Law Dictionary

Judges are expected to show justice to everyone who pleads before them.

It is the duty of justices to administer justice to every one pleading before -them. 2 Inst. 451.

That age which follows puberty, and precedes the age of majority. It commences for males at fourteen, and for females at twelve years completed, and continues till twenty-one years

“adolescent” means an individual under the age of nineteen; and

I In the civil law. Adolescence, or youth; the age between puberty and majority, beginning in males at fourteen, in

With relation to omissions or wrong interpretations. 3 Ersk. Inst. 9, § 36.

adunque, adoun,//-. Then.

To accept, appropriate, choose or select; to make that one's own (property or act) which was not so originally. To adopt a route for the transportation of the mail means to take th

The terms “adoption” or “adopted” mean legal adoption prior to the time of the injury.

I. In the civil law. Adoption cliild of another as one's own. to the person adopting and the

The terms “adoption” or “adopted” mean legal adoption prior to the time of the injury.

Adoption, properly speaking, refers only to persons who are strangers in blood, and is not synonymous with "legitimation," which refers to persons of the same blood. Where one ackn

The term “adoption assistance agreement” means a written agreement, binding on the parties to the agreement, between the State agency, other relevant agencies, and the prospective

The principal must, therefore, when informed, reject within a reasonable time, or be deemed to adopt by acquiescence. The rule is said to be a 'stringent one upon the principal in

The term "adoption of broadband" means the process by which an individual obtains daily access to the internet— (A) at a speed, quality, and capacity— (i) that is necessa

anyone may seize any property for a forfeiture to the Government, and that if the Government adopts the act and proceeds to enforce the forfeiture by legal process, this is of no l

The term “adoption organization” means a national, regional, or local organization— (i) among whose primary purposes are adoption; (ii) that is knowledgeable in all elements of the

The term “adoption promotion and support services” means services and activities designed to encourage more adoptions out of the foster care system, when adoptions promote the best

The term “adoption service” means— (A) identifying a child for adoption and arranging an adoption; (B) securing necessary consent to termination of parental rights and to adoption;

An act of legislation which cemes into operation within a limited area upon being adopted, in manner prescribed therein, by the inhabitants of that area.

Lat Adoptive. Applied both to the parent adopting, and the child adopted. Insti 2, 13, 4; Id. 3, 1, 10-14.

To the work. See 21 Harv. L. Rev. 264, citing 2 Poll & Haiti. 232 et seq.; Use. AD OSTIUM ECCLESI/E (Lat). At the church-door. One of the five species of dower formerly recognized

To show. Formal worths in old writs. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 65, § 12.

At the door of the church. One of the five species of dower formerly recognized by the English law. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 149; 2 Bl. Comm. 132.

At the church door.

To religious purposes.

A surety.

(Lat. promittere)- One who binds himself for another; a surety; a peculiar species of fidejussor. Calv. Lex. The term is used in the same sense in the Scotch law. The cautionary en

To prosecute. 11 Mod. 362. AD QU/ERIMONIAM. On complaint AD QUEM (Lat). To which. The correlative term to a quo, used in the computation of time, definition of a risk, etc., denoti

Reference should be made to the matter next preceding unless the meaning is thereby destroyed.

Ad questionem facti non respondent judices, ad questionem juris non respondent juratores.

Judges do not answer questions of fact; jurors do not answer questions of law. See XX Eng. Ruling Cases, 630.

Judges answer questions of law; jurors answer questions of fact. See XX Eng. Ruling Cases, 630.

(Lat.) To which. The correlative term to a quo (q. v.), used in the computation of time, definition of a risk, etc., denoting the end of the period or journey. _ The terminus a quo

Judges do not answer questions of fact; juries do not answer questions of law. 8 Coke, 308; Co. Litt. 295.

I. In civil and old English qiiiritur possessio: possession is

To which the court agreed.

A writ under which a license from the king was obtained. See 2 Bl. Comm. 271.

To which there was no answer.

M used in the reports, where a point advanced in argument by one party was not denied by the other; or where a point or argument of counsel was not met or noticed by the court; or

On complaint of. AD QUAESTIONEM FACTI NGN REspondent judices; ad quaestionem legis non respondent juratores. Judges do not answer to a question of fact; jurors do not answer to a q

Payment Blount.

To cite a person to appear.

To recognize. Fleta,- lib. 2, c: 65, § 12. Formal words in old writs.

adretiare, addressare, right; to satisfy; to make amends.

To do right, satisfy, or make amends. ADRHAMIRE (Law. Lat. from old Fr. arrimir). In old European law. To undertake, declare, or promise solemnly; to pledge; to pledge one's self t

primum inquirere nomina, quia rerum cognltlo a nominlbus rerum dependet. In order rightly to comprehend a thing, inquire first into the names, for a right knowledge of things depen

For the proper understanding of a thing, it is well first to inquire into the names, because a knowledge of things depends upon their names.

Lat. To right; to do right; to meet an accusation; to answer the demands of the law.* ITaheant eos ad rectum; they shall have them to answer the law, or to make satisfaction. Bract

Against the thing.

For repair and keeping in order.

See "Capias ad Respondendum;" "Habeas Corpus."

In old European law. To undertake, declare or promise solemnly; to pledge; to pledge one's self to make oath. Spelman.

Sea-weed, between high and low water-mark, which has not been deposited on the shore, and which during flood-tide is moved by each rising and receding wave, ls a drift, although th

I. In old English law. An advocate or pleader; a patron or defender; a person having a right to present to a church; an advowee; one who was called or vouched to warranty; a vouche

In civil law. The adoption of one who was impubes,—iiiat is, if a male, under fourteen years of age; if a female, under twelve. Dig. 1. 7. 17. 1.

See "Ad Sectam." ADSCENDENTS (Lat.) In the civil law. Ascendants. Dig. 23. 2. 68; Code, 5. 5. 6. ADSCRIPTI (Lat. scribere). Joined to by writing; ascribed; set apart; assigned to;

assalire, I. I. In old European attack.

See "Capias ad Satisfaciendum."

The term “ADS–B” means automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast.

Lat In the clvll law. Ascendants. Dig. 23, 2, 68; Cod5, 6, 6

aseribere, I. In the civil ^y a codicil; to add one's name annex or bind in writing.

Running with the land.

ADSCRIPTICIUS, or adscriptitius (Lat. from adscriptus). In the civil law. United, annexed, or bound to. Adscriptitii (q. v.) were a class of cultivators who were annexed to the lan

adscripticius, ascriptitius, annexed or bound to. Adscriptitii: annexed to the land, and had no In old English law. Adscriptitii strioted to the soil. A term applied

In the civil law. Added, annexed or bound by or in writing; enrolled, registered; united, joined, annexed, bound to, generally. Servus colonœ adscripts, a slave annexed to an estat

I. I. To insure, or assure. surance; assurance. In old English laiv. To make secure sureties.

At the suit of. It is commonly abbreviated. It is used where it is desirable to put the name of the defendant first, as in some cases where the defendant is filing his papers; thus

I. To make secure; as by giving pledges.

Special judges appointed to sit with or for the regular judges.

I. In the civil laio. To pany with others; to assign; to

A swearing or binding upen oath.

Lat. Tb stand to the right; to meet an accusatiim or complaint; to stand a trial; to abide by the sentence of the law.* Retponmrus, €t ad standum recto, si sit aliquis qui versus e

In Roman law. An accessory party to a promise, who received the same promise as his principal did, and could equally receive and exact payment; or he only stipulated for a part of

For studying and praying; for the promotion of learning and religion. A phrase applied to colleges and universities. 1 Bl. Comm. 467; T. Raym. 101.

Lat. For a term. Ad terminum vitae vel annorum; for a term of life or years. Bract. fol. 26 b. Ad terminum, vel ad tempus; for a term, or for a time. Id. ibid. AD TERMINUM QUI PRAE

For a term of years.

A writ which the lessor could use to secure possession when refused by the lessee after the expiration of his lease.

A writ of entry which formerly lay for the lessor or his heirs, when a lease had been made of lands and tenements, for term of life or years, and, after the term had expired, the l

For a term which has passed. Words in the Latin form of the writ of entry employed al common law to recover, on behalf of a landlord, possession of premises, from a tenant holding

1. 1. Then. Adtuuc existens:

In English ecclesiastical law. The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice; the right of presenting a person to the bishop for admission to a vacant benefice.

Lat. [from attrahere, to draw to.] A thing acquired or purchased; a purchase; (comparatum, acquisitum, perquisitum.) Spelman. A term of frequent occurrence in Marculfus, and ancien

Suspicion rests heavily on the unfortunate side.

In pleading. The technical name of that part of an indictment containing the statement of the subject-matter's "then and there 6emg found." Bac. Abr. "Indictment" (G 4); 1 N. C. 93

Lat. Then. i Ld.Raym. 123. Adtunc existens; then being. Telv. 28.

the term “adult” means an individual who is not less than 21 years of age; and / The term “adult” means an individual who— (A) has attained the age of 16 years; or (B) has attained

the term “adult attendant” means an adult described in subsection (i) who accompanies a child throughout the judicial process for the purpose of providing emotional support;

In this section, the term "adult child with a disability" means a child who—

The term “adult correctional institution” means a facility in which persons (including persons under 21 years of age) are confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offens

the term “adult day care center” means any public agency or private nonprofit organization, or any proprietary title XIX or title XX center, which— (i) is licensed or approved by F

The term “adult education” means services or instruction below the postsecondary level for individuals— (A) who have attained 16 years of age; (B) who are not enrolled or required

The term "adult education and literacy activities" means activities described in section 9241(b) of this title. / The terms "adult education" and "adult ed

The traducer of a married woman.

A female adulterer.

I. In the civil law. To adulterate; to corrupt; to falsify; to forge or counterfeit. Adulterare rationes: to forge accounts.

to make impure by the admixture of other, or baser, or foreign ingredients; to render counter *268 feit.

A food shall be deemed to be adulterated if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food; or if it has been

there must be something in the manufacture or manipulation of the butter causing the absorption of abnormal quantities of water, milk or cream. This must result from the use of som

The term 'adulterated milk,' when so used, means: 1. Milk containing more than 88 per centum of water or fluids. 2. Milk containing less than 12 per centum of milk solids. 3. Milk