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register [Anglo-French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta, pl., register, from Latin, neuter plural of regestus, past participle of regerere to bring back, pile up, collect] 1 : a written record containing regular entries of items or details ;specif : police register 2 a : a book or system of public records (as titles or patents) b : a roster of qualified or available individuals c : the formal record maintained by a corporation of the names and addresses of holders of its registered securities 3 : registry 4 probably alteration of Middle English registrer registrar : registrar vb -tered -ter·ing vt 1 : to make or secure official entry of in a register [ a car] [ a title] 2 : to enroll formally esp. as a voter or student 3 : to secure special protection for (a piece of mail) by prepayment of a fee vi 1 : to enroll one's name in a register 2 : to enroll one's name officially as a prerequisite for voting ...

Lloyd's Register

Lloyd's Register, the abbreviated title of 'Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping,' published annually by Lloyd's Registry. The register contains an alphabetical list of all British ships, and such foreign ships as are classed in the Register, classified according to type, materials, state of repair, etc., the classification being indicated by letters and numerals. Ships intended for classification are built under the inspection of Lloyd's surveyors or in accordance with rules published by the Registry....

Dominion Register

Dominion Register. A branch register of members in any part of His Majesty's Dominions where a company registered under the Companies Act, 1929, may be carrying on business, of the names of members resident in that part. The register is to be kept in the same manner as the principal register. Any reference to colonial registers in Articles shall be construed as references to Dominion registers. See (English) Companies Act, 1929, ss. 103 et seq...

principal register

principal register Primary trademark register of the USPTO. When a mark has been registered on the Principal Register, the mark is entitled to all the rights provided by federal law. Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

Register

Register [fr. giter, Fr., to lodge], a public books serving to enter and record memoirs, Acts, and minutes, to be had recourse to for the establishing matters of fact; as the register of companies under the (English) Companies Act, 1929; of bills of sale under the (English) Bills of Sale Acts, 1878 and 1882; and (English) Administration of Justice Act, 1925, s. 23; of births, deaths, and marriages, and of baptisms; and of parliamentary, municipal, county, district, and parochial electors.Means the register of patents referred to in s. 67. [The Patents Act, 1970, s. 2(x)]...

Registered dealer

Registered dealer, means a dealer registered under the provisions of this Act, who holds a certificate of registration deemed to have been granted under this Act. [Gujarat Value Added Tax Act, 2003, s. 2(20)]Means a dealer registered under this Act. [Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002, s. 2(21)]Means a dealer who is registered under s. 7. [Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, s. 2(f)]The words Registered dealer means a dealer validity registered under the Act, Nowranglal Agarwala v. State of Orissa, AIR 1965 Ori 44 (46). [Orissa Sales Tax Act, s. 2(6)]The expression 'registered dealer' is used in s. 8(ii) in its definitional sense to mean a dealer registered under s. 22 of the Bombay Act and it does not include a dealer registered under the Central Sales Tax Act, Commissioner of Sales Tax v. Union Medical Agency, AIR 1981 SC 1 (3): (1981) 1 SCC 51: (1981) 1 SCR 870. [Bomaby Sales Tax Act, 1959, s. 8(ii)]...

pen register

pen register [perhaps from the original use of a pen to mark the dots or dashes used in counting the numbers dialed] : a device that registers the numbers dialed from a telephone compare wiretap NOTE: A court order is always required for the use of a pen register in a criminal investigation, but such use has not been considered a search or interception of communication by the U.S. Supreme Court. Some states have disagreed and discern a privacy interest in such information. ...

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