Law Dictionary

Aid.

An ancient writ addressed to the sheriff to levy compulsorily an aid toward knighting of a son and the marrying of a daughter of the tenants in capite of the crown.—Black.

In old English law. A precept or order of court citing and convening a party, at the suit and request of another, to warrant something.

An order of the court summoning one party, at the suit and request of another, to appear and warrant something. Kennett, Par. Ant. 477.

A subsidy paid to the king. Spelman.

An ancient duty paid to sheriffs. Cowell; Whishaw.

The term “AV” means the adjusted value of the good. / The term “AV” means the adjusted value of the good.

I. fr. Chance; hazard; avanture.

The term "availability" means the availability of required energy at a stated instant of time or over a stated period of time for a specific purpose. / Availability.—The

more than presently "accessible"; it demands a balance between the conflicting demands upon the service, and it must be determined on the spot.

As used in this subparagraph, the term “available amount” means, for a fiscal year, the sum of— (I) 75 percent of the sum of— (aa) the amount specified in subparagraph (H) for the

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “available collateral” means the amount (determined at the close of the last calendar quarter ending before such call) by which a bank's co

The term "available Federal land" means Federal land in the State that— (i) is vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved and is identified as available for selection under s

For purposes of this subsection and subsections (f) and (h), the term "available in fact to controlled countries" includes production or availability of any goods or tech

This phrase, among mercantile men. is a term well understood to be anything which can readily be converted into money; but it is not necessarily or primarily money itself. McFad-de

The term “available resources” means the plan's cash, marketable assets, contributions, withdrawal liability payments, and earnings, less reasonable administrative expenses and amo

Fr. Benefit or profit. L. Fr, Diet,

In Scotch Law. A certain sum due by the heir of a deceased ward vassal, when the heir became of marriageable age. Ersk. Inst. lib. 2, tit. 5, I 18. In Feudal Law. The right of a gu

In wills, the net proceeds of the estate; that which remains after paying debts. See 3 N. Y. 276.

In Canadian law. An act of suretyship or guaranty on a promissory note. 1 Low. (U. S.) 221; 9 Low. (U. S.) 360. AVANTURE (Law Fr.) CJiance; hazard; mischance. Kelham.

avaller, I. fr. To descend or go Avalaiiiit: descending. Avale:

Lat. Advantage, profit. Cum omnibus suis utilitatibus ac avantagiis inde provenientibus; with all its profits and advantages thereof issuing. Regist, Eccl, Cantuar, cited in Cowell

Adventure; chance; misadventure; an accident causing death.

or AVARIE. Average; the loss and. damage suffered in the course of a navigation. Poth. du Contr. de Louage, 105. AVENGE (Law Lat.) In old English law. A certain quantity of oats pa

Average; the loss and damage suffered in the course of a navigation. Poth. Mar. Louage, 105.

Average; loss to a ship or cargo at sea.

I. fr. Before; forthcoming. V. Avant.

avener, l.fr. To come, or

I fr. To come, or become; to to; to come at; to get possession of.

A certain quantity of oats paid by a tenant to his landlord as a rent or in lieu of other duties. Jacob, L. Diet

I. I. A tribute- of oats paid tain parts of France.

aveignauut, I. fr. Value; price

Fr. To come, or become; to come to; to happen. See Aveigner. Avenant; becoming, proper, material. Kelham, Avenantement, avanaum^nt; becomingly, answerably, pipperly. Id,

I. fr. Casual; contingent.

or ADVENTURE. A mischance causing the death of a man, as by drowning, or being killed suddenly without felony. Co. Litt. 391; Whishaw.

A mischance causing the death of a man, as where a person is suddenly drowned or killed by any acoident, without felony. Co. Litt. 391.

To assert. See "Averment." To make or prov6 true; to verify. The defendant will oflfer to aver. Cowell; Co. Litt. 362b. Cattle of any kind. Cowell; Kelham.

avere, averre, aveir, avoer, Avails: having. Aver et tener: to shall have. Averoit: would have. had. Avomus: we have.

fr. and old eng. A working beast;

Lat. [from Fr. ouvre, ouvrage, labor, work.] In old English law. A day's work of a ploughman; a kind of customary service rendered by the king's tenants within the demesne lands of

Average' as used in the report manifestly is not intended to refer to an arithmetical calculation, the quotient of a sum divided by the number of its terms. It is rather to be unde

Lien. Particular estate: a remainder. held by more than one owner, as coparcenary, into several shares. persons for the purpose of profit, are mutually principal and or losses; a g

[L. Lat. averagium, from avera, or averia, qq. v.] In old English law. A service by horse or carriage, anciently due by a tenant to his lord. Cowell. A labor or service performed w

For purposes of this section, the term “average account benefits ratio” means, with respect to any calendar year, the average determined by the Secretary of the account benefits ra

The adjuster was not an arbitrator, nor was the statement anything more than a provisional estimate and calculation which his principal, the owner, was free to adopt or to put asid

The term “average allowable costs” means, with respect to certified EHR technology of Medicaid providers described in paragraph (2)(A) for— (i) the first year of payment with respe

The term “average annual compensation” means the participant's highest average annual compensation for— (i) any period of at least 3 consecutive years, or (ii) if shorter, the part

The term “average annual per-household energy use with respect to a type of product” means the estimated aggregate annual energy use (in kilowatt-hours or the Btu equivalent) of co

In this paragraph, the term “average annual VISTA subsistence allowance” means the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 4955 of thi

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “average area purchase price” means, with respect to any residence, the average purchase price of single family residences (in the statistic

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “average benefit percentage” means, with respect to any group, the average of the benefit percentages calculated separately with respect to

"Average charges for toll and transportation" are understood to mean, and do mean, charges made at a mean rate, obtained by dividing the entire receipts for toll and transportation

For the purpose of this subchapter, the term "average concentration" means a determination which accurately represents the atmospheric conditions with regard to respirabl

The term “average crop revenue election payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 8715 1 of this title.

Except as provided otherwise by State law or this paragraph, the term “average daily attendance” means— (i) the aggregate number of days of attendance of all students during a scho

The term “average equity base” means, with respect to any taxable year, the average of— (A) the equity base determined as of the close of the taxable year, and (B) the equity base

The term "average feed cost" means the average cost of feed used by a dairy operation to produce a hundredweight of milk, determined under section 9052 of this title usin

The term “average fees” means the average contractual fee rate of single-family guaranty arrangements by an enterprise entered into during 2011, plus the recognition of any up-fron

"average fuel economy" means average fuel economy determined under section 32904 of this title.

“average fuel economy standard” means a performance standard specifying a minimum level of average fuel economy applicable to a manufacturer in a model year.

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “average indebtedness percentage” means the percentage obtained by dividing— (A) the average amount (determined under regulations pres

The term “average lamp efficacy” means the lamp efficacy readings taken over a statistically significant period of manufacture with the readings averaged over that period.

In maritime law. A partial loss of goods or vessels insured, for which the insurers are bound to compensate the insured in the proportion which the loss bears tothe whole insurance

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “average manufacturer price” means, with respect to a covered outpatient drug of a manufacturer for a rebate period, the average price paid to

The term “average monthly number of unemployed persons” means the average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State during the most recent fiscal year for which informatio

In this part, the term “average non-Federal average manufacturer price” means the average of the non-Federal average manufacturer price (as defined in section 8126(h)(5) of title 3

The term “average number” means, with respect to pay status participants for a plan year, a number equal to one-half the sum of— (A) the number with respect to the plan as of the b

“average pay” means the largest annual rate resulting from averaging an employee's or Member's rates of basic pay in effect over any 3 consecutive years of creditable service or, i

The term “average per-pupil expenditure” means— (A) the aggregate current expenditures of all local educational agencies in the State; divided by (B) the total number of children i

Such as are computed on all the prices of any articles sold within a certain period or district.

The term “average prime offer rate” means the average prime offer rate for a comparable transaction as of the date on which the interest rate for the transaction is set, as publish

The term “average weekly hours” means the average hours worked by the individual (excluding overtime) in the employment from which he has been or claims to have been separated in t

The term “average weekly wage” means one-thirteenth of the total wages paid to an individual in the high quarter. For purposes of this computation, the high quarter shall be that q

The Secretary may sell or use Government silver to mint coins, except silver transferred to stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U

From the words of the law there should be no departure.

A rent payable in corn for church lands.

[from Fr. ouvre, or ouvrage, work, according to Somner; or from avoir, to have or receive, according to Cowell.] In old English law. A reserved rent in corn, [grain,] paid to relig

A rent reserved to religious houses, to be paid in corn; corn drawn by the tenant's cattle. CowelL AVER ET TENIR (or TENER). To have and to hold. See "Habendum."

Fr. [from Lat. verus, true.] To aver, to prove, to make out to be true. Si Jon pusse averer que Peres, <fec.; if John can prove that Peter, &c. Britt. c. 75. Si ceo soit avere, si

In old conveyancing. To have and to hold.

To have and to hold.

Cattle.

Beasts of the plow.

Beasts of the plow, which, at common law, were privileged over other cattle. AVERIA OTI08A. Idle beasts; as distinguished from averia carucae, beasts of the plow. AVERIIS CAPTI8 IN

Cattle taken away.

A writ by which one whose cattle had been taken abroad could have cattle of the taker.

A work animal.

Lat. Full weight, or aver de pois. De qualibet libra de averio ponderis, tres denarios; of every pound of avoirdupois, three pence. Cart. 3 Edw. II. cited in Cowell.

Land ploughed by the tenant for the proper use of the lord of the soil. Blount

An averment is a positive statement: and is used in opposition to argument, or inference.

[L. Lat. verijicatio.] In old pleading. An offer to prove a plea, or pleading. The concluding part of a plea, replication, or other pleading, containing new affirmative matter, by

in libels in rem, less certainty than what belongs to proceedings at the common law, will sustain a decree of condemnation, if the words of the statute are pursued, and the allegat

Money paid to the

or AVERARE. In feudal law. To carry goods upon loaded horses or in a wagon; a duty formerly required of some customary tenants. Spelman. To drive cattle (averia) to some fair or ma

Fr. Beasts or cattle. Britt c. 27. Litt sect. 212.

A rent formerly so called. (Jowell.

An averting or turning away; a sale or lease as a whole.

A turning away of peril. Used of a contract of insurance. 3 Kent, Comm. 263.

An averting or turning away of peril. A name given to the contract of insurance (marine) because one of the parties undertakes to avert from the other the peril of the sea. Accordi

Property.