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Alluvion or Alluvio

Alluvion or Alluvio [fr. alluo, Lat.], land imperceptibly gained from the sea or the river by the washing up of sand and soil so as to form

ill gotten

obtained illegally or by improper means as ill gotten gains

Agraria lex

lex, an Agrarian law. Agrarian laws were enacted to distribute among the Roman people lands which they had gained by conquest, or to limit the quantity of such land possessed by each person to a certain number

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Acquisition

Das Gopal Krishnan v. State of Punjab AIR 1967 SC 1895 (1904): (1967) 3 SCR 557. Means the gaining of possession or control over something, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 24.

Acquet

Acquet, means property acquired by purchase, gift, or any means other than inheritance; profits or gains of property between husband and wife, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 23.

Accrue and arise

Accrue and arise, the words 'accrue' and 'arise' do not mean actual receipt of the profits or gains. Both these words are used in contradistinction to the word 'receive' and indicate a right to receive, Seth

Access

Sovereign, see PEER, HOUSE OF COMMONS or MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. With its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical or memory function resources of a computer, computer system

Pyramid

to buy 50 shares more etc The series of operations constitutes a pyramid A similar process of reinvesting gains or winnings as of a gamble but not involving operation on margin is called a parlay

Metempirics

The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond and yet as related to the knowledge gained by experience

Leverage

The action of a lever mechanical advantage gained by the lever

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