Law Dictionary

Approach, or the means or power of approaching. The right of the occupant of land to pass from his premises to a highway. Sometimes by access is understood sexual intercourse; at o

s He who is not the chief actor in an offense, nor present at its pei"formance, but is in some way concerned therein, either before or after the fact committed.* If a person does n

I. In old pleading, accessary; an accessary, v. Accessorius.

Lat. Accessary; an accessary. Towns. PI. 49. See Accessorius.

In criminal law. He who is not the chief actor in the perpetration of the offense, nor present at its performance, but is some way concerned therein, either before or after the fac

In criminal law. One who, being absent at the time a crime is committed, yet procures, counsels, or commands another to commit it; and, in this case, absence is necessary to consti

In divorce law. A spouse who directly commands or procures the commission of adultery by the other. It is a stronger term than "conniver," which implies mere acquiescence, but is p

The term "access case" means a case involving an application filed with the Central Authority of the United States by a parent seeking rights of access.

The term “access code” means a sequence of numbers that, when dialed, connect the caller to the provider of operator services associated with that sequence.

The term “access determination” means the determination regarding whether an employee— (A) is eligible for access to classified information in accordance with Executive Order 12968

“Access device” means any card, plate, code, account number, or other means of access, including point of sale devices, that can be used, alone or in conjunction with another acces

Fr. [Lat. accessio.] Addition. Kelham.

“accessible” means accessible to handicapped and elderly individuals for the purpose of voting or registration, as determined under guidelines established by the chief election off

the terms “accessible format”, “authorized entity”, and “eligible person” have the meanings given those terms in section 121 of title 17 ; and / "accessible format" means

The term “accessible surface” means an interior or exterior surface painted with lead-based paint that is accessible for a young child to mouth or chew. / The term “accessible surf

The term "accessible trail" means a trail that meets the requirements for a trail under the Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines.

In Roman law. An increase or addition; that which lies next to a thing, and is supplementary and necessary to the principal thing; that which arises or is produced from the princip

One who knowingly takes the property of another cannot, by changing its form or increasing its value, or by commingling it with other property of his own, acquire title by accessio

DEED OF. In Scotch law. A deed executed by the creditors of a bankrupt or insolvent debtor, by which they approve of a trust given by their debtor for the general behoof, and bind

Here there was no shrinkage of assets and the taxpayer made a clear gain. As a result of its dealings it made available $137,521.30 assets previously offset by the obligation of bo

I. I. In old English law. An accessory, or accessary. Accessorins sequitur: an accessary follows; —naturam sui prin cipalis: an accessary follows the nature of its principal; — pri

Z. In the civil law. An accessory thing; an incident; a thing which belongs to or is dependent upon another which is its principal. Accessorium non ducit sed seqnitnr suum principa

Lat. [from accedere, to go to, or with.] Accessory, incident^ that which goes with another thing; that which belongs to, is connected with, or dependent upon another thing, as its

An accessory^ thing; the incident. Accessorium seqiiittir principale, or prineipalem, or naturam sui principalis. The accessory follows the principal thing, or the principal, or th

Co. Litt. 152. That which is the accessory or incident does not lead, but follows, its principal.

sequitur suum principale. That which is accessory does not lead, but follows the principal.

The mortgage can have no separate existence. When the note is paid the mortgage expires. It cannot survive for a moment the debt which the note represents. This dependent and incid

Lat. [from accedere, q. v.] Accessory, incident; that which belongs to something else. Res accessoria; an accessory thing. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 155, § 152. See Accessorium.

Lat. [from accedere, q. v.] An accessory, or accessary. Accessorius sequitur naturam sui principalis. An accessary follows the nature of his principal. 3 Inst. 139. An accessary ca

An accessory follows the nature of his principal.

any article designed to be used in connection with such vehicle to add to its utility or ornamentation and which is primarily adapted for such use, whether or not essential to the

Incident, appurtenant, or belonging to; in the criminal commission of crima Ac- In Scots law. Accessory action: an action "proving the tenor," for In the civil law. Accessory contr

In Scotch practice. An action which is subservient or auxiliary to another. Of this kind are actions of "proving the tenor," by which lost deeds are restored; and actions of "fran-

In Scotch law. Those which are in some degree subservient to others. Bell, Diet.

One who knowing that another has committed a felony, relieves, comforts or assists him. See 26 Fed. Cas. (U. S.) 196.

An accessory who acts prior to the commission of the crime. See 26 Fed. Cas. (U. S.) 196.

A contract subordinate to the main or principal one.

Those made for assuring the performance of a prior contract, either by the same parties or by

In the civil law. An obligation which is incident to another or principal obligation; the obligation of a surety. Poth. Obi. pt. 2, c. 1, § 6w In Scotch law. Obligations to anteced

In Scotch law. Obligations to antecedent or primary obligations, such as obligations to pay interest, etc. Ersk. Inst. lib. 3, tit. 3, § 60. ACCIDENT (Lat. aecidere, — ad, to, and

In Scotch law, this is the term equivalent to "active" or "special" trust. See infra.

The term "access request" means a request to a Federal reserve bank for access to a reserve bank master account and services, including any written documentation or forma

The term “access software” means software (including client or server software) or enabling tools that do not create or provide the content of the communication but that allow a us

The term “access software provider” means a provider of software (including client or server software), or enabling tools that do any one or more of the following: (A) filter, scre

Access to jobs project.—The term “access to jobs project” means a project relating to the development and maintenance of transportation services designed to transport welfare recip

V. Access.

The right to all which one’s own property produces, whether that property be movable or iminovable; and tue right to that which is united to it by accession, either naturally or ar

I. In the civil law. An event or circumstance. Accidens diligentiam mentis humanae which cannot be prevented by the of the human mind.

something over which you have no control the cross-examination would have been right now and you would not have had an opportunity to talk to him.

Happening by chance, unexpectedly taking place, not according to usual course, not as expected. See 9 L. R. A. 685, note.

the carefully chosen words defining liability distinguish between the result and the external means which produces it. The insurance is not against an accidental result. The stipul

The term “accidental release” means an unanticipated emission of a regulated substance or other extremely hazardous substance into the ambient air from a stationary source.

The term “accident and health coverage” means any coverage which, if provided by an insurance policy, would cause such policy to be a specified health insurance policy (as defined

that form of insurance which undertakes to indemnify the assured against expense, loss of time, and suffering resulting from accidents causing him physical injury, usually by payme

the term "accident investigation" means any form of investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident referred to in subsection (a), other than a safety inve

The term “accident year” means the calendar year in which the incident occurs which gives rise to the related unpaid loss.

Lat. To fall; fall in; come to hand; happen. Judgment is sometimes given against an executor or administrator to be satisfied out of assets quando acciderint; i. e., when they shal

or ACCYOUN (Law Fr.) An action. Kelham. Accion sur le cas, an action on the case. ACCIPERE QUID UT JUSTITIAM FAclas, non est tarn acclpere quam extorquere. To accept anything as a

I. fr. An action. Accion snr

7. In the civil law. To will. To admit; to acknowledge. derstand; to construe. Accipere est tarn accipere quam extorquere may do justice, is not so much to Accipitur in modo solven

To accept anything as a reward for doing Justice is rather extorting than accepting. Lofft, 72.

The acceptance of something for doing justice is not so much an acceptance as an extortion.

To pay relief to lords of manors. Capitali domino accipitare, i. e., to pay a relief, homage, or obedience to the chief lord on becoming his vassal. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 50. ACCO (Law

In the Civil Law. One who inhabits or occupies land near a place, as one who In Feudal Law. A husbandman; an agricultural tenant; a tenant of a manor. Spelman. A name given to a cl

A contract which takes place when an individual intrusts personal property with the master of a vessel, to be sold for their joint account. In such case, two contracts take place,

2. In the civil law. strict rule; to grant or transfer as

Organization rights are granted to workers by the same authority, the National Government, that preserves property rights. Accommodation between the two must be obtained with as li

contraets. An amicable agreement or composition between two contending parties. It differs from accord and satisfuction, which may take place without any difference having existed

The various parties to an accommodation bill, where no consideration has passed as among themselves, are not, unless by special agreement, bound to pay in equal proportions as co-s

The fact that these parties were accommodation endorsers does not make them co-sureties, bound to contribute equally to the payment of the bills, without a special agreement to tha

It seems settled in England, by the case of Nicholson v. Gouthit, that the law with regard to a promissory note is different, and that, if in any case where the notice is made for

A name given in England to lands obtained or improved for the purpose of augmenting the value of other lands.

An accommodation maker is not allowed that defense [of no consideration] as against the receiver of the bank and its creditors, or at times even as against the bank itself, where h

A negotiable instrument made or indorsed without consideration for the benefit of another.

One who has signed the instrument as maker, drawer, acceptor, or indorser without receiving value therefor, and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person. Neg. Inst.

One constructed to give access to a particular tract of land.

The name given to the facilities, such as gates and culverts, which a railroad company in England, which has acquired property by eminent domain, is required by section 68 of the a

A loan for use without pay, the thing to be restored in specie. A species of bailment, g. v. The same as commodatum* ACCOMPIiICE.5 One who is in some way concerned in the commissio

The term “accompaniment” means assisting, representing, and accompanying a woman in seeking judicial relief for child support, child custody, restraining orders, and restitution fo

One article or thing is accompanied by another when it supplements or explains it, in the manner that a committee report of the Congress accompanies a bill. No physical attachment

The term “accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States” means— (A) a dependent of— (i) a member of the Armed Forces; (ii) a civilian employee of the Department of Defens

The term “accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States” means— (A) a dependant of— (i) a civilian employee of the Federal Government; or (ii) a Federal contractor

Lat. Accomplishment. Co. Entr. 227. Tovms. PI. 49.

One so connected with the crime that at common law he might himself have been convicted either as principal or as an accessory before the fact. See Ann. Cas. 1913A, 771; also 20 Am

n. A satisfaction agreed upon between the party injuring and the party injured which, when performed, is a bsr to all actions upon this account. Kromer v. Heim, 75 N. Y. 576, 31 Am

To agree or concur, as one

An agreement or concurrence faction for an injury. Accord upon a satisfaction for an injury,

That is, when, instead of a sale for a price, a thing is given by the debtor to the creditor in payment, in which we all know that, if the thing given is the property of another, t

Fr. and Eng. Agreeing ; concurring. "Baron Parker, accordant," Hardr. 93; "Holt, C. J., accordant," 6 Mod. 299; "Powys, J., accord," "Powell, J., accord," Id. 298.

Defined and distinguished from a novation in 32 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1134, and note.

The act of giving birth to a child.

An account is something which may be adjusted and liquidated by an arithmetical computation.

ACTION OF (sometimes called "Account," or "Account Render"). An action or writ which lay against one who was required, by his oificial or fiduciary position, to render an account.

Subject to pay; responsible ; liable. Where one indorsed a note "A. C. accountable," it was held that, under this form of indorsement, he had waived demand and notice. Furber v. Ca

“accountable owner” means any individual who on October 10, 1991, owned directly or indirectly through the application of section 318 of title 26 more than 50 percent of the total

An acknowledgment of the receipt of money to be accounted for by the person receiving it, as distinguished from a receipt for money paid in discharge of a debt. 1 Exch. 138.

The term “accountant” means accountant authorized under applicable law to practice public accounting, and includes professional accounting association, corporation, or partnership,

or ACCOMPtant general. An officer of the English court of chancery, by whom the moneys paid into court are received, deposited in bank, and disbursed. The office appears to have be

An officer of the court of chancery, appointed by act of parliament to receive all money lodged in courj:, and to place the same in the Bank of England for security. 12 Gco. I. c.

CHARTERED. Persons skilled in the keeping and examination of accounts, who are employed for the purpose of examining and certifying to the correctness of accounts of corporations a