grange (graynj). 1. Hist. A farm furnished with all the necessities for husbandry, such as a barn, granary, and stables; esp., an outlying farm that belonged to a religious establishment or a feudal lord. 2. (cap.) A social, educational, and political organization, formally called the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, that informs its […]
accola (ak-[schwa]-l[schwa]), n. [Latin “person living nearby”] 1. Roman law. A person who inhabits or occupies land near a certain place, such as one who dwells near a river. 2. Hist. An agricultural tenant; a tenant of a manor.
resumption n. (1)(英格兰古法)因大臣进谏错误或其它失误而由国王收回已转让或分封给别人的土地 该词用于亨利六世1452年颁布的一项法令中。 (2)收回租赁地依据租约中保留的权利，出租人在一定条件下可以收回部分或全部租赁地产。农业租地契约中通常都会为出租人因建筑或其它目的而保留全部或部分租赁地的收回权，条件是减免租金或作出补偿。退租通知〔notice to quit〕仅在普通法上有效，而租赁地的收回权则必须由制定法特别规定，但1948年的《农业保有地法》〔Agricultural Holdings Act〕则为此提供了便利，为了某些特殊目的，退租通知可以用来收回租赁地。而修订后的1908年的一项制定法则赋予了因工业目的而被地方政府强制征用地产之所有人收回占有的权力。
discipline, n. 1. Punishment intended to correct or instruct; esp., a sanction or penalty imposed after an official finding of misconduct. [Cases: Licenses 38. C.J.S. Agriculture § 4.5; Architects § 10; Licenses §§ 48, 50–63.] 2. The punishment or penalties (often termed “sanctions”) imposed by a disciplining agency on an attorney who has breached a
Land Commissioners 〈英〉土地专员 原公簿保有地圈地和什一税专员〔Copyhold Inclosure and Tithe Commissioners〕。根据1882年《土地限定继承法》〔Settled Land Act〕，土地专员所作的依该法进行的土地开发证明，可以授权受托人动用资本金〔capital money〕以支付土地开发费用。根据1889年的《农业委员会法》〔Board of Agriculture Act〕，该专员们的权责已移交给农业委员会。
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AAA.abbr. 1. AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. 2. AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION . 3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES. 4. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT . 5. See accumu-lated-adjustments account under ACCOUNT.
federal farm credit system. The national cooperative system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers, agricultural concerns, and related businesses. • The system consists of the banks for cooperatives, the farm credit banks, and the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation. It is supervised by the Farm Credit Administration and was originally capitalized by
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factor, n. 1. An agent or cause that contributes to a particular result ( punishment was a factor in the court’s decision). 2. An agent who is employed to sell property for the principal and who possesses or controls the property; a person who receives and sells goods for a commission (a factor was employed
Forest Service. An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for managing the nation’s national forests. • The Forest Service also operates the Youth Conservation Corps and the Volunteers in the National Forest programs.
Federal Food Stamp Act. A federally funded program that provides needy families with financial assistance in obtaining a nutritionally adequate diet. • The Secretary of Agriculture administers the Act.
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