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For purposes of this section and section 619 of this title , the term “achievable” means with reasonable effort or expense, as determined by the Commission. In determining whether

For purposes of this subchapter the term “acid precipitation” means the wet or dry deposition from the atmosphere of acid chemical compounds.

“acknowledge” means making— (A) an acknowledgment or notarization before a notary public or other official authorized by a law of the United States or a State to take acknowledgmen

Congress intended that to give validity to such a will it was necessary not only that it be in fact acknowledged by the testator before the officer, but that the officer place a ce

If there be no express promise, but a promise is to be raised by implication of law from the acknowledgement of the party, such acknowledgement ought to contain an unqualified and

there could be no acknowledgment of the deed within the requisitions of the statute until the blanks were filled and the instrument complete. Till then there was no deed to be ackn

this is not a suit against the original debtor. It is brought against his representative, who may have no personal knowledge of the transaction. Declarations against him have never

In English law. A sum paid by tenants of copyhold in some parts of England, as a recognition of their superior lords. Cowell; Blount. Called a fine by Blackstone. 2 Bl. Comm. 98.

It is not then sufficient to take the case out of the act, that the claim should be proved or be acknowledged to have been originally just; the acknowledgment must go to the fact t

an acknowledgment which will revive the original cause of action, must be unqualified and unconditional. It must show positively that the debt is due in whole or in part. If it be

From the heavens to the center of the earth.

From the sky to the center of the earth.

An inferior church servant, who, next under the deacon, followed and waited upon the priest and deacons, and performed the meaner offices of lighting the candles, carrying the brea

From common observance there should be no departure.

Lat. From the making. 5 Co, 1. 1 Ld, Baym. 480. See Confectio.

Of counsel.

The term “ACO professional” means— (A) a physician (as defined in section 1395x(r)(1) of this title ); and (B) a practitioner described in section 1395u(b)(18)(C)(i) of this title

a tax to be expended in a manner which shall promote the general prosperity and welfare of the municipality which levies it.

Having personal knowledge of. Kelly v. Calhoun. 9"> U. S. 710. 24 L. Ed. 544. Acquaintance expresses less than familiarity; In re Carpenter's Estab Cal. 406. 29 Pac. 1101. It is "f

In French and Canadian Law. One who acquires title, particulai immovable property, by pure!

Newly acquired property.

In civil law. Property which has been acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by succession. Immovable property which has been acquired otherwise than by succession. Merlin,

To give an implied consent to a transaction, to the accrual of a right or to any act, by one's mere silence or without express assent or acknowledgment. Matthews v. Murchison (C. C

to constitute acquiescence within the meaning of this rule, something more than acceptance of the smaller sum without protest must be shown. There must have been some conduct on th

Acquiescencs is where a person who knows that he is entitled to impeach a transaction or enforce a right neglects to do so for such a length of time that, under the circumstances o

acquietantia, a release or discharge the instrument by w]^ich or freedom from a duty de shires et hundredis: service in shires and Acquietandis plegiis. v.

A writ of justices, formerly Ijnng for the surety against a creditor who refuses to acquit him after the debt has been satisfied. Eeg. Writs, 158; Cowell; Blount.

Acquittance; discharge.

To acquit.

Acquitted.

simply to come into possession, control, or power of disposal of.

The word 'acquired' is not a term of art in the law of property but one in common use. The plain import of the word is 'obtained as one's own'. Language used in tax statutes should

The allegiance of a naturalized citizen.

The term “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases” has the meaning given such term in section 12902 of this title. / The term “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome an

The term "acquired land" means any land acquired within the Conservation Area using amounts from the land and water conservation fund established under section 200302 of

Those Which a man does not naturally enjoy, but which are owing to his own procurement, as sovereignty or the right of commanding or the right of property. Borden v. State, 11 Ark.

adqnirere, I In the civil law. To acquire lawfully.

For purposes of this section, the term “acquiring agency” means— (1) a State agency (as defined in section 4601(3) of this title) which has the authority to acquire property by emi

the test in this type of case is not whether respondent had full enjoyment of the property prior to the delivery of the securities to him but whether he earlier had acquired an int

this contemplates an acquisition, by one carrier, of another carrier. Golden Gate, a mere corporate shell without property or function, can by no stretch of the imagination be deem

The term “acquisition cost” means the cost of acquiring the residence as a completed residential unit. / In the case of a qualified rehabilitation loan, for purposes of subsection

The term “acquisition date” means, with respect to any corporation, the first day on which there is a qualified stock purchase with respect to the stock of such corporation. / The

The term "acquisition decision authority" means the designated decision authority for each designated special interest services acquisition category, described in such De

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “acquisition discount” means the excess of the stated redemption price at maturity over the taxpayer's basis for the obligation. / The term

The term “acquisition function” has the meaning given that term under section 1721(a) of this title .

The term “acquisition indebtedness” means any indebtedness which— (I) is incurred in acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving any qualified residence of the taxpayer, an

The crux of each inquiry to determine whether there has been an 'acquisition of control' is the nature of the change in relations between the companies whose proposed transaction i

The term “Acquisition Planning District” means the Sonoita Valley Acquisition Planning District established by section 460 ooo –1(a) of this title.

The term “acquisition process” means the acquisition process for a project, as defined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to project management and project management f

Acquisition support agencies.—The term “acquisition support agencies” means Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities that carry out and provide support for acqui

The term “acquisition workforce” means the persons serving in acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of this title . / Th

adqnisitam, I I. In old English law. A purchase. Acquest, or newly-acquired feudal rights.

I. fr. To receive, to gather.

To release, absolve or discharge one from an obligation or a liability; or to legally certify the innocence of one charged with crime. Dolloway v. Turrill, 26 Wend. (N. Y.) 383, 40

In French law. Certain goods pay higher export duties when exported to a foreign country than when they are destined for another French port. In order to prevent fraud, the adminis

a ruling by the court that the evidence is insufficient to convict," a "factual finding [that] necessarily establishes] the criminal defendant's lack of criminal culpability," and

In contracts. An agreement in writing to discharge a party from an engagement to pay a sum of money. It is evidence of payment, and differs from a release in this, that the latter

See Acquittal.

A quantity of land containing one hundred and sixty square rods of laud, in whatever shape. Cro. Eliz. 47H, ('.•;.">; 6 Co. 67; Co. Litt. 5 b. The word formerly signified an open f

or ACRE. <A camp or fleld fight; a sort of duel, or judicial combat, anciently fought by single combatants, English and Scotch, between the frontiers of the two kingdoms with sword

A camp or field fight; a sort of duel or judicial combat, anciently fought by single combatants, English and Scotch, between the frontiers of the two kingdoms with sword and lance.

A sort of judicial combat anciently fought in open field on the Scottish border between Scotch and English champions.

"The share of a cit i'/eu of a New England town in the common li The value of i right was quantity in each town, but varied in d ent towns. A 10-a< re Lot or right in a tain town w

acresser, acrestre, I fr. To increase; to multiply; to advance or rise; to accrue.

From side to side. Tram to the length of. Hannibal & St. J. R, Co. v. Packet Co., 125 V. S. 260, 8 Sup. CI 31 L. Ed. 7.->.l; but inett's Branch Imp. Co., 65 Pa. 242. It may mean ov

As if.

Co. V. Evansville, 15 Ind. 395; Rogers v. Burlington, 3 Wall. (U. S.) 054, 18 L. Ed. 79. But, in cases very much discussed, it has been held by the United States supreme court that

something done voluntarily, or, in other words, the result of an exercise of the will.

» N. Y. Act 1885, ch. 490, § 2. ' Scarborough v. Smith, 18 Kan. 406 (1877), Valentine, Judge. » Boberts v. Donovan, 70 Cal. 113 (1886): Xenia Branch Bank v. Lee, 7 Abb. Pr. 380 (18

Tiis act was passed in 1871, (34 & 85 Vict. c. 32,) to prevent and punish any violence, threats, or molestation, on the part either of master or workinen, in the various. relations

An English statute (38 & 39 Vict. c. 87) providing for the establishment of a registry for titles to real property, and making sundry provisions for the transfer of lands and the r

In Englishlaw. A general statute, (5 & 6 Wm. 1V. c. 76,) passed in 1835, preseribing general regulations for the incorporation and government of boroughs.

The term &quot;Act 76&quot; means Puerto Rico Act 76–2000 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931 et seq.), approved on May 5, 2000, as amended.

Done on this day. Daily records of transactions.

One’s outward acts show his intent.

The proceedings in one action are not evidence in another unless it is between the same parties.

any attachment by a cable television system to a pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way owned or controlled by a utility.

Matters of public concern.

Jn Scotch practice. The minute book of a court. 1 Swinb. 81.

The receiver here sued, although an officer of the court operating the railroad pursuant to the order appointing him, is not an officer engaged in enforcing an order of a court. Th

In French law. Denotes a document, or formal, solemn writing, embodying a legal attestation that something has been done, corresponding to one sense or use of the English word "act

A deed, executed with certain prescribed formalities, in the presence of a notary, mayor, greffier, huissier, or other functionary qualified to act in the place in which it la draw

The certificate of registration of a ship, by virtue of which its French nationality is established

In French law. Act of inheritance, Any action or fact on the part of an heir which manifests his intention to accept the succession; the acceptance may be express or tacit. Duverge

Act of inheritance. Any action or fact on the part of an heir which manifests his intention to accept the succession ; the acceptance may be express or tacit. Duverger-i

A document served by a huissier, at the demand of one party upon another party, without legal proceedings.

In freneh law. The certificate of registration ofa ship, by virtue of which its French nationality is established.

Performing; operating. See Meyer v. Johnston, 64 Ala. 603, 665. When applied to a supervising executive, it designates, not an appointed incuinbent, but merely a locum tcnens. Fras

agents of the school, such as teachers, administrators, and other school employees.

surely consensual sodomy, like heterosexual intercourse, is rarely performed on stage.

An act performed out of court, and which is not a matter of record. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country, that is, according to the

In civil law. A specific mode of enforcing a right before the courts of law, e. g., legis actio; actio sacramenti. In this sense we speak of actions in our law, e. g., the action o

Inthe civillaw. Anaction to recover a pledge stolen. Inst, 4, 1, 14.

or INTERDICTUM UNDE VI. In the civil law. An action, or interdict which lay to recover possession of an immoveable thing, as land, of which one had been deprived by force. So calle

Lat. In the civil law. An action to recover a pledge stolen. Inst. 4.1. 14.

In civil law. An action instituted for the purpose of compelling the person against whom it was brought to exhibit some thing or title in his power. It was always preparatory to an

Two names of an action which lay in behalf of a buyer to reduce the contract price, not to cancel the sale; the judex had power, however, to cancel the sale. Hunter, Rom Law, 332.

In the civil law. An arbitrary action; one depending upon the discretion of the judge (ex arbitrio judicis pendens); or in which the judge was allowed to determine, according to eq

See "Actio" (4).

A class of actions in which the judge might at the trini, ex officio, take into account any equitable circumstances that were presented to him affecting either of the parlies to th