video privacy protection act
Video Privacy Protection Act. A federal statute that bars video stores from disclosing to third parties the names of customers’ rentals. 18 USCA § 2710.
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special housing unit
special housing unit. A block of cells used to house inmates who have been separated from the general prison population, usu. for disciplinary purposes but sometimes for safety reasons. • Inmates in special housing units typically have fewer privileges than other inmates. — Abbr. SHU.
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husting
husting. (usu. pl.) [Old English] 1. Hist. A deliberative assembly, esp. one called by the king or other leader. 2. Hist. COURT OF HUSTINGS. 3. Hist. The raised platform used by officials of the Court of Hustings. 4. Hist. The raised platform used to nominate candidates for Parliament. • This practice ended after passage of
american printing house for the blind
American Printing House for the Blind. A federally aided institution that assists blind children by distributing Braille books, talking books, and educational aids without charge. • The printing house was incorporated in Kentucky in 1858. — Abbr. APH.
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bootlegger
bootlegger, n. A person who manufactures, transports, or sells something illegally, esp. alcoholic beverages. See MOONSHINE. [Cases: Intoxicating Liquors 137, 138, 146. C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors §§ 242–243, 248, 264–265, 268–270.]
agenda
agenda. A list of things to be done, as items to be considered at a meeting, usu. arranged in order of consideration. — Also termed calendar; calendar of business; order of business. Cf. PROGRAM(1). consent agenda. See consent calendar under CALENDAR(4). debate agenda. See debate calendar under CALENDAR(4). final agenda. An agenda that a deliberative
mean reserve
In insurance, the average of the beginning reserve (after the premium has been paid for the policy year) and the ending reserve of the policy year.
judicial council
judicial council. A regularly assembled group of judges whose mission is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the courts on which they sit; esp., a semiannual assembly of a federal circuit’s judges called by the circuit’s chief judge. 28 USCA § 332.