Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for controlling or eliminating pests and plant diseases by regulating the shipment of agricultural products within the United States. • Established in 1977, some of its functions were transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2003. — Abbr. […]
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lot. 1. A tract of land, esp. one having specific boundaries or being used for a given purpose. minimum lot. A lot that has the least amount of square footage allowed by a local zoning law. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 63, 254. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 48–49, 116.] nonconforming lot. A previously lawful
Supreme Court of the United States. The court of last resort in the federal system, whose members are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. • The Court was established in 1789 by Article III of the U.S. Constitution, which vests the Court with the “judicial power of the United States.” — Often
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prescribe, vb. 1. To dictate, ordain, or direct; to establish authoritatively (as a rule or guideline). 2. To claim ownership through prescription. 3. To invalidate or otherwise make unenforceable through prescription. 4. To become invalid or otherwise unenforceable through prescription.
Court of Requests. Hist. A royal court whose jurisdiction was mainly civil, though it exercised quasi-criminal jurisdiction in offenses such as riot and forgery. • Dating from 1483, the Court of Requests was a part of the Privy Council. It was disbanded in 1641 when Parliament limited the Privy Council’s judicial functions. “The establishment of
guest. 1. A person who is entertained or to whom hospitality is extended. 2. A person who pays for services at an establishment, esp. a hotel or restaurant. [Cases: Innkeepers 8. C.J.S. Inns, Hotels and Eating Places § 5.] 3. A nonpaying passenger in a motor vehicle. [Cases: Automobiles 181(2). C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 792,
A trust established to provide supplemental income for a disabled beneficiary who is receiving or may be eligible to receive government benefits. • This type of irrevocable trust is often used by parents of disabled children to ensure the beneficiary’s eligibility for government benefits by expressly prohibiting distributions that may be used for the beneficiary’s
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European Patent Organization. A centralized patent-grant system, established in 1978, comprising a legislative body (the Administrative Council) and an executive body (the European Patent Office).
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constitutional guarantee. A promise contained in the United States Constitution that supports or establishes an inalienable right, such as the right to due process.
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witness-protection program. A federal or state program in which a person who testifies against a criminal is assigned a new identity and relocated to another part of the country to avoid retaliation by anyone convicted as a result of that testimony. • The Federal Witness Protection Program was established by the Organized Crime Control Act
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