DEM means the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
IST means Indian Standard Time.
DES means the Washington state Department of Enterprise Services, any division, section, office, unit or other entity of DES or any of the officers or other officials lawfully representing DES.
DER means a distribution equivalent right, representing a contingent right to receive an amount in cash, Units, Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units equal in value to the distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Award is outstanding.
DAS means the State of Oregon acting through its Department of Administrative Services.
Malice means conduct which is intended by the defendant to cause injury to the plaintiff or despicable conduct which is carried on by the defendant with a willful and conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others.
Chamber means an open, arch-shaped structure providing an open-bottom soil interface with permeable sidewalls used for distribution of effluent in a soil absorption system.
NZME means all companies in the NZME Group including but not limited to APN Holdings NZ Limited, NZME. Publishing Limited, NZME. Radio Limited, GrabOne Limited and all brands and operating companies controlled by or associated with those entities.
Cueing means giving verbal, audio, or visual clues during an activity to help an individual complete the activity without hands-on assistance.
Pruning means the appropriate removal in accordance with good arboricultural practices of not more than one-third of the live branches or limbs of a tree or more than one-third of the live branches or limbs on a tree as part of a consistent annual pruning program;
AU means gold.
Runway means a defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft;
Weathertight means that in any sea conditions water will not penetrate into the ship.
SANS : means the South African National Standards.
Handgun means a firearm of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged by an action of an explosive where the length of the barrel, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed 12 inches; provided, however, that the term "handgun" shall not include a gun which discharges a single shot of .46 centimeters or less in diameter.
GATS means the General Agreement on Trade in Services, contained in Annex 1B to the WTO Agreement;
Sexual excitement means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
Washout means the carrying away of solid waste by waters of the base flood.
RAO means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (SI 2001/544);
Grab means an individual sample collected at such time and location as to be representative of the discharge.
Septage means the liquid and solid material pumped from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar domestic sewage treatment system, or from a holding tank, when the system is cleaned or maintained.
Inclement Weather means any weather condition that delays the scheduled arrival or departure of a Common Carrier.
glider means a non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces, which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;
Hijack means any unlawful seizure or exercise of control, by force or violence or threat of force or violence and with wrongful intent, of Common Carrier in which the Insured is traveling.
Bulkhead means an airtight structure separating the working chamber from free air or from another chamber under a lower pressure than the working pressure;
Cadre means the strength of a service or a part of a service sanctioned as a separate unit.