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1. abdicate, v. View full entry 1532
...trans. To proclaim or declare to be no longer one's own; to disown, cast off; esp. to disown or disinherit a child. Obs. (hist. in...
2. abdication, n. View full entry 1552
...The action or practice of formally disowning or casting off a person, esp. one's child. Chiefly hist., with reference to ancient Greek and Roman law....
3. absolution, n. View full entry 1569
...orig. Roman Law. A legal acquittal, reprieve, or pardon....
4. † acceptilate, v. View full entry 1880
...trans. To discharge (a debt) by an acquittance without payment. Cf. acceptilation...
5. acceptilation, n. View full entry c1538
...Release from a debt by an acquittance without payment; an instance of this. Formerly also fig.: †free remission of sins (obs.)....
6. † addicent, n. View full entry 1880
...A person who hands over (a thing or a person) in accordance with a judicial decision (see addict1)....
7. addict, v. View full entry 1534
...trans.Roman Law. To deliver or hand over formally (a person or thing) in accordance with a judicial decision; cf. addiction4. Also intr., fig....
8. addiction, n. View full entry 1625
...Roman Law. The formal delivery of a person or property to an individual, typically in accordance with a judicial decision. Cf. addict1. Now hist....
9. † 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.)....
10. adpromissor, n. View full entry 1675
...A person who gives bail or security. Cf. promissor2....
11. adrogate, v. View full entry 1616
...trans. To adopt (a person who is not subject to the legal power of another). Also intr.: to adopt in this way. Cf. arrogate, sui juris...
12. 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....
13. adrogating, adj. View full entry 1880
...That adrogates....
14. adrogation, n. View full entry 1616
...Adoption of a person who is sui juris (sui jurisa) and hence not subject to the legal power of another. Cf. arrogation1....
15. adrogator, n. View full entry 1854
...A person who adrogates. Cf. arrogator1....
16. adstipulate, v. View full entry 1870
...intr. To acts as an adstipulator (adstipulator) in a contract or bargain. Cf. stipulate1....
17. adstipulation, n. View full entry 1842
...Roman Law. Acting as a second stipulator in a contract or bargain; the system or process by which this is done. Cf. adstipulator2....
18. adstipulator, n. View full entry 1842
...Roman Law. A person who acts as a second stipulator in a contract or bargain....
19. afterbirth, n. View full entry 1871
...orig. Roman Law. The fact of being born after a father's death or last will. Cf. after-born1. Now rare....
20. after-born, adj. and n. View full entry OE
...Chiefly Law. Of a child: born after the father's death, or after the execution of the father's will (cf. posthumous2). Also (Roman Law): born after...
