Apt
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Fit; suitable; proper.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Fit; suitable; appropriate.
— Apt time. Apt time sometimes depends upon lapse of time ; as, where a thing is required to be done at the first term, or within a given time, it cannot be done afterwards. But the phrase more usually refers to the order of proceedings, as fit or suitable. Pugh v. York, 74 N. C. 383
— Apt words. Words proper to produce the legal effect for which they are intended ; sound technical phrases.