Law Dictionary Definitions

  gavelbred (gav-<<schwa>>l-bred).Hist. Rent payable in bread, corn, or some other provision; rent payable in kind. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gauger (gay-j<<schwa>>r). A surveying officer who examines containers of liquids to give them a mark of allowance, as containing the lawful measure. [Blacks Law 8th]

gas used.Oil & gas. Natural gas that is consumed while a well is in operation but that is not necessarily sold. [Blacks Law 8th]

  GATT (gat).abbr.GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE. See TRIPS. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gas sold.Oil & gas. Natural gas that is actually sold but not necessarily all that a well produces. • The term is used in natural-gas leases. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gas contract.Oil & gas. An agreement for the sale of natural gas. [Blacks Law 8th]

  gas-balancing agreement.Oil & gas. A contract among owners of the production of a gas well to balance pro-duction if one owner sells more of the gas stream than the other owners do. “Gas balancing agreements address the problem of imbalances in production from a gas well or field. Co-owners frequently sell their share of…

  Garrity statement (gar-<<schwa>>-tee). A public employee’s oral or written report (as of an incident) obtained under a threat of termination of employment. • A public employee usu. makes a Garrity statement in the course of an internal investigation (as by a police department). Because a Garrity statement is coerced, the statement and any evidence…

  garnishor. See GARNISHER. [Blacks Law 8th]

  garnishment lien.See LIEN. [Blacks Law 8th]