article, n. 1. Generally, a particular item or thing (article of clothing). proprietary article. (often pl.) A product manufactured under an exclusive right to sell it. 2. A separate and distinct part (as a clause or stipulation) of a writing, esp. in a contract, statute, or constitution (Article III). 3. (pl.) An instrument containing a […]
Indian country 〈美〉印第安地区 原属于印第安人、土地所有权未被剥夺的地区。亦指依法从公有土地〔public domain〕拨出的作为印第安保留地〔Indian reservation〕的土地，或任何划拨给印第安人的土地〔Indian allotment〕，其性质为美国政府托管的财物，非经美国政府同意不得转让。
FAR. (often pl.) abbr. FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION (the pilot violated several FARs before the crash).
uti rogas (yoo-tIroh-gas or -g[schwa]s). [Latin] Roman law. As you ask. • This was inscribed on a ballot to indicate a vote in favor of a bill or candidate. — Abbr. u.r.
The use of restrictive covenants in private agreements to restrict the use and occupancy of real property. • Private zoning often covers such things as lot size, building lines, architectural specifications, and property uses. [Cases: Covenants 1. C.J.S. Covenants §§ 2–3.]
Shock caused by agitation of the mental senses and resulting in extreme grief or joy, as by witnessing the horrific death of a family member or winning the lottery. Cf. EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
ticket, n. 1. A certificate indicating that the person to whom it is issued, or the holder, is entitled to some right or privilege (she bought a bus ticket for Miami). 2. CITATION(2) (he got a speeding ticket last week). 3. BALLOT (2) (they all voted a straight-party ticket).
A vote that does not count because it was cast by someone not entitled to vote or for an ineligible choice, or in a form or manner that does not comply with the applicable rules. See spoiled ballot under BALLOT(2).
gale (gayl). Hist. 1. A periodic payment of rent. See GAVEL(2). 2. Rent paid by a free miner (the galee) for the right to mine a plot of land. 3. A license to mine a plot of land. • A gale could be conveyed or devised. 4. The land so licensed.