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Artieicial

Defined in 1 dictionary — Anderson (1889)

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

1. Pertaining to an art, trade, or profession; technical. See Art, 2, 3. Artificially. A will is said to be "artificially" or "inartificially" drawn, according as it employs or does not employ technical or legal words and phrases and a lawyerlike arrangement of the matter. See Construction. 2. Made or devised by human law; opposed to natural — formed by the laws of God: as, an artificial body or person, q. v.; an artificial day, q. v. 3. Established by agreement between men; conventional; opposed to natural — made by nature: as, an artificial boundary, q. v.