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  • “Karuk Tribe” means the Karuk Tribe of California, organized under its constitution on April 6, 1985;

  • In this section, the term “KDSM eligibility period” means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be d

  • As used in this section, the term “key” means any key, keyblank, or keyway adopted by any part of the Department of Defense, including all Department of Defense agencies, military

  • Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system.—The term "key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system" means the precursor which plays the mo

  • The term “key employee” has the meaning given such term by section 416(i). / For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “key employee” has the meaning given such term by section 4

  • The term “key factors” means all relevant elements or reasons adversely affecting the credit score for the particular individual, listed in the order of their importance based on t

  • For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “key person” means an officer or 20-percent owner, except that the number of individuals who may be treated as key persons with respect to a

  • The term “key resources” means publicly or privately controlled resources essential to the minimal operations of the economy and government.

  • The term “KFTA certification of origin” means the certification established under article 6.15 of the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement that a good qualifies as an originati

  • The term “kickback” means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind which is provided, directly or indirectly, to any prime co

  • the term “kidnapping” means an offense that has as its elements the abduction, restraining, confining, or carrying away of another person by force or threat of force;

  • The term “kidney disease education services” means educational services that are— (A) furnished to an individual with stage IV chronic kidney disease who, according to accepted cli

  • Killing.—The term “killing” means conduct that would constitute an offense under section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, if Federal jurisdiction existed.

  • The term “Kimberley Process Certificate” means a forgery resistant document of a Participant that demonstrates that an importation or exportation of rough diamonds has been control

  • The term “Kimberley Process Certification Scheme” means those standards, practices, and procedures of the international certification scheme for rough diamonds presented in the doc

  • The term “kind” means one or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, soybean, flax, carrot, radish, cabbage, cauli

  • The term “kiwifruit” means all varieties of fresh kiwifruit grown in or imported into the United States.

  • As used in this subchapter the term “Klamath Tribe” includes the members of the Klamath and Modoc Tribes and the Yahooskin Band of Snakes and all other Indians having rights on the

  • As used in this section and section 465a of this title the term “Klamath Tribe of Indians” includes the Klamath and Modoc Tribes, and the Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians.

  • knewdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “knowingly” or “knew” means that a person, with respect to information— (1) has actual knowledge of the information, or (2) acts in deliberate ignorance or reckless disreg

  • knockdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “knock” means the combustion of a fuel spontaneously in localized areas of a cylinder of a spark-ignition engine, instead of the combustion of such fuel progressing from t

  • The term “K nonimmigrant visa” means a nonimmigrant visa under clause (i) or (ii) of section 1101(a)(15)(K) of this title .

  • For purposes of subparagraph (A) the term “knowing” means the having of— (i) actual knowledge; or (ii) the constructive knowledge deemed to be possessed by a reasonable individual

  • The term “knowingly” means having actual knowledge of or acting with deliberate ignorance of or reckless disregard for the prohibitions under this section. / The term “knowingly” m

  • The term “knows” or “knowledge” means actual knowledge.

  • “known geothermal resources area” means an area in which the geology, nearby discoveries, competitive interests, or other indicia would, in the opinion of the Secretary, engender a

  • the term “known wind resource” means a site with an estimated average annual wind velocity of at least twelve miles per hour;

  • knowsdefined inU.S. Code

    The term “knows” or “knowledge” means actual knowledge.

  • The term “Korean conflict” means the period beginning on June 27, 1950, and ending on July 27, 1953. / The term “Korean conflict” means the period beginning on June 27, 1950, and e