The general name of substances used in medicine; any substance, vegetable,animal, or mineral, used in the composition or preparation of medicines. The term isalso applied to materials used in dyeing and in chemistry. See Collins v. Banking Co., 79N. C. 281, 28 Am. Rep. 322; U. S. v. Merck, 66 Fed. 251. 13 C. C. A. 432; Cowl v. U. S.(C. C.) 124 Fed. 475; Insurance Co. v. Flem- ming. 65 Ark. 54, 44 S. W. 464, 39 L. R. A.789. 67 Am. SL Rep. 900; Gault v. State, 34 Ga 533.
a term used to describe the actions of a person who self-administers drug that are dangerous and or harmful.
a person who administers drugs out of habit and not because they need them.
A dealer in drugs; one whose business is to sell drugs and medicines. Instrict usage, this term is to be distinguished from “apothecary.” A druggist deals in theuncompounded medicinal substances; the business of an apothecary is to mix andcompound them. But in America the two words are used interchangeably, as the samepersons usually discharge both functions. State v. Holmes, 28 La. Ann. 767. 26 Am.Rep. 110; Hainline v. Com., 13 Bush (Ky.) 352; State v. Donaldson, 41 Minn. 74, 42 N. W. 781.
A term applied to commercial agents who travel for wholesale merchantsand supply the retail trade with goods, or take orders for goods to be shipped tothe retail dealer. Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing Dist., 120 U. S. 489, 7 Sup. Ct. 502,30 L. Ed. 694; Singleton v. Frltsch, 4 Lea (Tenn.) 96; Thomas v. Hot Springs, 34 Ark.557. 36 Am. Rep. 24: Strain v. Chicago Portrait Co. (C. C.) 126 Fed. 835.
In old European law. The commander of a drungus, or band ofsoldiers. Applied also to a naval commander. Spelman.
In old European law. A band of soldiers, (globus militum.) Spelman.
A FLOATING RATE NOTE or BOND that converts into a fixed COUPON obligation when a reference INTEREST RATE is breached on the downside. See also DROP LOCK.
A person is “drunk” when he is so far under the Influence of liquor that hispassions are visibly excited or his judgment impaired, or when his brain is so faraffected by potations of liquor that his intelligence. sense-perceptions, judgment, continuityof thought or of ideas, speech, and co-ordination of volition with muscular action(or some of these faculties or processes) are impaired or not under normal control.State v. Pierce. 65 Iowa. 85. 21 N. W. 195; Elkin v. Buschner (Pa.) 16 Atl. 104; Sapp v.State, 116 Ga. 1S2, 42 S. E. 411; Ring v. Ring, 112 Ga. 854, 38 S. E. 330; State v.Savage, 89 Ala. 1, 7 South. 183, 7 L. R. A. 426; Lewis r. Jones, 50 Barb. (N. T.) 667.
A letter addressed for delivery in the same city or district in which It is posted.