Tax to be paid upon goods purchased, typically as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller which is later remitted to the U.S. government. … [Read more...] about SALES TAX
SALUTE
A gold coin stamped by Henry V. in France, after his conquests there, whereon the arms of England rind France were stamped quarterly. Cowell. … [Read more...] about SALUTE
SALVA GARDIA
L. Latin: Safeguard. Reg. Orig. 26. … [Read more...] about SALVA GARDIA
SALUS
Latin: Health; prosperity; safety. Sains popnli suprema lex. The welfare of the people is the supreme law. Bac Max. reg. 12; Broom, Max. 1-10; Montesq. Esprit des Lois, lib. 26, c. 23; 13 Coke, 139. Sains reipubliees suprema lex. The welfare of the state is the supreme law. Inhabitants of Springfield v. Connecticut River R. Co., 4 Cush. (Mass.) 71; Cochituate Bank v. Colt, 1 … [Read more...] about SALUS
SALVAGE
In maritime law. A compensation allowed to persons by whose assistance a ship or its cargo has been saved, in whole or In part from impending danger, or recovered from actual loss, in cases of shipwreck, derelict, or recapture. In the older books of the law, (and sometimes in modern writings,) the term ia also used to denote the goods or property saved. Equitable salvage. By … [Read more...] about SALVAGE