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ADDITIONAL

This term embraces the idea of joining or uniting one thing to another, so as thereby to form one aggregate. Thus, “additional security” imports a security, which, united with or joined to

ADHERENCE

In Scotch law. The name of a form of action by which the mutual obligation of marriage may be enforced by either party. Bell. It corresponds to the English action for the

ADJUDICATAIRE

In Canadian law. A purchaser at a sheriff’s sale. See 1 Low. Can. 241; 10 Low. Can. 325.

ADMINICULAR

Auxiliary to. “The murder would be adminicular to the rob bery,” (i. e., committed to accomplish It) The Marianna Flora, 3 Mason, 121, Fed. Cas. No. 9080.

ADM’R

This abbreviation will be Judicially presumed to mean “administrator.” Moseley v. Mastin, 37 Ala. 210, 221.

ADSCENDENTES

Lat In the civil law. Ascendants. Dig. 23, 2, 68; Cod. 5, 6, 6.

ADVANTAGIUM

In old pleading. An advantage. Co. Ent. 4S4; Townsli. PI. 50.

ADVISORY

Counselling, suggesting, or advising, but not imperative. A verdict on an issue out of chancery is advisory. Watt v. Starke, 101 U. S. 252, 25 L. Ed. S26.

ADVOWSON DONATIVE

Where the patron has the right to put his clerk in possession by his mere gift, or deed of donation, without any presentation to the bishop, or institution by him. 2 Bl.

AFFIDATIO

A swearing of the oath of fidelity or of fealty to one’s lord, under whose protection the quasi-vassal has voluntarily come. Brown.

AFFIXUS

In the civil law. Affixed, fixed, or fastened to.

AFTER SIGHT

This term as used in a bill payable so many days after sight, means after legal sight: that is, after legal presentment for acceptance. ‘Hie mere fact of having seen the bill

AGER

Lat. In the civil law. A field ; land generally. A portion of land inclosed by definite boundaries. Municipality No. 2 v. Orleans Cotton Press. 18 La. 107, 36 Am. Dec. 624.

AGNATIO

In the civil law. Relationship on the father’s side; agnation. Agnatio a patrc est. Inst 3, 5, 4; Id. 3, 6, 6.

AGREZ

Fr. In French marine law. The rigging or tackle of a vessel. Ord. Mar. liv. 1, tit. 2, art. 1; Id. tit 11, art 2; Id liv. 3, tit. 1, art. 1L

AIR

That fluid transparent substance which surrounds our globe. Bank v. Ken- nett 101 Mo. App. 370, 74 S. W. 474.

ALBANUS

In old French law. A stranger, alien, or foreigner.

ALGARUM MARIS

Probably a corruption of Laganum maris, lagan being a right, in the middle ages, like jetsam and flotsam, by which goods thrown from a vessel in distress became the property of the

ALIUNDE

Lat. From another source; from elsewhere; from outeide. Evidence aliunde (i. e., from without the will) may be received to explain an ambiguity in a will. 1 Greenl. Ev.

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