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Heavy package, s. 2(a) 'heavy package' means a package or other object weighing not less than one metric ton, which is equal to one thousand kilograms or 2204.6 standard pounds or 26.8 standard maunds. [Marking of Heavy Packages Act, 1951 (39 of 1951), s. 2(a)]...
Heavy armed
Wearing heavy or complete armor carrying heavy arms...
Heavy locomotive and light locomotive
Heavy locomotive and light locomotive, means a mechanically propelled vehicle which is not constructed itself to carry a load, other than excepted articles, and the weight of which unladen(1) in the case of a light locomotive, exceeds 7,370 but does not exceed 11,690 kilograms; and(2) in the case of a heavy locomotive, exceeds 11,690 kilograms [Halsbury's Law of England, 4th Edn., Vol. 40(1), para 16, p. 24]....
Heaviness
The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses weight sadness sluggishness oppression thickness...
Heavy goods vehicle
Heavy goods vehicle, means any goods carriage the gross vehicle weight of which, or a tractor or a road-roller the unladen weight of either of which, exceeds 12,000 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (16)]...
Heavy passenger motor vehicle
Heavy passenger motor vehicle, means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle or educational institution bus or omnibus the gross vehicle weight of any of which, or a motor car the unladed weight of which, exceeds 12,000 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (17)]...
Locomotives. I
Locomotives. I. On Highways.--Locomotives on highways are of two classes: (a) Light Locomotives; (b) Heavy Locomotives.(a) Formerly the expression light locomotive and motor car meant the same apart from certain provisions as to registration. As to motor cars, see MOTOR CAR.Now light locomotives as defined by the (English) Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43), are mechanically propelled vehicles which are not constructed themselves to carry any load (other than water, fuel, equipment, tools, etc.), and the weight of which unladen does not exceed 11-1/2 tons, but does exceed 7-1/4 tons. Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43).A person under 21 shall not drive a light locomotive (s. 9), two persons must be employed in driving or attending, and if driving a trailer one or more in addition (s. 17). The period of continuous driving by any one person is limited by (s. 19) to 5-1/2 hours amounting to not more than 11 in the aggregate in 24 hours, and the driver is to have at ...
prior restraint
prior restraint : governmental prohibition on expression (esp. by publication) before the expression actually takes place see also Near v. Minnesota and New York Times Co. v. United States in the Important Cases section compare censorship, freedom of speech NOTE: In New York Times Co. v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court restated its position that “any system of prior restraints” bears “a heavy presumption against constitutional validity” and that the government “carries a heavy burden of showing justification for the imposition of such a restraint.” ...
burdened
bearing a heavy load as a hiker burdened with a heavy backpack...
light duty
not designed for heavy or demanding work as a light duty detergent Opposite of heavy duty...
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