Law Dictionary

The term "spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces" means an individual— (A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces who— (i) is retired, releas

The term "spouse of an employee of the Department of Defense" means an individual who is married to an employee of the Department of Defense who is transferred in the int

The term “spouse or former spouse” means the husband or wife, or former husband or wife, respectively, of a member who, on or before the date of a court order, was married to that

the terms “dating partner” and “spouse or intimate partner” have the meanings 1 given those terms in section 2266; / The term “spouse or intimate partner” includes— (A) for purpose

The term "spread gain funding method" has the meaning given such term under rules and forms issued by the Secretary. / The term "spread gain funding method" has

A fountain. A natural source of water, of a definite and well-iharked extent. 6 Ch. Div. 264 (C. A.). A natural chasm in which water has collected, and from which it either is lost

A branch of a stream flowing from a spring. Wootton v. Redds’ Ex’r, 12 Gratt. (Va.) 196.

In American law. A branch from a spring.

Setting a spring gun with intent to destroy human life or inflict bodily harm is a criminal offence in England (1861), but the act does not apply to a dwellinghouse between sunset

A use limited to arise on a future event where no preceding use is limited, and which does not take effect in derogation of any other interest than that which resnlts to the granto

A use limited to arise on a future event, where no preceding use is limited, and which does not take effect in derogation of any other interest than that which results to the grant

The range of the tide at times of new moon and full moon 'is greater than the average,' as 'high water then rises higher and low water falls lower than usual.' The tides at such ti

Commonwealth, infra. ' [Sprouse u Commonwealth, 81 Va. 376 (1886), Lacy, J. '"S Bl. Com. 308, 311; 1 Chitty, Plead. 226; 10 Me. 63; 21 N. J. L. 344; 2 Johns. 465; 7 Cow. 452; 10 Vt

In Scotch law. The taking away or meddling with movables in another's possession, without the consent of the owner or authority of law. Bell.

Not proceeding from the true source; not genuine; counterfeited. "A spurious bank-bill may be a legitimate impression from the genuine plate, but it must have the signatures of per

A bill otherwise genuine, signed with fictitious or unauthorized names or a counterfeit bill so signed, but not a forged bill. See 1 Ohio St. 185.

Spurious class actions were in essence merely a form of permissive joinder in which parties with separate and distinct claims were allowed to litigate those claims in a single suit

A bastard.

[T]he trackage was constructed and has been maintained for the purpose of serving a single industry; that practically no other industry is served; that this trackage does not invad

The spy who secretly and without uniform passes the military lines of a belligerent in time of war, seeking to gather military information and communicate it to the enemy, or an en

The term "spyware" means a tool or set of tools that operate as an end-to-end system of software to provide an unauthorized user remote access to information stored on or

A dedication of land to public use as a square, means for free passage or for ornamentation and improvement.^ See Dedication, 1. In the expression "owners in each fourth of «. squa

As used to designate a certain .portion of land within the limits of a city or town, this term may be synonymous with "block," that is, the smallest subdivision which is bounded on

One who settles on the lands of others without any legal authority. This term is applied particularly to persons who settle on the public land. 3 Mart. (La.; N. S.) 293; 5 Biss. (U

A contraction of "esquire."

Scilicet, that is to say: In designating the venue, the old form was, for example: State of California, ss. City and County of San Francisco, meaning, In the State of California, m

Lat. In the civil and old English law. To bequeath; to leave or give by will; to give in anticipation of deuth. In Scotch phrase, to legate. eee

I. Cruelty; cruel treatment.

Of the same kind, class, or nature,

The term “SSRS” means the single state registration system in effect on the date of enactment of this section.

0G, 107 Am. St. Rep. 368, 3 Ann. Cas. 1005. The rule has prevailed in the Efiglish courts that when the income of a trust estate is given to any person (other than a married woman)

In practice. Leading to or cing an issue; relating to an issue or

To make a wound with a pointed instrument. A stab differs from a cut or a wound. 3 ha. Ann. 514; Russ. & R. 356; Russ. Crimes, 597; Bac. Abr. "Maihem" (B).

In law-books, indicates the line and word at which the pages of the first edition began.

To stand, stand firm; to be established. See words following in staf-, and stet. Stare decisis. See Decisum.

A writ called by that name, founded on a custom in Normandy, that where a man in power claimed land in the possession of an inferior, he petitioned the prince that it might be put

The term "stabilized" means— (i) with respect to an emergency medical condition described in paragraph (2)(A), that no material deterioration of the condition is likely,

A presumption stands until there is proof to the contrary. See 15 Mass. 90.

A presumption will stand good till the contrary is proved. Hob. 297; Broom, Max. 949.

The term “Stablecoin Certification Review Committee” means the committee of that name and having the functions as provided in this chapter— (A) of which— (i) the Secretary of the T

For purposes of this section “stable reference areas” shall mean an area or areas of the deep seabed to be used as a reference zone or zones for purposes of resource evaluation and

In forest law. One of the four evidences or presumptions whereby a man was convicted of an intent to steal the king's deer in the forest. This was when a man was found at his stand

For purposes of this subsection, the term “stable value contract” means any contract, agreement, or transaction that provides a crediting interest rate and guaranty or financial as

Lat In the civll law. A stable-keeper. Dig. 4, 9, 4, 1.

In old records. A dam or head made to stop a water-course. Cowell.

“staff attorney” means an attorney who receives more than one-half of his annual professional income from a recipient organized solely for the provision of legal assistance to elig

Staff augmentation contracts.—The term "staff augmentation contracts" means services contracts for personnel who are physically present in a Government work space on a fu

The following of cattle within a forest

In this paragraph, the term “staff member” means any employee of an Office of Inspector General who— (i) reports directly to an Inspector General; or (ii) is designated by an Inspe

“stage 3 noise levels” means the stage 3 noise levels in part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, in effect on November 5, 1990.

If he (that is, the driver) is guilty of any rashness, negligence, or misconduct, or is unskilful, or deviates from the acknowledged custom of the road, the proprietors will be res

Words which it has been attempted to introduce as a substitute for "the right of representation and performance," but it can hardly be said to be an accepted term of English or Ame

A resident Cowell.

A pool. See 72 Mass. 107.

Blood is the vital fluid of the body, consisting of certain cellular elements suspended in serum or plasma. It carries nutriment to, and waste products from, the tissues, is freshe

A sum of money or other valuable thing, the ownership of which is in dispute, or to which one or more have contributed, or ow Ti, who agree that it shall of an event at present unc

The term “stakeholder” means any person interested in or affected by management of forest or woodland ecosystems.

a person with whom money is deposited pending the decision of a bat or wager, (q. v.,) but it is more often used to mean a person who holds money or property which is claimed by ri

The term "stakeholders" means non-governmental and private sector entities engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and stabilization, peace building, protection, se

The term "stakes race" means any race so designated by the racetrack at which such race is run, including, without limitation, the races comprising the Breeders' Cup Worl

adj. In the language of the courts of equtty, a "stale" claim or demand Is one which has not been pressed or asserted for so long a time that the owner or creditor is chargeable wi

Courts of equity are never active in lending their aid to stale and neglected claims, for the known maxim of such Courts is, vigilantibus, non dormientibus leges subveniunt... If t

Time alone is not the test of staleness; the question must be determined by the facts and circumstances of each case, and according to right and justice. See 2 Am. St. Rep. 795, no

[A demand by one] who has been guilty of an unreasonable delay in fulfilling his part of the engagement, or who has slept for a lengthened period on his rights, and comes forward a

The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the V

A liberty of maintaining a market stall.

In Saxon law. The prœfectus stabuli, now master of the horse. Sometimes one who has a stall in a fair or market

is the act by which an officer is put in public possession _of the place he is to fill. The president of the United States, or the governor, is installed into office, by being swor

An impression made by order of the government, on paper, which must be used in reducing certain contracts to writing, for the purpose of raising a revenue. See Starkie, Ev.; 1 Phil

In English law. Acts regulat ing the stamps upon deeds, contracts, agreements, papers in law proceedings, bills and notes letters, receipts,' and other papers.

Duties imposed upon and raised from stamps upon parchment and paper, and forming a branch of the perpetual revenue of the kingdom. 1 Bl. Comm. 323.

The liability of an instrument to a stamp duty, as well as the amount of such duty, is determined by the form and face of the instrument, and cannot be affected by proof of facts o

Stamp acts necessarily are confined to certain classes of transactions, and to classes which, considered economically or from the legal or other possible points of view, are not ve

In Scotch law. A resting placo; a field or place adjoining a drove-road, for resting and refreshing sheep and cattle on their journey. 7 Bell, App. Cas. 53, 57, 58.

2; Contemplation; Pbefebenoe. INSPECTION". A looking at: examination; view. Whence inspector, inspectorship. 1. An official examination of articles of food or of merchandise, to de

To abide by a thing; to submit to a decision; to comply with an agreement; to have validity; as, the judgment must stand.

that which is established by authority, custom, or general consent, as a model or example; criterion; test.

meusure. A weight or measure of certain dimensions, to which all other weights and measures must correspond; as, a standard bushel. Also the quality of certain metals, to which all

The term "standard amenity recreation fee" means the recreation fee authorized by section 6802(f) of this title.

The term “standard annuity” means an annuity provided by virtue of eligibility under section 1448(a)(1)(A) of this title .

The term “standard battery” means a battery that used in more than one weapons system and are not managed by one portfolio acquisition executive.

The term "standard broadband installation"— (A) means the initiation by a provider of fixed broadband internet access service in an area in which the provider has not pre

The term “standard college degree” means an associate or higher degree awarded by (1) an institution of higher learning that is accredited as a collegiate institution by a recogniz

The term "standard contract" has the meaning given the term "contract" in section 961.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term “standard deduction” means the sum of— (A) the basic standard deduction, and (B) the additional standard deduction.

The term “standard direct cost base” means $600,000.

“standard equipment” means equipment already installed in a motor vehicle when it is delivered from the manufacturer and not an accessory or other item that the first purchaser cus

In this section, the term “standard heath 1 plan” means a health benefits plan that the State contracts with under this section— (1) under which the only individuals eligible to en

The term "standard housing" means a dwelling unit or housing that complies with the requirements established under subsection (j).

The term “standard insurance policy” means any insurance policy issued under the national flood insurance program that covers loss or damage to property resulting from water peril.

For purposes of this subsection, the term "standardized bid amount" means the following: (A) Prescription drug plans (i) Basic coverage In the case of a prescription drug

the term “standardized design” means a design for a nuclear power plant that may be utilized for a multiple number of units or a multiple number of sites; and

The term “standardized IME cost percentage” means, for an area for a year, the per capita costs for payments under section 1395ww(d)(5)(B) of this title (expressed as a percentage

The term "standardized numerical identifier" means a set of numbers or characters used to uniquely identify each package or homogenous case that is composed of the Nation

For purposes of this section, the term “standard maximum cash advance amount” means $250,000, as such amount may be adjusted after December 31, 2010, as provided under subsection (

For purposes of this chapter, the term “standard maximum deposit insurance amount” means $250,000, adjusted as provided under subparagraph (F) after March 31, 2010. Notwithstanding

For purposes of this chapter, the term “standard maximum share insurance amount” means $250,000, adjusted as provided under section 1821(a)(1)(F) of this title .

The care and caution required of a child is according to his maturity and capacity only, and this is to be determined in each case by the circumstances of that case.

if a driver cannot be sure otherwise whether a train is dangerously near he must stop and get out of his vehicle, although obviously he will not often be required to do more than t

the purpose of Congress to substitute, for informative labeling, standards of identity of a food, sold under a common or usual name, so as to give to consumers who purchase it unde