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ADJURATION. The act by which one person solemnly charges another to tell or swear to the truth. Wolff. Inst. 374.ADJUSTMENT, maritime law. The adjustm...

ADJUDICATIONS, Scotch law. Certain proceedings against debtors, by way of actions, before the court of sessions and are of two kinds, special and gene...

ADEMPTION, wills. A taking away or revocation of a legacy, by the testator.2. It is either express or implied. It is the former when revoked in expres...

AD VALOREM. According to the value. This Latin term is used in commerce in reference to certain duties, called ad valorem duties, which are levied on ...

ACTUARIUS. An ancient name or appellation of a notary.ACTUARY. A clerk in some corporations vested with various powers. In the ecclesiastical law he i...

ACTIONARY. A commercial term used among foreigners, to signify stockholders.ACTIONES NOMINATAE. Formerly the English courts of chancery would make no ...

ACTION AD EXHIBENDUM, civil law. This was an action instituted for the purpose of compelling the defendant to exhibit a thing or title, in his power. ...

ACTIO PRO SOCIO. In the civil law, is the name of an action by which either partner could compel his co-partners to perform their social contract. Pot...

ACTIO EXCONDUCTIO, civil law. The name of an action which the bailor of a thing for hiremay bring against the bailee, in order to compel him to redeli...

ACT OF GRACE, Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.2. This...