Lat By or from an tin-willing party. A transfer ab invito is a com-pulsory transfer

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

By one who is angry. A devise or gift made by a man adversely to the interest of his heirs, on account of anger or hatred against them, is said to he made ab iraio. A suit to set aside such a will is called an action ab irato. Meri. Repert “Ab irato

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. From the beginning; from the first act A party is said .to be a trespasser ab initio, an estate to he* good ab initio, an agreement or deed to be void ab initio, a marriage to be unlawful ab initio, and the like. Plow. 6a, 16a; 1 BI. Comm. 440

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. From an intestate; from the intestate; in case of intestacy. II or edit as ab intcstato, an inheritance derived from an intestate. Inst. 2, 9, 6. Succcssio ab intestato, succession to an intestate, or in case of Intestacy. Id. 3, 2, 3; Dig. 38, 6, L This answers to the descent or inheritance of real estate at common law. 2 Bi. Comm. 490, 516; Story, Confl. Laws, S 480. “Heir ab intestato" 1 Burr. 420. The phrase “ab intestato" is generally used as the opposite or alternative of cso testamento, (from, by, or under a will.) Vcl ex teatamento, vcl ab intestato [liaered-itates] pertinent,—inheritances are derived either from a will or from an intestate, (one who dies without a will.) Inst 2, 9, 6; Dig. 29, 4; Cod. 6, 14, 2

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Lat eaetra, beyond, wlth-out) From without Lunt v. Holland, 14 Mass. 15L

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

From hardship, or inconvenience. An argument founded upon tbe hardship of the case, and the in-convenience or disastrous consequences to which a different course of reasoning would lead

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

of old; of an ancient date

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat An officer having charge of the correspondence (cptstolat) of his superior or sovereign; a secretary. Cal-vin.; Spiegelius

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In advance. Thus, a legis-lature cannot agree ab ante to any modifica-tion or amendment to a law which a third person may make. Allen v. McKean, 1 Sumn. 308, Fed. Cas. No. 229

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Beforehand; in advance

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat An. officer having charge of acta, public records, registers, jour-nals, or minutes; an officer who entered on record the acta or proceedings of a court; a clerk of court; a notary or actuary. Calvin. Lex. Jurid. See “Acta.” This, and the sim-ilarly formed epithets d can cell is, d score-tis, d libcllis, were also anciently the titles of a chancellor, (cancellarius,) in the early history of that office. Spelman, "Cancella-rius.”

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Disabled from acting; un-able to act; Incapacitated for business or transactions of any kind

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

From time of which mehiory to the contrary does not exist

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Lat from the bond of matrimony.) A term descrip-tive of a kind of divorce, which effects a complete dissolution of the marriage con-tract See Divobce

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat Behind; in arrear. Et reditug provenieng inde d retro fuerif, and the rent issuing therefrom be in arrear. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 55, | 2

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. From the red to the black; from the rubric or title of a statute, (which, anciently, was in red letters,) to its body, which was in the ordi-nary black. Tray. Lat Max.; Bell, “Ru-bric.”

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Fr. to render, to yield.) That which is to be rendered, yielded, or paid. Profitg 4 rendre comprehend rents and services. Ham. N. P. 192

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat in ecclesiastical law. one whose office It was to give or convey answers; otherwise termed regpon-galig, and apuerigiarins. one who, being con-suited on ecclesiastical matters, gave an-swers, counsel, or advice; otherwise termed a congilitg. Spelman, “Apocrigiuriug”

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term used, with the correla-tive ad quern, (to which,) in expressing the computation of time, and also of distance in space. Thus, dies d quo, the day from which, and dies ad quern, the day to which, a period of time is computed. So, terminug d quo, the point or limit from which, and terminug ad quern, the point or limit to which, a distance or passage in space is reckoned

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

From which. The judge or court from which a cause has been brought by error or appeal, or has otherwise been removed, is termed the judge or court a quo; a qua. Abbott

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. To take. Rref 4 prendre la terre, a writ to take the land. Fet Ass. { 51. A rlght to take something out of the soil of another is a profit d prendre, or a right coupled with a profit. 1 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 125, f 115. Distin-guished from an easement. 5 Adol. & E. 758. Sometimes written as one word, apprendre, apprender

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term used in logic to de-note an argument founded on analogy, or abstract considerations, or one which, positing a general principle or admitted truth as a cause, proceeds to deduce from it the effects which must necessarily follow

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat From palatium, (a palace.) Counties palatine are hence so culled. 1 Bl. Comm. 117. See PaLatiuu

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term used in logic to denote an argument founded on experiment or observation, or one which, taking ascertained facts as an effect, proceeds by synthesis and induction to demonstrate their cause

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

From bed and board. Descriptive of a limited divorce or separation by judicial sentence

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)