Defined Terms From World Regulations

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Defined Terms That Begin With “K”

TermDefinitionCountryCitation/Link
kHzkilohertz;United Kingdom2009 No. 1812
kPakilopascal(s);United Kingdom1999 No. 3107
kVkilovolts;United Kingdom2015 No. 1386
kW100the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT that entered into the fleet between 1 January 2003 and the date for which kWt is calculated, and for which an administrative decision by the Member State concerned to grant aid was taken after 31 December 2002.European Union32003R1438
kWhthkilowatt hours thermal;United Kingdom2012 No. 396
kWhkilowatt hour or hours;United Kingdom2010 No. 768
kWthkilowatt thermal;United Kingdom2012 No. 396
kWtthe total power of the fleet calculated at any date after 1 January 2003;European Union32003R1438
kWkilowatt(s);United Kingdom1999 No. 2920
keep right signa traffic sign of the size, colour and type prescribed by regulation 7;United Kingdom1999 No. 121
keeper of the registerthe Secretary of State or persons keeping the register or any part of the register on behalf of the Secretary of State;United Kingdom2007 No. 992
keeper of the registerthe Secretary of State or the person keeping a register on the Secretary of State’s behalf.United Kingdom2007 No. 991
keepera natural person who is registered as the keeper of a herd and who is, irrespective of ownership, responsible for the day to day care and welfare of the herd;Irelandwww.irishstatutebook.ie/2015/en/si/00...
keeperany natural or legal person having care and control of animals, even on a temporary basis.United Kingdom1996 No. 1686
keepinghaving, owning or controlling fish in inland waters;United Kingdom2015 No. 10
keepkeep, possess or control;United Kingdom2009 No. 419
keepthe provision of food, heat, electricity and other daily essentials;”.United Kingdom2013 No. 272
kerb basethe foundation upon which the kerbing is to be laid;United Kingdom1998 No. 3220 (S. 196)
keroseneheavy oil of which more than 50% by volume distils at a temperature not exceeding 240°C;United Kingdom2002 No. 1773
key agencya body specified as a key agency in regulation 28;United Kingdom2008 No. 426
key buildingsthe key buildings and structures set out in the works plan (part B);United Kingdom2014 No. 2846
key dates1st January and 30th June;United Kingdom2010 No. 273
key employer poststhe Chief Executive and any director or partner responsible in whole or in part for the financial affairs of the employer;United Kingdom2005 No. 900
key executive officerthe person who is required to be appointed by an estate agent under section 38;SingaporeCap. 95A
key paira private key and its mathematically related public key, having the property that the public key can verify a digital signature that the private key creates;SingaporeCap. 25, R 7
key personnelnatural persons employed within a juridical person of one Party other than a non-profit organisation and who are responsible for the setting-up or the proper control, administration and operation of an establishment.European Union32012D0734
key personnelnatural persons employed within a juridical person of the EC Party or of the Signatory CARIFORUM States other than a non-profit organisation and who are responsible for the setting-up or the proper control, administration and operation of a commercial presence;European Union22008A1030(01)
key persona person who has overall management responsibility for the pension trustee work conducted by the applicant;United Kingdom2005 No. 169
key relevant person poststhe Chief Executive and any director or partner responsible in whole or in part for the financial affairs of the relevant person.United Kingdom2008 No. 132
key resourcespublicly or privately controlled resources essential to the minimal operations of the economy and government.United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
key skill qualificationa qualification listed as such in the Database of Approved Qualifications in Wales(2) maintained and published by the Welsh Ministers from time to time;United Kingdom2009 No. 3256 (W. 284)
key stage 2the key stage as defined by Article 5(6)(b) of the 1989 Order;United Kingdom1997 No. 439
key trainto separate the higher-risk trains that carry large volumes of flammable liquids. In response to comments from both the September 6, 2013, ANPRM and the August 1, 2014, NPRM the definition has been revised to focus on the specific risks which are the topic of this final rule. Commenters also suggested the revised threshold being adopted in this rulemaking, as it would eliminate the inclusion of most manifest trains and focus on unit trains.United States80 FR 26643
keya device, including a card, issued by an operator of a domestic ferry or a domestic ferry facility that is designed to allow access to a restricted area in a domestic ferry or a domestic ferry facility.CanadaSOR/2009-321
kgskilograms;United Kingdom2002 No. 2742
kgkilogram or kilograms;United Kingdom2000 No. 169
khatthe leaves, stems or shoots of the plant of the species Catha edulis;”.United Kingdom2014 No. 1352
kidnappingan offense that has as its elements the abduction, restraining, confining, or carrying away of another person by force or threat of force;United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
kill numberthe number, unique to each premium animal, assigned at a slaughterhouse to the slaughter of that animal;United Kingdom2000 No. 3126
killing establishmentany premises, including a knacker’s yard, used principally for the storage of animal carcases but also for the commercial killing of animals for purposes other than human consumption, including any associated facilities for handling and lairaging such animals;United Kingdom2014 No. 107
killingcausing the death of the animal by any process other than slaughter;United Kingdom1996 No. 558
killingconduct that would constitute an offense under section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, if Federal jurisdiction existed.United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
kindredthe relationship of each of those persons to the other person or to the rest of those persons by blood, adoption or marriage.IrelandNumber 1 of 1996
kindone or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, soybean, flax, carrot, radish, cabbage, cauliflower, and so forth.United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
king scallopsscallops of the species Pecten maximus;United Kingdom2003 No. 371
kinship carera person approved as a kinship carer in accordance with a decision made under regulation 10;United Kingdom2009 No. 210
kitchena room or part of a room which contains a sink and food preparation facilities;United Kingdom2010 No. 2214
kitchenany room used primarily for the preparation or cooking of food or drink ox the cleansing of utensils or appliances used in such preparation or cooking.Irelandwww.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/si/04...
kita collection of all or substantially all the necessary components, for supply as a single commercial unit, required for the construction of an item of electrical apparatus and intended for such use, whether or not accompanied by instructions. For the purposes of the definition of “system” in this paragraph and of the application of regulation 7 below, a kit shall be considered to be a system with an intrinsic function intended for the end user notwithstanding that, when it is supplied, it is not yet assembled;United Kingdom2005 No. 281
kita complete or substantially complete set of components intended to be assembled into an article.SingaporeCap. 266
kiwifruitall varieties of fresh kiwifruit grown in or imported into the United States.United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
km/h[kilometre(s)] per hour;Irelandwww.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/si/01...
knacker’s yarda premises used principally for the storage of animal carcases, but also for the commercial killing of animals for purposes other than human consumption, including any associated facilities for handling and lairaging such animals;United Kingdom2014 No. 951 (W. 92)
knackeryany premises or place used for the slaughtering of animals, or the flaying, cutting up or processing of dead animals, the flesh of which is not intended for human consumption and includes a knacker’s yard;United Kingdom1999 No. 263
kneeling systema system which enables the bodywork of a regulated public service vehicle to be lowered relative to its normal height of travel;United Kingdom2003 No. 37
knitting yarnknitting yarn consisting of natural fibres (whether animal, vegetable or mineral), chemical fibres, or a mixture of such fibres;United Kingdom2006 No. 659
knockthe combustion of a fuel spontaneously in localized areas of a cylinder of a spark-ignition engine, instead of the combustion of such fuel progressing from the spark.United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
know-howthat the know-how is described in a sufficiently comprehensive manner so as to make it possible to verify that it fulfils the criteria of secrecy and substantiality;European Union32000R2659
knowing of such untruth or omissionknowing at the time of such sale.United States70 FR 44722
knowinglyintentionally false. Therefore, we did not make any changes to the rule in response to the comment.United States75 FR 887
knowingby which parties comply with the conditions of exceptions. For this reason, we have also placed a limit on the use of the alternative method for compliance. The final rule provides that new § 411.353(g) may be used by an entity only once every 3 years with respect to the same referring physician, similar to the limit in existing § 411.353(f)(3).United States73 FR 48434
knowledgeany knowledge or other information, whether or not the possessor of the knowledge or information has any legally enforceable rights in relation to it;SingaporeCap. 201A
knowledgeawareness that a circumstance exists or a consequence will occur in the ordinary course of events. “Know” and “knowingly” shall be construed accordingly.IrelandNumber 30 of 2006
known wind resourcea site with an estimated average annual wind velocity of at least twelve miles per hour;United Statesuscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/pre...
knownthe employer need not analyze intermediate process streams, for example, to determine the presence or quantity of trace contaminants. However, where the employer knows of such contaminants, and they are hazardous, then they fall under the provisions of the standard.United States77 FR 17573
koffiemelkthe product defined in Annex I(1)(b).European Union32001L0114
kohlrabiplants commonly known by that name of the species Brassica oleracea L.;United Kingdom2007 No. 2747 (W. 230)
kphkilometres per hour;United Kingdom2001 No. 172
kwkilowatt;United Kingdom1999 No. 454