Law Dictionary

In an ancient deed, certain parties are described as "yeomen and by-law men for this present year in Easinguold." 6 Q. B. 60. habitants, as the name would suggest, under bylaws of

In Old English Law. The ordinances of a town or village. See "By." In Modern Usage. Rules and ordinances made by a corporation for its own government. See 18 App. Div. (N. Y.) 142.

The term “by means of the World Wide Web” means by placement of material in a computer server-based file archive so that it is publicly accessible, over the Internet, using hyperte

The term "bypass" means an alternate water route adjacent to a lock and dam on a Federal inland waterway system that can be used for commercial navigation during high wat

“byproduct” means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium) which are found in solution or in association with geothermal steam and which have a value

The term “by-product material” has the meaning given that term in section 11(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014(e) ).

the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content.

the term “byproducts” includes, with respect to any solar energy technology or process, any solar energy products (including energy forms) other than those associated with or const

"There are three kinds of roads known to our law: (1) Public roads; (2) private roads; (3) by-roads. All these difis, as its name imports, an obscure or neighborhood road in its ea

1825, c.76,§ 23, 3 Stor. L. U. S., 2006, a wilful and corrupt conspiracy to cast away, burn or otherwise destroy any ship or vessel, with intent to injure any underwriter thereon,

A condition existing when a defendant was in the custody of the court in another action.

In practice. Without process. A declaration is said to be filed by the bye when it is filed against a party already in the custody of the court under process in another suit. This

that congressional districts are to be 'as nearly as is practicable' equal in population, ante, pp. 7-8.

A brand on the forehead as a punishment for counterfeiting in Rhode Island.

A junto; a small political faction.

In French commercial law. A factor or broker.

Pertaining to a horse. It was a feudal tenure of lands, the tenant furnishing a horseman suitably equipped in time of war or when the lord had occasion for his service.

In Spanish law. A portion of spoils taken or lands conquered in a war, granted to a horse soldier. Diet. Span. Acad.; 12 Pet. (U. S.) 444, note. A quantity of land, varying in exte

(Spanish) A knight.

The term “cabin” means a privately built and owned recreation residence that is authorized for use and occupancy on National Forest System land.

Certain officers who, taken collectively, form a council or advisory board; as the cabinet of the president of the United States, which is composed of the secretary of state, the s

A private and confidential assembly of the most considerable ministers of state, to concert measures for the administration of public affairs; first established by Charles I. Whart

The term “cabin owner” means— (A) a person authorized by the agency to use and to occupy a cabin on National Forest System land; and (B) an heir or assign of such a person.

The term “cabin user fee” means a special use fee paid annually by a cabin owner to the Secretary in accordance with this chapter.

A large and strong rope or chain, such as is attached to a vessel's anchors or the traction-rope of a street railway Operated by the cable system, (Hooper v. Railway Co., 85 Md. 50

programing distributed on a CATV system which has been originated by the CATV operator or by another entity, exclusive of broadcast signals carried on the system.

the term “cable channel” or “channel” means a portion of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum which is used in a cable system and which is capable of delivering a television chan

The term “Cable Fleet” means the Cable Security Fleet established under section 53202(a).

the term “cable operator” means any person or group of persons (A) who provides cable service over a cable system and directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant

The term “cable programming service” means any video programming provided over a cable system, regardless of service tier, including installation or rental of equipment used for th

The term "cable service" has the meaning given such term in section 522 of this title. / the term “cable service” means— (A) the one-way transmission to subscribers of (i

The term “cable services” means the installation, maintenance, or repair of submarine cables and related equipment, and related cable vessel operations.

the term “cable system” has the meaning given that term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522). / The term "cable system" has the meaning given

The term “cable vessel” means a vessel— (A) classed as a cable ship or cable vessel by, and designed in accordance with the rules of, the American Bureau of Shipping, or another cl

Cablis,^. Brush-wood; wind-fallen boughs.

In forest law. Brush-wood. According to Spelman, windfallen wood. Spelman, voc. "Cablicia."

The term “CABO” means the Council of American Building Officials.

A nautical term from the Spanish, denoting strictly navigation from cape to cape along the coast without going out into the open sea. In International Law, cabotage is identified w

or CACHERELLAS. Ad inferior bailiff, or catchpoll. Jacob.

An inferior baillff, or catchpoll. Jacob.

LETTRES D3. Letters issued and signed by the kings of France, and cuuntersigned by a secretary of state, authorluing the imprisonment of a person. Albolished during the revolution

In Spanish law. Lands held in entail by the caciques in Indian villages in Spanish America.

The term "cadastre" means an inventory of real property developed through collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data depicting natural or

An assessment-roll of real property.

In French law. Same as cadastre (q. V.) CADERE (Lat.) To fall; to fail; to end; to terminate. The word was generally used to denote the termination or failure of a writ, action, co

A corpse.

To fall; to fail; to end.

The term “cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy.

A Turkish civil magistrate.

Lat. It falls, abates, falls, ends, ceases. See Cadere.

The question falls; the discussion ends; there is no room for further argument.

I. I. In the civil V. De caduais, etc.;

(Lat. cadere, to fall). In civil law. An inheritance; an escheat; everything which falls to the legal heir by descent. By some writers, bona eaduoa are said to be tiiose to which n

Relating to or subject to escheat or forfeiture.

Falling.

Preserved for cutting, as wood.

In the Roman law. A cognomen in the Gens Jniia, which was assumed by the successors of Julius. Tayl. Civil Law, 31.

Delivery of a child by cutting above the pelvis.

Other things are lacking.

Other things being equal. CAETERIS TACENTIBUS (Lat.) The others being silent; the other judges expressing no opinion. Comb. 186. A phrase in the old reports. CAETERORUM (Lat.) Of t

The others being silent.

Of the rest or residue.

The term “cafeteria plan” means a written plan under which— (A) all participants are employees, and (B) the participants may choose among 2 or more benefits consisting of cash and

The term “CAFTA–DR article” means an article that qualifies as an originating good under section 4033(b) of this title.

The term “CAFTA–DR certification of origin” means the certification established under article 4.16 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement that

Except as provided in section 4033 of this title, the term “CAFTA–DR country” means— (A) Costa Rica, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and Costa

The term “CAFTA–DR textile or apparel article” means a textile or apparel good (as defined in section 4002(5) of this title) that is a CAFTA–DR article.

In old English law. A head of land; a headland. Cowell.

A memorial; a petition; a report; a section of a book.

cambipartitor, 1 1, In old English law. A champertor. v. Champertor.

An English statute authorizing damages in equity suits.

See Table, 4. CARN"AL. See Knowledge, 3.

A term used vulgarly, and occasionally in judicial proceedings and law reports, to designate a jail or prison, partic-uarly a town or city jail or lock-up. Supposed to be a corrupt

Z. A pen; writing atramenti: difference

A pen made of a reed. See 14 Johns. (N. T.) 484.

calangia, I. I. or dispute.

Gr. A ship's carpenter, or shipwright. Molloy De Jur, Mar, 243.

Lat. Spurs. Bract. fol. 35.

A causeway.

Calcetum, L. Lat. [Fr. chaussee.] In old law. A causeway, or causey; a path or road raised with earth and paved; (agger, via strata.) Spelman, Cowell, voc. Calcea.

calcea, calceata, raised with earth and

Lat. A causeway. Beg. Grig, 154. See Calceata,

A causeway or common hard-way, maintained and repaired with stones and rubbish.

A causeway.

CALCHA. A causeway, or common hard-way, maintained and repaired with stones and rubbish.

Lat. An oven for burning lime, {fumus ad coquendam calcem;) a lime kiln. Spelman.

the knowingly false statement and the false statement made with reckless disregard of the truth, do not enjoy constitutional protection

The term "calculating person" means, with respect to any LIBOR contract, any person, including the determining person, responsible for calculating or determining any valu

The term "Calculation Agent" means a calculation agent appointed in accordance with subsection (k).

In old French law. A punishment of sailors, resembling the modem "keelhauling."

A right to take fuel yearly. Blount.

An almanac. Julius Caesar ordained that the Roman year should consist of three hundred and sixty-five days, except every fourth year, which should contain three hundred and sixty-s

crim. law, is a list of prisoners, containing their names, the time when they were committed, and by whom, and the cause of their commitments.

An English statute (1751) adopting the Gregorian calendar.

So many days reckoned according to the course of the calendar. For example, a note dated January 1st and payable "thirty calendar days after date," without grace, is payable on the

I. I. An orderly division of time, as months, weeks and days; a table or register orderly list of persons, things or events. Calcourt of record, prepared by the for the use of benc

A month as measured by the calendar, as distinguished from a business month (thirty days), or a lunar month (twenty-eight days).

In practice. A list of the causes instituted in the particular court, and now ready for trini, drawn up by the clerk shortly before the beginning of the term, exhibiting the tides

In English practice. A list kept by the sheriffs containing the names of all the prisoners in their custody, with the several judgments agninst each in the margin. Staundef. P. C.

a period of three calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31; and the term 'quarter of coverage' means a calendar quarter in which the individual has