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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 […]

Lat. From the beginning; from the first act A party is said .to be a trespasser ab initio, an estate to he* […]

Lat in the civil law. From an intestate; from the intestate; in case of intestacy. II or edit as ab intcstato, an […]

(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 […]

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 […]

In advance. Thus, a legis-lature cannot agree ab ante to any modifica-tion or amendment to a law which a third person may […]

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 […]

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 […]

L. Lat Behind; in arrear. Et reditug provenieng inde d retro fuerif, and the rent issuing therefrom be in arrear. Fleta, lib. […]

Lat. From the red to the black; from the rubric or title of a statute, (which, anciently, was in red letters,) to […]

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

L. Lat in ecclesiastical law. one whose office It was to give or convey answers; otherwise termed regpon-galig, and apuerigiarins. one who, […]

A term used, with the correla-tive ad quern, (to which,) in expressing the computation of time, and also of distance in space. […]

From which. The judge or court from which a cause has been brought by error or appeal, or has otherwise been removed, […]

L. Fr. To take. Rref 4 prendre la terre, a writ to take the land. Fet Ass. { 51. A rlght to […]

A term used in logic to de-note an argument founded on analogy, or abstract considerations, or one which, positing a general principle […]

L. Lat From palatium, (a palace.) Counties palatine are hence so culled. 1 Bl. Comm. 117. See PaLatiuu Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A term used in logic to denote an argument founded on experiment or observation, or one which, taking ascertained facts as an […]

From bed and board. Descriptive of a limited divorce or separation by judicial sentence Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)