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Accord
Accord. An amicable arrangement between parties especially between people or nation; compact or treaty, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Accord and Satisfaction [fr. accorder, Fr., … persons, one of whom has a right of action against the other, that the latter should do or give and the former accept something in satisfaction of the right of action. When the agreement is executed, and
Actio personalis moritur cum persona.
a man, if he who did the battery or the other die, the action is gone' (Noy, 9th Edn., p. 20). This maxim states the general rule that actions of tort are destroyed by death of either … Actio personalis moritur cum persona. A personal action dies with the person, i.e., the right to sue is gone. 'As if battery be done to a man, if he who did the battery or the other die,
Ad valorem
Ad valorem, a term used in speaking of the duties or customs paid on certain goods (see e.g. (English) Import Duties Act, 1932 (22 Geo. 5, c. 8); the duties on some Articles are paid by
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Amend
Amend, is to make right, to correct or rectify e.g. amend the order to fix a clinical error. To change the wording of, specific, to alter (a Statute,
Amnesty
Amnesty [fr. auvnorla, Gk., non-remembrance], an act of pardon or 'oblivion' (see, e.g., the Act of Oblivion, 12 Car. 2, c. 11, and 20 Geo. 2, c. 52), by which crimes
Antedate
Antedate, to date a document before the day of its execution. Means to affix with a date earlier than that true date e.g. antedate a check. To precede in
Assumption
Assumption, means a fact or statement taken for granted; a supposition e.g. a logical assumption. The act of taking (esp. someone else's debt or other obligation) for or on oneself;
Adoptive Act of Parliament
limited area upon being adopted, in manner prescribed therein, by the local authorities or inhabitants of that area, e.g.:- The (English) Vestries Act, 1831 (repealed as to rural parishes by the (English) Local Government Act, 1894). Also
Attorney-General
state appointed by letters-patent, and the legal representative of the Crown in the Supreme Court. He is also ex-officio head of the bar for the time being. He exhibits informations, prosecutes for the Crown in criminal matters … Attorney-General, a great officer of state appointed by letters-patent, and the legal representative of the Crown in the Supreme Court. He
Contingent legacy
Contingent legacy, one bequeathed on a contingency; e.g., if the legatee attain twenty-one. The contingency may only relate to the disposal of the fund, or it
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