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AVOWTERER
In English law . An adulterer with whom a married woman continues in adultery. Termes de la Ley .
AVOWTRY
In old English law . Adultery. Termes de la Ley .
AVULSION
The removal of a considerable quantity of soil from the land of one man, and its deposit upon or annexation to the land of another, suddenly and by the perceptible […]
AVUNCULUS
In the civil law . A mother’s brother. 2 Bl. Comm. 230. Avunculus magnus, a great-uncle. Avunculus major, a great- grandmother ‘s brother. Avunculus maxim-us, a great-great-grandmother’s brother. See Dig. […]
AVUS
In the civil law . A grandfather Inst. 3, 6, 1.
AWAIT
A term used in old statutes, signifying a lying in wait , or waylaying.
AWARD
1. To take a bid for a contract. 2. a written decision for court that must be followed.
AWARD-TERM CONTRACT
When a contractors work performance is checked against the benchmark agreed to. They continue to work as long as they keep their word.
AWARD, N
The decision or determination rendered by arbitrators or commissioners, or other private or extrajudicial deciders, upon a controversy submitted to them ; also the writing or document embodying such decision. […]
AWARD, V
To grant, concede, adjudge to. Thus, a jury awards damages; the court awards an injunction . Starkey v. Minneapolis, 19 Minn. 206 (Gil. 166).
AWARDING AUTHORITY
The party that gives a contract to the bidder.
AWARENESS
How well a brand or company is knows. A target is set to increase sales.
AWAY FROM THE MARKET
A BID on a LIMIT ORDER that is lower than the current price , or an ASK that is higher than the current price. The order is held for later […]
AWAY FROM THE MARKET ORDER
When a buy order is lower and the sell order is higher than the current market value .
AWAY-GOING CROP
A crop sown before the expiration of a tenancy, which cannot ripen until after its expiration, to which, however, the tenant is entitled. Broom, Max. 412.
AWM
In old English statutes. A measure of wine, or vessel containing forty gallons.
AXIOM
In logic. A self-evident truth; an indisputable truth.
AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION
1. a projection that shows an ojects three dimensions. The axes are oriented relative to the projected surface. 2. A 3d drawing of a building based on a floor plan. […]
AYANT CAUSE
In French law . This term signifies one to whom a right has been assigned, either by will, gift, sale, exchange, or the like; an assignee. An ayant cause differs […]
AYLE
See AIEL.
AYRE
In old Scotch law . Eyre; a circuit, eyre, or iter.
AYUNTAMIENTO
In Spanish law. A congress of persons; the municipal councl’ of a city or town. 1 White, Coll. 416; Friedman v. Goodwin, 9 Fed. Cas. 818.
AZURE
A term used in heraldry, signifying blue.