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1. abeyancy, n. View full entry 1839
...= abeyance (in either sense)....
2. absent, prep. View full entry 1888
...In the absence of, without....
3. † acceptilate, v. View full entry 1880
...trans. To discharge (a debt) by an acquittance without payment. Cf. acceptilation...
4. accusatorially, adv. View full entry 1837
...Law. In an accusatorial (accusatorial2) manner. Contrasted with inquisitorially. rare....
5. accusatorily, adv. View full entry 1837
...Law. = accusatorially1. Obs.rare....
6. actionability, n. View full entry 1820
...The fact or quality of giving cause for legal action....
7. † addicent, n. View full entry 1880
...A person who hands over (a thing or a person) in accordance with a judicial decision (see addict1)....
8. adiate, v. View full entry 1831
...trans. In Roman-Dutch law: to accept (an inheritance) as an heir or (in South Africa) a beneficiary of a will....
9. adiation, n. View full entry 1829
...In Roman-Dutch law: the action or process of adiate...
10. † adjectician, adj. View full entry 1880
...Designating a legal action against a paterfamilias concerning a debt incurred by a third party for whom he is responsible, such as a slave or member of his household (see quot.)....
11. adjudicative, adj. View full entry 1809
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of adjudication....
12. admissibleness, n. View full entry 1812
...The quality of being admissible (esp. in sense 1a); admissibility....
13. admitting, adj. View full entry 1832
...Designating a person responsible for admitting people to a hospital, educational institution, etc....
14. adrogated, adj. View full entry 1812
...Of a person: adopted when not subject to the legal power of another. Also in postpositive use. Cf. sui jurisa....
15. adrogating, adj. View full entry 1880
...That adrogates....
16. adrogator, n. View full entry 1854
...A person who adrogates. Cf. arrogator1....
17. adscripted, adj. View full entry 1878
...That is or resembles an adscript (adscript2)....
18. adstipulate, v. View full entry 1870
...intr. To acts as an adstipulator (adstipulator) in a contract or bargain. Cf. stipulate1....
19. adversarial, adj. View full entry 1839
...Of, relating to, or characterized by conflict, hostility, or opposition; involving adversaries or opposing parties. Cf. adversary...
20. affiant, n. View full entry 1807
...A person who makes an affidavit; (more generally) any person who makes a deposition....
