SECTORES

Latin: In Roman law. Purchasers at auction, or public sales. … [Read more...] about SECTORES

A Writ which lay for a dowress, or one in wardship, to be free from suit of court Cowell. … [Read more...] about SECTIS NON FACIENDIS

In American land law. A division or parcel of land, on the government survey, comprising one square mile or 640 acres. Each "township" (six miles square) is divided by straight lines into thirty-six sections, and these are again divided into half-sections and quarter-flections. The general and proper acceptation of the terms … [Read more...] about SECTION OF LAND

The federal housing assistance program which provides a government subsidy for rent payments for low income tenants. Typically the amount of Section 8 assistance is one third of the rent with the tenant being responsible for the balance. A participating landlord must use lease addendums provided by HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and adds additional requirements. … [Read more...] about SECTION 8

In text books, codes, statutes, and other juridical writings, the smallest distinct and numbered subdivisions are commonly called "sections," sometimes "articles," and occasionally "paragraphs." … [Read more...] about SECTION