Actus

2.

An act; a deed; a proceeding.

— Actus (Curiae' nemlnem gravabit: an act of the court shall prejudice no man. Actus Dei: the act of God; — nemini est damnosus:,the act of God is hurtful to no one; — nemini facit injuriam: the act of God does injury to no one; — vel legis nemini facit injuriam: an act of God or an act of the law injures no one. Actus Actus in fraudem legis: a fictitious act in fraud of the law. Actus inceptus, cnjus perfectio pendet ex Tolnntate partium, revocari potest; si autem pcndet ex Toluntale tertise persons, yel ex contingenti, revocari non potest: an act already begun, the completion of which depends on the will of the parties, may be revoked; but if it depends on the will of a third person, or on a contingency, it cannot be revoked. Actus judicarins coram non judice irritus habctur, de ministeriali autem, a quocunque provenit, ratum csto: a judicial act before one who is not a judge is held void, but as to a ministerial act, from whomsoever it proceeds, let it be valid. Actus legis: the act of the law; — nemini est damnosus: the act of the law is hurtful to no one; — nemini facit injuriam: the act of the law does injury to no one. Actus legitirai non recipiunt modum: acts requiring to be done by law do not admit of qualification. Actus me invito factns non est mens aotus: an act done by me against my will is not my act. Actus non facit reum, nisi meas sit rea: an act does not make guilty unless the mind is guilty. Actus repugnans non potest in esse prodaci: a repugnant act cannot be bi-ought into being. Actus servi in iis quibus opera ejus communiter adhibita est, actus domini habetur: an act of a servant in those things in which he is commonly employed is considered the act of his master. In the civil law. An act or action; a proceeding; a species of right of way for the driving of cattle or a carriage. Ad,/. At; by;

— for; on;

— to; until; upon. Ad abnndantio rem cautelam: for more abundant caution. Ad alind examen: to another tribunal. Ad alinm diem: at another day. Ad audiendum: to hear; — considerationem curiee: to hear the judgment of the court; bar. Ad cantelani ex snperabundanti: for more abundant caution. Ad colligendum bona defuncti: to collect the goods of the deceased; special letters giving authority to collect and preserve the goods of a decedent pending probate of a will or the appointment of a regular administrator. Ad curiam: at a court. Ad damnum: to the damage; the part of the declaration which states in money the amount of the plaintiff's loss,.^id diem: at the day. Ad ea qua; frequentius accidunt jura adaptantur: the laws are adapted to those cases which occur most frequently. Ad exitnm: at issue. Ad faciendum: to do;

— to make. Ad fllum: to the thread; — aquae: to the thread, i. e. to the middle of the stream; — medium aquse: to the middle thread of the water; — via): to the thread of the way.

Ad fln., ad flnem litis: at the end; at the end of the suit Ad gravamen: to the grievance. Ad lioc: to this; hereunto; — faeit: makes to or for this; goes to this point Ad liominem: to the person. V. Argumentum, etc. Ad idem: to the same point Ad largum: at large; at liberty; in detail; in extenso. Ad legem: at law; according to law. Ad libitum: at pleasure; at will. Ad litem: for a, or the suit; for the purposes of a suit. Ad medium filuni: to the middle thread; — aquie: to the middle thread of the water; to the center of the stream; — via): to the middle thread of the way. Ad opus: for the benefit or use. Ad peri)etuam: as perpetual; — rei memoriam: as a perpetual remembrance of the matter; — remanentiam: to remaia perpetually. Ad proximum antecedens iiat relatio, nisi impedicatur sententia: relation should be made to the next antecedent unless the sense forbids. Ad qua;stionem: to a question; — facti non respondent jndices, ad qnatstionem legis non respondent jnratores: judges do not answer to a question of fact; jurors do not answer to a question of law; — juris respondent jndices; ad quaistionem facti respondent jnratores: judges answer to a question of law; jurors to a question of fact Ad qnem: to which. Ad quod: to which; to what Ad rationcm ponere: to put to reason; to arraign. Ad rectum: to right; to do right; to answer in law.

V.

A droit

Ad rem: to the thing; against the thing; to recover the thing, -v. In personam. Ad respondendum: to answer. V. Capias. Ad satisfaciendum: for satisfying, v. Capias. Ad testi Ucandum: for testifying. Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio: suspicion lies heavy on the unfortunate side. Ad ultimam vim terminorum: to the most extended import of the terms. Ad unguem: to the nail; finished to the last detail. Ad valorem: upon the value; according to value. Ad vitam: for life.

In old English law

Ad admittendum clericum: for admitting a clerk; a writ to compel a bishop to admit his clerk. Ad assisas capieudas: to take assises. Ad bancum: at or to the bench. Ad of the field. Ad compareudum: to or abide the judgment of the court Ad compotnm: to account; — reddendum: to render an account. Ad consniendum: to consult