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A lien or hold on a taxpayer's property for unpaid taxes. … [Read more...] about FEDERAL TAX LIEN

This is a species of tenure, where land is held of another in perpetuity at a yearly rent without fealty, homage, or other services than such as are specially comprised in the feoffment. It corresponds very nearly to the "emphyteusis" of the Roman law. Fee-farm is where an estate in fee is granted subject to a rent in fee of at least one-fourth of the value of the lands at the … [Read more...] about FEE-FARM

Taxes that are owed and paid pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and in addition to state, city or municipal tax. … [Read more...] about FEDERAL TAXES

compensation. Certain perquisites allowed by law to officers concerned in the administration of justice, or in the performance of duties required by law, as a recompense for their labor and trouble.2. The term fees differs from costs in this, that the former are, as above mentioned, a recompense to the officer for his services, and the latter, an indemnification to the, party … [Read more...] about FEES

The federal Act which provides for compensation for federal employees whose injuries occurred within the scope of the employee's work for the federal government. … [Read more...] about FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT