pink sheet. A daily publication listing over-the-counter stocks, their market-makers, and their prices. • Printed on pink paper, pink sheets are published by the National Quotation Bureau, a private company. — Also termed National Daily Quotation Service.
worship. 1. Any form of religious devotion or service showing reverence for a divine being (freedom of worship). [Cases: Religious Societies 1. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 2–5, 7–13.] public worship. 1. Worship conducted by a religious society according to the society’s system of ecclesiastical authority, ritual propriety, and rules and regulations. 2. Worship under public
angaria (ang-gair-ee-[schwa]). [Greek] 1. ANGARY. 2. Roman law. (ital.) A compulsory service consisting in the transport of goods or persons for the imperial post; a public Pony Express rider. 3. Hist. A service exacted by a lord beyond what is due. Pl. angariae.
edictal citation. Scots & Roman Dutch law. A form of summons to appear in court, treated as having been served by public proclamation when personal service is impossible (as when a defendant is out of Scotland or cannot be found). — Also termed edictal intimation. See substituted service under SERVICE.
reference, n. 1. The act of sending or directing to another for information, service, consideration, or decision; specif., the act of sending a case to a master or referee for information or decision. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1871; Reference 1. C.J.S. References §§ 2–3.] general reference. A court’s reference of a case to a referee,
charitable organization. Tax. A tax-exempt organization that (1) is organized and operated exclusively for religious, scientific, literary, educational, athletic, public-safety, or community-service purposes, (2) does not distribute earnings for the benefit of private individuals, and (3) does not participate in any way in political candidate campaigns, or engage in substantial lobbying. IRC (26 USCA) §
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A portion of public land given or donated as a reward, esp. for military service. See MILITARY BOUNTY LAND. [Cases: Public Lands 46. C.J.S. Public Lands § 64.]
Strategic National Stockpile. A national repository of medicines and healthcare supplies maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to respond to public-health emergencies. • Created as the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile in 1999, the agency caches antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications, IV administration, airway
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donation act. Hist. Property law. A statute granting public lands to settlers who satisfy certain conditions or to veterans as a reward for military service. See donation land, bounty land under LAND.
executive agency. An executive-branch department whose activities are subject to statute and whose contracts are subject to judicial review. • One example is the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 301–513; United States 30. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 49–171; United States§ 49.]