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For purposes of this subsection, the term “base period T-bill rate” means the annual rate of interest determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to the average of the 1-year cons

The term “base period year” means each of 3 taxable years which are among the 5 most recent taxable years of the corporation ending before October 14, 1995, determined by disregard

The term “base price” means the price paid for livestock, delivered at the packing plant, before application of any premiums or discounts, expressed in dollars per hundred pounds o

The term “base quarter” means the calendar quarter ending on September 30 of each year. / the term “base quarter” means (i) the calendar quarter ending on September 30 in each year

The term “base rate of foster child adoptions” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the foster child adoption rate for the State for the then immedi

The term “base rate of foster child guardianships” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the foster child guardianship rate for the State for the the

The term “base rate of older child adoptions and older foster child guardianships” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the lesser of— (A) the older child adoption and

In Scotch law. A subordinate right; the right of a subvassal in the lands held by him. Bell, Diet.

Such services as were and those of servile rank. 2 Bl. Comm. 62; 1 Washb. Real Prop. 25,

The term “base share” means the number equal to the average of— (A) the quotient obtained by dividing— (i) the number of acres of Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A) in each

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “base-State” means, with respect to a unified carrier registration agreement, a State— (i) that is in compliance with the requirements of subs

In years of rising prices, the 'base stock' method causes an understatement of income; for it disregards the gains actually realized through liquidation of low price stock on a hig

(1) Tenants who held their lands at the ■will of their superior lord, as distinguished from "frank tenants" (g. v.), who were freeholders. (2) Tenants who rendered to their lords s

A tenure by villeinage, or other customary service, as distinguished from tenure by military service, or from tenure by free service. Cowell.

For purposes of clause (iv)(II), the term “base year” means— (I) the calendar year preceding the start-up year, or (II) at the election of the mutual or cooperative electric compan

As used in this chapter, the term “basic agricultural commodity” means wheat, rye, flax, barley, cotton, field corn, grain sorghums, hogs, cattle, rice, potatoes, tobacco, sugar be

The term “basic application” means the application for the registration of a mark that has been filed with an Office of a Contracting Party and that constitutes the basis for an ap

"basic benefits" means benefits guaranteed under section 1322 of this title (other than under section 1322(c) 1 of this title), or under section 1322a of this title (othe

the term "basic border patrol rate of pay" means the hourly rate of basic pay of the applicable border patrol, as determined without regard to this section;

the term “basic cable service” means any service tier which includes the retransmission of local television broadcast signals;

The term "basic education" includes— (i) measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, and other basic skills development that prepare an individual to be an active, pro

The term “basic educational assistance” means educational assistance provided under subchapter II of this chapter.

The term “basic GPS services” means the following components of the Global Positioning System that are operated and maintained by the Department of Defense: (A) The constellation o

The term “basic health services” means— (A) physician services (including consultant and referral services by a physician); (B) inpatient and outpatient hospital services; (C) medi

The Surgeon General shall fix a reasonable rate of extra compensation for overtime services of employees of the United States Public Health Service, Foreign Quarantine Division, pe

The term "basic need"— (A) means any good, service, or activity necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population of the United Stat

An employee shall not for any purpose be considered to be entitled to a rate of pay established under this section with respect to any period for which such employee is entitled to

The term “basic Phase II allowance allocations” means: (A) For calendar years 2000 through 2009 inclusive, allocations of allowances made by the Administrator pursuant to section 7

For purposes of this part and part C, the term “basic prescription drug coverage” means either of the following: (A) Coverage that meets the requirements of paragraph (1)(A). (B) C

The term “basic registration” means the registration of a mark that has been granted by an Office of a Contracting Party and that constitutes the basis for an application for the i

The term “basic research” means research— (A) to gain fundamental knowledge or understanding of phenomena and observable facts, without specific application toward processes or pro

The term “basic research payment” means, with respect to any taxable year, any amount paid in cash during such taxable year by a corporation to any qualified organization for basic

The term “basic seed” means the seed planted to produce certified or commercial seed.

The term “basic skills deficient” means, with respect to an individual, that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a g

This tax is not a penalty. It is the basic tax upon distilled spirits, irrespective of their legal or illegal origin. A lien attaches to alcohol 'as soon as it is in existence as s

The term “basic telephone service” means any wireline telephone exchange service, or wireline telephone exchange service facility, provided by a Bell operating company in a telepho

The term “basic telephone service information” means network and customer information of a Bell operating company and other information acquired by a Bell operating company as a re

The term "basic training" means the entry-level training required to instill in new Federal law enforcement personnel fundamental knowledge of criminal laws, law enforcem

“basic work requirement” means the number of hours, excluding overtime hours, which an employee is required to work or is required to account for by leave or otherwise;

The title of the Etnperor Justinian in Novs. 2. 3. 4. 6. et seq., and sometimes applied to the king of England, in charters prior to the Norman conquest. 1 Bl. Comm. 242.

An abridgment of the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, translated into Greek, and first published in the ninth century. BASILS (Lat. basilli). In old English law. A kind of money

Iron shackles.

Whenever two or more States having a common interest in any basin jointly enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section to carry out a

The basis of assets bid in by a mortgage creditor on foreclosure is to be determined by the fair market value of the property.

The term “basis difference” means, with respect to any relevant foreign asset, the excess of— (I) the adjusted basis of such asset immediately after the covered asset acquisition,

The classification can be overturned only if it has 'no basis in fact.' The courts are not to weigh the evidence to determine whether the classification made by the local boards wa

The term “basis level” means the agreed-on adjustment to a future price to establish the final price paid for livestock.

The basis of injunctive relief in the federal courts has always been irreparable harm and inadequacy of legal remedies.

Basis of keeping accounts' as there used refers to the general bookkeeping system followed by the taxpayer and not to the accuracy or propriety of mere individual items or entries

Lands held by the service of making the king's baskets.

See Base Fee. BASTARD (has or bast, abject, low, base, acrd, nature). One born of an illicit connection, and before the lawful marriage of its parents. One begotten and born out of

In feudal law. Low justice; the right of a feudal lord to try persons accused of petty offenses or trespasses. BASTARD (has or bast, abject, low, base; aerd, nature). One born of a

Bassa, Basso. L. Lat. In old English law. Low. Bassa haia; a low hed^e. Reg. Orig. 257 b. Bealto et basso; of high and low. A term applied to the absolute submission of all differe

Born out of wedlock. See 60 L. R. A. 699.

A female bastard. Calv. Lex. BASTARDUS NON POTEST HABERE haeredem nisi de corpore suo tegitime procreatum. A bastard can have no heir ualess it be one lawfully begotten of his own

Bastard elder. By the old English law, when a man had a bastard son, and he afterwards married the mother, and by her had a legitimate son was called puisne, or since bom, or somet

In old English law. Bastard elder. If a child was born of an illicit connection, and afterwards the parents intermarried and had another son, the elder was called “bastard eigne,”

I. I. In old English law. The plea or objection of illegitimacy. ^

To declare one a bastard, as a court does. To give evidence to prove one a bastard. A mother (married) cannot bastardize her child. Bastardus nullius est filins, ant filins populi.

I. I. In old English law. Bastard; a bastard. Bastardas nnllins est Alius; aut Alius populi, I. A bastard is no man's son, or the son of the people.

A bastard cannot have an heir unless one lawfully begotten of his own body.

aut filius populi. A bastard is nobody's son, or the son of the people.

A bastard is the son of no one, or a son of the people.

The offense of begetting a bastard child; the condition of a bastard. BASTARDY PROCESS (or PROCEED- Ings). The statutory mode of proceeding against the putative father of a bastard

persons, the state or condition of a bastard. The law presumes - every child legitimate, when born of a woman in a state of wedlock, and casts the onus probands (q. v-) on the part

A procedure to compel a bastard’s father to support him.

Beating the soles of a man’s feet as a punishment.

In old English law. A staff or club. In some old- English statutes, the servants or officers of the wardens of the fleet are so called, because they attended the king's courts with

I. I. In old law. Close custody.

In French law. The suburbs of a town.

Land that Is In controversy, or about the possession of which there is a dispute, as the lands which were situated between England and Scotland before the union. Skene de Verb. Sig

In old English law. Battel; the trial by combat or duellum. Brit. c. 25; Y. B. M. 4 Edw. IIL 12.

To handle or brandish weapons; to strike; to fight

batalia, I. I. A battle or combat.

An officer in Pennsylvania, who has generally the same powers that judges of probate and surrogates have in other states, and the ordinary has in England, in admitting the wills of

batteria, I. I. In old English law. Battery; a battery; the unlawful beating of anofher.

An order of knighthood.

In French marine law. A vessel. Ord. Mar. liv. 1, tit. 14, art. 2.

The chief of the French bar in its various centres, who presides in the council of discipline, Arg. Fr: Merc. Law, 546.

Trial by combat. It was called also "wager of battel" or "battaile,'' and could be claimed in appeals of felony. It was of frequent use in affairs of chivalry and honor, and in civ

WAGER OF. Mold English law. A form of trial anciently used in mill- Se tary cases, arising in the court of chivalry and honor, in appeals of felony, in criminal cases, and in the o

Lat. [dimm. of batus, a boat, q. v.] In old law. A little boat; a boat or skiff. Spelman. Bract, fol. 122. BABMOi:, Ba Ojiibs. Gr. [Lsit. gradus.] In the civil law. A degree of kin

I. I. To beat or strike; properly, to beat with a club or stick.

The term “battery” means an energy storage device that previously has been used to provide motive power in a vehicle powered in whole or in part by electricity. / The term “battery

The term "battery cell" means an electrochemical cell— (I) comprised of 1 or more positive electrodes and 1 or more negative electrodes, (II) with an energy density of no

The term “battery charger” means a device that charges batteries for consumer products, including battery chargers embedded in other consumer products.

The term "battery material" means the raw and processed form of a mineral, metal, chemical, or other material used in an advanced battery component.

The term “battery module” means a module— (I) (aa) in the case of a module using battery cells, with 2 or more battery cells which are configured electrically, in series or paralle

The term "battery producer" means, with respect to a covered battery or covered battery-containing product that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in the

The term “battery recycling and second-life applications program” means the electric drive vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications program established under paragrap

The term “battlefield park” means the Richmond National Battlefield Park.

The term "battle force ship" means the following: (A) A commissioned United States Ship warship capable of contributing to combat operations. (B) A United States Naval Sh

In French and Canadian law, a member of the bar selected as the head of the bar. B'ATTURE (Fr. shoals, shallows). An elevation of the bed of a river under the surface of the water;

"Accretion," which is the imperceptible augmentation of the soil on the shore of a stream, is called "alluvion" and sometimes "batture." ' A marine term, denoting a bottom of sand,

A shoal; an alluvial deposit in the bed of a stream.

Lat. [from Sax. bat, a boat.] In old English law. A boat. CowelL Totms. PI. 66.

See Teller. —. Joint-stock hanks. In English law. Joint-stock companies for the purpose of banking. They are regulated, according to tihe date of their incorporation, by charter, o

A procurer; one who procures for other persons opportunities for.illicit cohabitation. 4 Mo. 216.

A house of ill fame, kept for the resort and unlawful commerce of lewd people of both sexes.

a well-marked coastal indentation having such penetration, in proportion to the width of its entrance, as to contain landlocked waters, and having an area, including islands within