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Agency  for  Toxic  Substances  and  Disease  Registry.An  agency  in  the  U.S.  Department  of Health and Human Services responsible for evaluating the impact on public health of the release of  hazardous substances into  the  environment, for  maintaining  a  registry  of  contaminated  waste sites,  and  for  conducting  research  on  the  effects  of  hazardous  substances  on  human  health. …

Agency    for    International    Development.See    UNITED    STATES    AGENCY    FOR INTERNATIONAL DE-VELOPMENT . [Blacks Law 8th]

Agency  for  Healthcare  Research  and  Quality.An  agency  in  the  U.S.  Department  of  Health and Human Services responsible for conducting research into improving the quality of healthcare, reducing its cost, and broadening access to essential healthcare services. [Blacks Law 8th]

agency adoption.See ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

agency adjudication.See ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.[Blacks Law 8th]

agency. 1. A fiduciary relationship created by express or implied contract or by law, in which one party (the agent) may act on behalf of another party (the principal) and bind that other party by words or actions. See AUTHORITY (1). [Cases: Principal and Agent    1. C.J.S. Agency §§ 2, 4–6, 23, 25–27, 33, 38–40,…

Age  Discrimination  in  Employment  Act.A  federal law  prohibiting  job  discrimination  based on  a  person’s  age,  esp.  unfair  and  discriminatory  employment  decisions  that  negatively  affect someone who is 40 years old or older. 29 USCA §§ 621–634. • Passed in 1967, the Act applies to businesses with more than 20 employees and to all governmental entities.…

age discrimination.See DISCRIMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

age,n. A period of time; esp., a period of individual existence or the duration of a person’s life. • In American usage, age is stated in full years completed (so that someone 15 years of age might actually be 15 years and several months old). State statutes define various types of ages, as shown in…

agarder  (ah-gahr-day),  vb.[Law  French]  To  award,  adjudge,  or  determine;  to  sentence  or condemn. [Blacks Law 8th]