§ 101 Definitions
§ 102 Rules of construction
§ 103 Applicability of chapters
§ 104 Adjustment of dollar amounts
§ 105 Power of court
§ 106 Waiver of sovereign immunity
§ 107 Public access to papers
§ 108 Extension of time
§ 109 Who may be a debtor
§ 110 Penalty for persons who negligently or fraudulently prepare bankruptcy petitions
§ 111 Nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies; financial management instructional courses
§ 112 Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 11 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
  • Board: means the Pecan Marketing Board established in section 6005(b) of this title. See
  • Board: means the National Recording Preservation Board. See 2 USC 1741
  • county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Librarian: means the Librarian of Congress. See 2 USC 1741
  • oath: includes affirmation, and "sworn" includes affirmed. See 1 USC 1
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • plan: means a plan issued under section 6003 of this title. See
  • promotion: means any action taken by the Board, pursuant to this chapter, to present a favorable image of pecans to the public with the express intent of improving the competitive position of pecans in the marketplace and stimulating sales of pecans, including paid advertising. See
  • publication: has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17. See 2 USC 1741
  • Registry version: means , with respect to a sound recording, the version of a recording first published or offered for mass distribution whether as a publication or a broadcast, or as complete a version as bona fide preservation and restoration activities by the Librarian, an archivist other than the Librarian, or the copyright legal owner can compile in those cases where the original material has been irretrievably lost or the recording is unpublished. See 2 USC 1741
  • research: means any type of test, study, or analysis designed to advance the image, desirability, usage, marketability, production, product development, or quality of pecans. See
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See
  • sound recording: has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 17. See 2 USC 1741
  • State: means any of the several States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • subscription: includes a mark when the person making the same intended it as such. See 1 USC 1
  • United States: means collectively the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1