Sentences with phrase «defined by the law»

Though older versions are technically legal to own, buy, and sell in many states, brand new «machine guns» — defined by law as a fully automatic weapon capable of firing more than one shot per trigger pull — have not been available for sale or purchase for civilian use in the United States since the Firearm Owners» Protection Act of 1986.

For Hasidim, every waking act is defined by the laws of the Torah; they depend on the teachings of rabbis to guide them in all parts of their day.

Unless my actions endanger your rights or those of any other person, as defined by law, you do not have cause to inhibit them.

Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, wants the public to know that much of what he is likely to cut are actually planned spending increases aimed at maintaining current services as defined by law, not cuts to existing spending levels.

Proficiency, as defined by the law, ain't nothing but a number.

Part of the proliferation of charter schools can be attributed to the minimal fiscal oversight defined by law for these private businesses.

Any act of bullying is a violation of the Code of Conduct and is subject to consequences defined by the law and City Charter High School Code of Conduct.

I've asked Korn to tell me exactly where the law specifies this, and when I hear back from him, I will update this post.UPDATE: The teachers» union, to back up its assertion, is citing a memo from the state department to the Board of Regents last year which contains this background sentence about the evaluation law: «Tenured teachers and principals with a pattern of ineffective teaching performance — defined by law as two consecutive annual «ineffective» ratings — may be charged with incompetence and considered for termination through an expedited hearing process.»

Minimum program funding is defined by law, but cost per student varies widely across jurisdictions.

Most lenders rely on the actuarial method, which follows a clear formula defined by the law.

Discretionary Income is determined as your income minus 150 % of the poverty level defined by law by your state, also considering family size.

is determined as your income minus 150 % of the poverty level defined by law by your state, also considering family size.

You are of the age of majority as defined by the laws of the state of your home of record in order to enter into this Agreement and be bound thereby.

So he will not be your «consultant» as defined by that law nor will he be engaged in the «practice» of veterinary medicine as defined in Texas law.

What the ECJ meant was that under Italian law «the requirements of foreseeability, precision and non-retroactivity inherent in the principle that offences and penalties must be defined by law apply also -LRB-...) to the limitation rules for criminal offences relating to VAT» (para. 58, see also para. 45).

To begin with, the ECJ reconstructed the «requirements of foreseeability, precision and non-retroactivity» of law that are «inherent in the principle that offences and penalties must be defined by law» (para. 58).

«We agree with the [Office of Disciplinary Counsel] and conclude that Placide's retention of fees from outside clients, regardless of whether those clients intended to pay them directly to her, constitutes theft» as defined by the law, the court said.

To receive one of those two benefits, the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that immigrants show membership in one of five groups defined by the law, including «a particular social group.»

According to these provisions, any announcement of a price reduction must refer to a price defined by law, in casu the lowest price applied throughout the month prior to the announcement of the price reduction.

In addition to the damages permitted under the NJLAD, the new law allows victims of discrimination to recover triple damages should a jury, or the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, determine that the employer is guilty of an unlawful employment practice as defined by the law.

This age defined by the law called the «Age of Majority Act»:

In some states, your financial costs must be above a certain amount; in others, your injuries must be very serious (as defined by law).

As with any motor vehicle accident in New York State, you must have suffered what is called a «serious injury» as defined by law in order to maintain an action.

Medical malpractice (as defined by law) can be tough to prove in many circumstances, but our attorneys are well - versed in the law and are happy to review the facts of your case for free.

the person had the right to request and requested that the officer administer a test to indicate his or her blood alcohol level, but the peace officer failed to provide the person with the opportunity to undergo the test, OR the person was not a driver as defined by law.

For all lawyers, it will mean these values as defined by the Law Society will have to be promoted in a manner and way that will be directed by our Regulator as it rolls out its plan.

It is traditionally accepted that, in accordance with that principle, no one can be accused of having committed an offence and no penalty can be imposed unless both offence and penalty were provided for and defined by the law before the acts took place.

I'd suggest that NewLaw or NextLaw professionalism in in - house practice is best defined by the law department's ability to be strategic and totally immersed in and co-controlling its client's practices.

We design the requirements in the final regulation to use the existing regulatory tools provided by ERISA, such as the plan documents required by that law and the constellation of plan administration functions defined by that law that established and maintain the group health plan.

certain places defined by law as not needing signs because signage would be impracticable and it should be obvious - military bases, power plants, railroads, national borders, yada yada

However, «If the national court were thus to come to the view that the obligation to disapply the provisions of the Criminal Code at issue conflicts with the principle that offences and penalties must be defined by law, it would not be obliged to comply with that obligation, even if compliance with the obligation allowed a national situation incompatible with EU law to be remedied»: in fact, it is for the national legislature to take the necessary measures.

In fact, the Italian Republic, before the adoption of Directive 2017/1371 (on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law), was free to provide that in its legal system those rules, like the ones on the definition of offences and the determination of penalties, form part of substantive criminal law, and are thereby subject to the principle that offences and penalties must be defined by law (para. 45).

The period of time beginning when a life insurance policy is delivered to the policy owner, and ending after the prescribed amount of time defined by law and / or company guidelines, during which the policy holder has the right to return a life insurance policy for a full refund of all monies submitted for payment to the insurance company.

Generally, the amount of drinks that a driver can take is not defined by the law; however, it restricts the alcohol concentration in the bloodstream.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment.

There can be no blurring of the lines between a society whose identity is defined by traditional, pre-British sovereign laws, and a society whose identity is defined by the laws of the new sovereign power.

It goes something like this: When a community property business has achieved «goodwill», as defined by the laws of the State of California, that «goodwill» has a monetary value which becomes an asset of the marriage.

How will they avoid acting as an agent as defined by the law for a seller, buyer or both?

An implied trust is when a court finds that a trust exists as defined by law, e.g., an attorney holding client funds.

A multiple listing service is defined as a facility for the orderly correlation and dissemination of listing information among Participants so that they may better serve their clients and customers and the public; is a means by which authorized Participants make blanket unilateral offers of compensation to other Participants (acting as subagents, buyer agents, or in other agency or nonagency capacities defined by law); is a means by which information is accumulated and disseminated to enable authorized Participants to prepare appraisals and other valuations of real property; and is a means by which Participants engaging in real estate appraisal contribute to common databases.

Not exact matches

Though not required by law, an operating agreement that defines the basic rights and responsibilities of the LLC's members is also crucial.

And since intellectual property law is largely defined by individual countries, they have to make a continual effort to find ways to defend their mark in every country they care about.

In a decision dated July 7, 2016, the West Virginia attorney general concluded that: «West Virginia law does not prohibit the offering of or participation in fantasy sports games, as they are defined in Senate Bill 529, because state law prohibits only betting upon games decided predominantly by chance.»

The complaint states that in promulgating the final revisions to PTE 84 - 24, which make the exemption available to «fixed rate annuities,» as defined by DOL, but not to one class of fixed annuities — specifically, «fixed indexed annuities» — the Department «acted without providing adequate notice and an opportunity for comment, reflecting arbitrary and capricious conduct in excess of its statutory authority and in clear violation of its obligations to make necessary findings under applicable law.»

In 1978, when the law authorizing the creation of the 401 (k) was passed, employers commonly attracted and retained talent by offering a secure retirement through a pension (a type of a defined benefit plan).

Shareholders provide capital to a corporation in exchange for a bundle of rights defined by state law and the corporation's charter and bylaws.

The collapse of the global economic - political paradigm that was fostered and nurtured by neo-classical economic theories built on childish abstracts which failed to embrace the physical and mathematical realities of existence defined by universal laws of matter and energy.

A zero interest rate, infinite maturity, TLTRO to individuals is certainly not fiscal policy, as defined by Eurozone law — because no government is involved.

The public's image of the vehicles will be defined by stories like the crash in Tempe, said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies self - driving vehicles.

The New York Insurance Law defines a «misrepresentation» as a false statement «as to past or present fact, made to the [insurance company] by, or by the authority of, the applicant for insurance or the prospective insured, at or before the making of the insurance contract as an inducement to the making thereof.»