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Defined in 8 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)

United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 7702 — in this chapter

The term “permit” means a written or oral authorization, including by electronic methods, by the Secretary to move plants, plant products, biological control organisms, plant pests, noxious weeds, or articles under conditions prescribed by the Secretary.

22 U.S.C. § 5960 — in this section

The term “permit” means any local or national permit for development, general construction, environmental, land use, or other purposes that is required for purposes of major construction in a state of the former Soviet Union in which the construction project is being or is proposed to be carried out.

22 U.S.C. § 5961A — in this section

In this section, the term “permit” means any local or national permit for development, general construction, environmental, land use, or other purposes that is required in the state of the former Soviet Union in which the project is being or is proposed to be carried out.

30 U.S.C. § 1291 — for the purposes of this chapter

“permit” means a permit to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations issued by the State regulatory authority pursuant to a State program or by the Secretary pursuant to a Federal program;

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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A license or warrant to do something not forbidden by law; as, to land goods imported into the United States, after the duties have been paid or secured to be paid. Act Cong. March 2, 1799, § 49, cl. 2. See form of such a permit. Gordon, Dig. Append. II. 46. PERMUTATIO (Lat. from perm Miare, to exchange).

In the civil law. Exchange; barter. Dig. 19. 4; Code, 4. 64.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A permission; a license; a leave.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A license or warrant to do gence of a fellow-servant, the company itself something not forbidden by law: as to land may be regarded as the perpetrator. Philo goods imported into the United States, after v. R. Co., 33 la. 47. the duties have been paid or secured to be PERPETUAL. That which is to last withpaid. Act of Congr. March 2, 1790, s. 49, cl. out limitation as to time: as, a perpetual 2. See form of such a permit, Gordon Dig. statute, which is one without limit as to App. IT. 4G. time, although not expressed to be so. It denotes a decided assent; Chicago v. Stearns, 105 111. 558. It may mean suffer; PERPETUAL CURACY. The office of a 7 Ch. Div. 145; although it is more positive curate in a parish where there is no spiritual than allow or suffer; Chicago v. Stearns, rector or vicar, but where the curate is ap- 105 111. 558. It implies consent given or pointed to officiate by the impropriator. 2 leave granted; Loosey v. Orser, 4 Bosw. (N. Burn, Eccl. Law 55. Y.) 391. It has been defined to mean allow The church of which the curate is perby not prohibiting. Com. v. Curtis, 9 Allen petual. 2 Ves. Sen. 425. See 2 Steph. Com. (Mass.) 200. Every detinition 11th ed. 695; 2 Burn, Eccl. Law 55; 9 Ad. of suffer or & E. 556. As to whether such curate may permit includes knowledge of what is to be done under the sufferance be removed, see 2 Burn, Eccl. Law 5. or permission and intention that what is done was what was to PERPETUAL EDICT, in Roman Law. be done; Gregory v. U. S., 17 Blatch. 325, See Edict. Fed. Cas. No. 5,803. PERPETUAL INJUNCTION. Opposed to See Easement; License. an injunction ad inte Hrn or an interlocutory

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A license or Instrument granted by the officers of excise, (pr customs,) cortlfying that the duties on certain goods have been paid, or secured, and permitting their removal from some specified placo to another. Wharton. A written license or warrant, issued by a person in authority, empowering the grantee to do seme act not forbidden by law, but not allowable without such authority.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

8 Is more positive than "allow " or " suffer: '' denotes a decided assent.*" Implies assefit given or leave granted.' May mean "sufl Eer."8 Includes knowledge of what is to be done, and intention that what is done is what is to be done.* One definition is "to allow by not prohibiting," as in an ordinance that " no person shall permit swine to go upon a sidewalk."'" See Suffer. Permissive. Allowed; suffered: as, permissive waste, q. v.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

V. To allow; to give consent to; to suffer. Permission: allowance; consent; leave; sufferance. Permit, n.. a fonnal paper, embodying consent or leave from an officer or proprietor, for the performance of some act; a license. A city ordinance that " no person shall permit swine to go upon any sidewalk," &c., meains "allow by not prohibiting." Commonwealth v. Curtis, 9 Allen, 266. Permit implies consent given or leave granted. Loosey v. Orser, 4 Bosw. 391, 404. One who has engaged not to permit a ditch to be dug on his land, is liable, if it is made by one to whom he has sold the premises without a restriction; such a sale permits the work. Bennett v. Kennedy, 7 Wend. 163.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

A license or warrant to do something not forbidden by law; as, to land goods imported into the United States, after the duties have been paid or secured to be paid. Act of Cong. of 2d March, 1799, s. 49, cl. 2. Sce form of such a permit, Gord. Dig. Appx. No. IT. 46.