The "actual malice" defines the level of proof needed to establish a libel case for defamatory statements made regarding public figures or public officials. Actual Malice requires intent or reckless disregard for the truth - "knowledge that the information was false" or published "with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." Reckless disregard for the truth requires … [Read more...] about ACTUAL MALICE
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ABSENTIA
Latin meaning "absence". Usually used in terms such as "in absentia" or in the absence of the physical presence of a party. See also "death in absentia" and "trial in absentia". … [Read more...] about ABSENTIA
AZURE
A term used in heraldry, signifying blue. … [Read more...] about AZURE
AVOWTRY
In old English law. Adultery. Termes de la Ley. … [Read more...] about AVOWTRY
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 action of water. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 452. The property of the part thus separated continues in the original proprietor, in which respect avulsion differs from alluvion, by which an addition is insensibly made to a … [Read more...] about AVULSION