module" means the connection and lamination of photovoltaic cells into an environmentally protected final assembly which is— (I) suitable to generate elec
A calendar month; the mean quantity of which is thirty days, ten hours, twenty minutes, and five seconds, being one twelfth of the time composing the whole year. 1 Jones L. (N. C.)
The term "solar tracker" means a mechanical system that moves solar modules according to the position of the sun and to increase energy output.
- Solatiumdefined inCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)Abbott (1879)
Compensation; damages allowed for injury to the feelings.
For purposes of this subsection (other than paragraph (3)(A)(i)(VII)), the terms “sold”, “sells”, and “sale” shall include any lease, license, exchange, or other disposition.
A military man; a private in the army. Soldiers re-enlisted “for clerical service and messenger duty,” under act of congress of July 29, 1886, are still in the service, and under U
The grant of the statute (section 2306), ipso jure, vests a property right in the donee which he may exercise or sell and transfer. A property right, the ownership of which may be
The name of an instrument in writing, given by a broker to a buyer of merchandise, in •which it is stated that the goods therein mentioned have been sold to him; or one given to th
See Bought and sold notes .
something more than 'sold,' and can only mean a mortgage of the lands, I do not conceive to be just, but rather as sticking in the bark.
The term "sold or, in the absence of sales, offered for sale" means sold or, in the absence of sales, offered— (A) to all purchasers in commercial quantities, or (B) in t
- Soledefined inCase LawCyclopedic (1922)Ballentine's (1916)Bouvier (1914)Black's (1910)Kinney (1893)Anderson (1889)Stimson (1881)
having no companion," "solitary," "being the only one," and "functioning .
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “sole community hospital” means any hospital— (I) that the Secretary determines is located more than 35 road miles from another hospital,
A corporation consisting of one person and his legal successors, thus having the attribute of perpetuity, as a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church or of the Church of England.
Solely' leaves no leeway. Voting stock plus some other consideration does not meet the statutory requirement.
Formal; in regular form.
I In the civil law. Solemn forms of laws; forms of forensic proceedings and of transacting legal acts. -