characterizing

characterizing — index descriptive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Characterizing — Characterize Char ac*ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Characterized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Characterizing}.] [LL. characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact[ e]riser.] 1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

characterizing — characterize (Amer.) char·ac·ter·ize || kærÉ™ktÉ™raɪz v. describe; be a characteristic of (also characterise) …   English contemporary dictionary

wholesale — Characterizing a sale by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retail merchant, jobber, dealer, or other wholesaler, for resale; not inclusive of a sale by a wholesaler to a user or consumer. Herbertson v Cruse, 115 Colo 274, 170 P2d 1312, 172 ALR… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

Room air distribution — Characterizing how air is introduced to, flows through, and is removed from spaces is called room air distribution. [Fundamentals volume of the ASHRAE Handbook , Atlanta, GA, USA, 2005] HVAC airflow in spaces generally can be classified by two… …   Wikipedia

epithet — Characterizing term or name. [G. epithetos, added, fr. epi + tithemi, to place] specific e. in bacteriology, the second part of the name of a species; it is not, by itself, a name; the name of a bacterial species consists of two parts, the… …   Medical dictionary

vasolabile — Characterizing the condition in which there is lability or active vasomotion of blood vessel s …   Medical dictionary

accidental means — Characterizing the nature of the cause of a happening by chance and without intention or design, which is unforeseen, unexpected and unusual at the time it occurs. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1165; A11110: 17 ALR 1199. Where the death is the result of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

insolvent — Characterizing a person who either has ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business, cannot pay his debts as they become due, or is insolvent within the meaning of the Federal Bankruptcy Act. UCC § 1 201(24). One in a condition of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

judicial — Characterizing whatever emanates from a judge as such, or whatever proceeds from courts of justice. State of Indiana ex rel. Hovey v Noble, 118 Ind 350, 21 NE 244; Merchants Nat. Bank v Jaffray, 36 Neb 218, 54 NW 258. Pertaining to courts and… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

last resort — Characterizing a court from the judgments or decisions of which no appeal can be taken …   Ballentine's law dictionary