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Advocacy
Advocacy, means the work or profession of an advocate. The act of pleading for or actively supporting a cause or proposal, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.
Advocates, Faculty of
Faculty, who is elected annually. He takes precedence of all other members of the Bar except the Lord Advocate; these two and the Solicitor-General for Scotland in Court sit within the Bar. Before 1897 only the Law
Advocatia
Advocatia, the quality, function, privilege, or territorial jurisdiction of an advocate, Civil Law.
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Advocatus diaboli
Advocatus diaboli, the devil's advocate, the name popularly given to the promoter of the Faith (promotor fidei), an officer of the Sacred Congregation
Advowson
a church or spiritual living; the person possessed of this right or patronage being called the patron or advocate (patronus aut advocatus), on account of his obligation to protect and defend the privileges of the particular benefice.
Ander's brief in criminal procedure
Ander's brief in criminal procedure, means a brief filed by a court-appointed defense attorney who wants to withdraw from the case on appeal based on a belief that the appeal is frivolous,
Ashbourne Act
sale of land to occupying tenants in Ireland; introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Gibson as Attorney-General for Ireland, afterwards Lord Ashbourne. Amended by numerous amending acts cited together as the Land Purchase Acts, see
Attestation
otherwise, as if there had been no attesting witness. Wills and codicils (1 Vict. c. 26), warrants of attorney and cognovits (1 & 2 Vict. c. 110), agreements with crews of 'foreign-going' ships ((English) Merchant Shipping Act,
Attornato faciendo vel recipiendo
which commanded a sheriff or steward of a county court or hundred court to receive and admit an attorney to appear for the person who owed suit of court, Fitz. N. B. 156
Attorneyship
Attorneyship, the office of an agent or attorney, 4 Reeves, c. xxxii., p. 574.
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