pauper’s oath
An affidavit or verification of poverty by a person requesting public funds or services. See poverty affidavit under AFFIDAVIT; IN FORMA PAUPERIS. [Cases: Costs 132(6); Federal Civil Procedure 2734. C.J.S. Costs § 89.]
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rate
rate, n. 1. Proportional or relative value; the proportion by which quantity or value is adjusted (rate of inflation). 2. An amount paid or charged for a good or service (the rate for a business-class fare is $550). class rate. A single rate applying to the transportation of several articles of the same general character.
wage
wage, n. (usu. pl.) Payment for labor or services, usu. based on time worked or quantity produced; specif., com-pensation of an employee based on time worked or output of production. • Wages include every form of remu-neration payable for a given period to an individual for personal services, including salaries, commissions, vaca-tion pay, bonuses, and
women’s shelter
A privately or publicly operated residential facility providing women (and their children) who are victims of domestic violence with temporary lodging, food, and other services such as employment assistance, counseling, and medical care. — Also termed family shelter.
hedge fund
hedge fund. A specialized investment group — usu. organized as a limited partnership or offshore investment company — that offers the possibility of high returns through risky techniques such as selling short or buying derivatives. • Most hedge funds are not registered with the SEC and are therefore restricted in marketing their services to the
desk audit
A review of a civil-service position to determine whether its duties and responsibilities fit the prescribed job classification and pay scale. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 11.8. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 74, 77.]
depreciation reserve
depreciation reserve. An account, esp. of a public utility, built up to offset the depreciation of property because of time and use, so that at the end of the property’s service, there is enough money to replace the property. [Cases: Public Utilities 127. C.J.S. Public Utilities § 28, 37.]
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house of worship
A building or place set apart for and devoted to the holding of religious services or exercises or public worship; a church or chapel, or a place similarly used. [Cases: Religious Societies 15. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 53–54.]
common calling
common calling. 1. An ordinary occupation that a citizen has a right to pursue under the Privileges and Immunities Clause. [Cases: Constitutional Law 207(2). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 667, 670.] 2. A commercial enterprise that offers services to the general public, with a legal duty to serve anyone who requests the services. • For example,
act of indemnity
act of indemnity. 1. A statute that relieves specified persons, esp. government officials, from some penalty to which they might be subject as a result of having exceeded their powers or having otherwise acted illegally. 2. A statute that compensates persons for damage incurred as a result of some public measure or government service.