removal
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Abbott (1879)
Definitions from Case Law
From 295 U.S. 396 - United States Kassin v. Mulligan US · 1935Most cited · 150 citing opinions
Removal from one federal district to another under section 1014, R.S. is unlike extradition or interstate rendition, in that the protection owed by a sovereign to those within its territory is not involved.
United States Code
10 U.S.C. § 2700 — in this chapter (7 versions over time)
The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).
26 U.S.C. § 5702 — in this chapter (3 versions over time)
“Removal” or “remove” means the removal of tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes, or any processed tobacco, from the factory or from internal revenue bond under section 5704, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, or release from customs custody, and shall also include the smuggling or other unlawful importation of such articles into the United States.
33 U.S.C. § 1321 — in this section (2 versions over time)
“remove” or “removal” refers to containment and removal of the oil or hazardous substances from the water and shorelines or the taking of such other actions as may be necessary to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches;
33 U.S.C. § 2701 — in this section
“remove” or “removal” means containment and removal of oil or a hazardous substance from water and shorelines or the taking of other actions as may be necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches;
42 U.S.C. § 9601 — in this section (8 versions over time)
The terms “remove” or “removal” means 2 the cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances from the environment, such actions as may be necessary taken in the event of the threat of release of hazardous substances into the environment, such actions as may be necessary to monitor, assess, and evaluate the release or threat of release of hazardous substances, the disposal of removed material, or the taking of such other actions as may be necessary to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare or to the environment, which may otherwise result from a release or threat of release. The term includes, in addition, without being limited to, security fencing or other measures to limit access, provision of alternative water supplies, temporary evacuation and housing of threatened individuals not otherwise provided for, action taken under section 9604(b) of this title, and any emergency assistance which may be provided under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.].
46 U.S.C. § 4701 — in this chapter
“removal” or “remove” means relocation, sale, scrapping, or other method of disposal.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
As used in Stat. 1785, eh. 75, § 4, respecting vacancies in town offices, means a removal from the town. Inhabitants of Barre v. Inhabitants of Greenwich, 1 Pick. 129. A statute allowing the surety to be sued before the principal, when service of process cannot be made "by reason of the removal of such person from the state," does not apply where service of process is prevented by the death of the principal. Tute V. James, 46 Vt. 60.