Latin. From the beginning; from the first act A party is said to be a trespasser ab initio, an estate to be 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 A agreement without consideration […]
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AB INVITO
Lat By or from an tin-willing party. A transfer ab invito is a com-pulsory transfer
AB ANTE
Latin. The Latin term “ab ante” means “in advance” or “from before.” A legislature cannot agree ab ante to any modification or amendment to a law which a third person may make. Allen v. McKean, 1 Sumn. 308, Fed. Cas. No. 229 (college charter).
AB ANTECEDENTE
Beforehand; in advance
AB ANTIQUO
Latin. of old; of an ancient date; from antiquity.
AB EPISTOLIS
Lat An officer having charge of the correspondence (cptstolat) of his superior or sovereign; a secretary. Cal-vin.; Spiegelius
A TEMPORE CUJUS CONTRARH MEMORIA NON EXISTET
From time of which mehiory to the contrary does not exist
A VTNCULO MATRIMONII
(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
AB AGENDO
Disabled from acting; un-able to act; Incapacitated for business or transactions of any kind
A QUO; A QUA
Latin. The Latin terms “a quo” and “a qua” literally mean “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.
A RENDRE
(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
A RETRO
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
A PALATIO
L. Lat From palatium, (a palace.) Counties palatine are hence so culled. 1 Bl. Comm. 117. See PaLatiuu
A POSTERIORI
A term used in logic to denote an argument founded on experl-ment or observation, or one which, taking ascertained facts as an effect, proceeds by synthesl8 and induction to demonstrate their cause
A PRENDRE
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 […]
A PRIORI
A term used in logic to de-note an argument founded on analogy, or ab-stract 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
A QUO
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 […]
A NATIVTTATE
From birth, or from infancy. Denotes that a disability, status, etc., is congenital
A ME
(Lat ego, I.) A term denoting direct tenure of the superior lord. 2 Bell, H. L. Sc. 133. Unjustly detaining from me. He ls said to withhold a me (from me) who has obtained possesslon of my property unjustly. Calvin
A MENSA ET THORO
Latin. From bed and board. Descriptive of a limited divorce or separation by judicial sentence
A FORTIORI
Latin. By a stronger reason. A term used in logic to denote an argument to the effect that because one ascertained fact exists, therefore another, which Is In-cluded ln it, or analogous to it. and which is less Improbable, unusual, or surprising, must also exist
A GRATIA
From grace or favor; as a matter of Indulgence, not of right
A CCELO USQUE AD CENTRUM
From the heavens to the center of the earth