A party that is not involved in litigation but gives expert testimony when the court asks. They can support public interest not being addressed in the trial.

Lat. A friend of the court . A by-stander (usually a counsellor) who interposes and volunteers information upon some matter of law in regard to which the judge is doubtful […]

Fr. In French maritime law . Admiral. Ord. de la Mar. liv. 1, tit. 1,

Lat. A paternal aunt. An aunt on the father’s side. Amita magna. A great-aunt on the father’s side. Amita major. A great-great aunt on the father’s side. Amita maxima. A […]

The child of a brother or sister; a cousin; one who has the same grandfather , but different father and mother. Calvin.

Lat. In the civil and old English law. To lose. Hence the old Scotch “amitt.”

To lose the court; to be deprived of the privilege of attending the court.

To lose the protection afforded by the law of the land .

To lose one’s frank-law. A term having the same meaning as amittere legem terrw, (g. v.) He who lost his law lost the protection extended by the law to a […]

This the term applying losing your memory. It may be permanent or temporary and due to disease or an emotionally disturbed state.

A sovereign act of pardon and oblivion for past acts, granted by a government to all persons (or to certain persons) who have been guilty of crime or delict, generally […]

Intermingled with. “A thing which is among others is intermingled with them. Commerce among the states cannot stop at the external boundary line of each state, but may be introduced […]

An alienation of lands or tenements in mortmain. The reduction of the property of lands or tenements to mortmain. In Its modern sense, amortization is the operation of paying off […]

A calculator programmed to help amortization over a specific period of time. The credit score is used as well as interest rate , loan term, and amount. Spreadsheet programs can […]

A fee added to an asset for a research contract or plant rights.

Spreading a big cost representing interest gained by a bond.

When interest earned on a bond and how it should be described in the financial statement . It is recorded on the rightside.

How much is paid during the bonds life and where it should be put on a financial statement .

Recording assets from one statement to another.

Deducting costs for tax purposes on nontangible assets. The assets available for this are determined by the Internal revenue code over a 15 year period.

Reducing the payment amount on a loan with each payment. A percent of each payment goes on prinicipal.

A chart illustrating monthly payment breakdowns. Interest, principal, and declining principal over the life of a loan.

A chart of amortization payment on a big loan on a fixed period in installments . Each payment takes off principal and interest . It shows both interest and principal […]

The time a loan must be repaid in through monthly payments.

To alien lands in mortmain.