I Actual

Existing in act; really acted; I real, at present time; as a matter of fact. ! Opposed, constructive: speculative, implied, legal. An assault with " actual " violence is with physical force put in action, exerted upon the person assailed.* It is common to speak of an actual or the actual — annexation of a fixture, appropriation of a thing, attachment, battery, breaking, close or curtilage, cost, costs, damage, delivery, escape, eviction, fraud, knowledge, levy, loss, malice, notice, occupation, payment, possession, presence, seizure, use, value, violence, qq. v. ACTUM; ACTUS. L. A thing done: an act; action. Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta. Outward acts evince the inward purpose. See bvEET; Will, 1. Actus curiae neminem gravabit. An act of the court shall oppress no one. A court will not suffer a party to be prejudiced by its own action, as, by delay. On this principle orders are sometimes entered nunc pro func^^ q. v. 1 2 Kent, 462. ^Thomassen v. Whitwell, 9 Bened. 115 fl877). ~ s See 4 Bl. Com. 34. ■i SeeSBl. Com. 25. ■= State V. Wells, 31 Conn. 313 (1862). See 16 Op. Att- Gen. 447, 445. Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam. An act of God does wrong to no one. No one is responsible in damages for the result of an inevitable accident, g. v. Actus legis nemini facit injuriam. An act of the law wrongs no man. An act of the law is to be so limited in its operation that no right shall be prejudiced. ^ Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea. An act does not make a man a criminal, unless his intention be criminal. To constitute a crime the intent and the act must concur; a mere overt act, without wrongful intention, does not malre guilt.^ See Consequences; Malice.. AT). L. At, to, for; according to; on account of. In compounds assimilates with the consonant following, becoming ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, air. Ad colligendum. For collecting (the goods). See under Administer, 4. Ad damnum. To the loss. See Damnum. Ad diem. On the (very) day. See Dies. Ad fllum. To the line. See Filum. Ad hoc. On this (subject). Ad idem. To the same (thing or effect). See Assent. Ad interim. In the meantime; temporarily. Said of one, as an assignee, who serves in the place of another; also, of a receipt for a premium paid, pending the approval of a risk in insurance against fire. See Interim. Ad litem. For the suit. See Guardian, 3. Ad majorem cautelam. For the sake of caution. See Cautela. Ad medium fllum. To the middle line. See Filum. Ad pios usus. For religious purposes. See Usus. Ad quaestionem. See Qu^stio. Ad quem. To which. See A, 5, A quo. Ad quod damnum. To the loss which. See Damnum. Ad sectam. At the suit of. See Suit, 1. Ad valorem. According to valuation. ■ See Duty, 3.