Manifest
| a. | 1. | Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. |
| 2. | Detected; convicted; - with | |
| n. | 1. | A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See Manifesto. |
| 2. | A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, - usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. |
| 2. | To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. |
| Noun | 1. |  manifest - a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane |
| Verb | 1. | manifest - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" |
| 2. | manifest - record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested" | |
| 3. | manifest - reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day" | |
| Adj. | 1. | manifest - clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
MANIFEST, com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the
cargo of a ship or commercial vessel.
2. The Act of March 2, 1799, s. 23, requires that when goods, wares, or
merchandise, shall be brought into the United States, from any foreign port
or place, in any ship or vessel, belonging, in whole or in part to a citizen
or inhabitant of the United States, the manifest shall be in writing, signed
by the master of the vessel, and that it shall contain the names of the
places where the goods in such manifest mentioned, shall have been
respectively taken on board, and the places within the United States, for
which they are respectively consigned, particularly noticing the goods
destined for each place, respectively; the name, description, and build of
such vessel, and her true admeasurement or tonnage, the place to which she
belongs, with the name of each owner, according to her register, the name of
her master, and a just and particular account of the goods so laden on
board, whether in package or stowed loose, of any kind whatsoever, with the
marks and numbers on each package, the numbers and descriptions of the
packages in words at length, whether leaguer, pipe, butt, puncheon,
hogshead, barrel, keg, case, bale, pack, truss, chest, box, bandbox, bundle,
parcel, cask, or package of any kind, describing each by its usual
denomination; the names of the persons to whom they are respectively
consigned, agreeably to the bills of lading, unless when the, goods are
consigned to order, when it shall be so expressed; the names of the several
passengers on; board, distinguishing whether cabin or steerage passengers,
or both, with their baggage, specifying the number and description of
packages belonging to each, respectively; together with an account of the
remaining sea stores, if any. And if any merchandise be imported, destined
for different districts, or ports, the quantities and packages thereof shall
be inserted in successive order in the manifest; and all spirits, wines and
teas, constituting the whole or any part of the cargo of any vessel, shall
be inserted in successive order, distinguishing the ports to which they may
be destined, and the kinds, qualities and quantities thereof; and if
merchandise be imported by citizens or inhabitants of the United States, in
vessels other than of the United States, the manifests shall be of the form
and shall contain the particulars aforesaid, except that the vessel shall be
specially described as provided by a form in the act. 1 Story's Laws, 593,
594.
3. The want of a manifest, where one is required, or when it is false,
is severely punished.
MANIFEST, evidence. That which is clear and requires no proof; that which is notorious. See Notoriety.
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