The noun "ambush" means (1) the act of attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station; (2) a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise, an ambuscade; (3) troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise. The verb "ambush" means to lie' in wait, to surprise, to place in ambush. Dale County v. Gunter, 46 Ala. 142. … [Read more...] about AMBUSH
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AMBER, OR AMBRA
In old English law. A measure of four bushels. … [Read more...] about AMBER, OR AMBRA
AMELIORATIONS
Betterments; improvements. 6 Low. Can. 294; 9 Id. 503. … [Read more...] about AMELIORATIONS
AMBIDEXTER
Skillful with both hands; one who plays on both sides. Applied anciently to an attorney who took pay from both sides, and subsequently to a juror guilty of the same offense. Cowell. Ambigua responsio contra proferentem est accipienda. An ambiguous answer is to be taken against (is not to be construed in favor of) him who offers it. 10 Coke, 59. Ambiguis casibus semper … [Read more...] about AMBIDEXTER
AMENABLE
Subject to answer to the Jaw; accountable; responsible; liable to punishment. Miller v. Com., 1 Duv. (Ky.) 17. Also means tractable, that may be easily led or governed: formerly applied to a wife who is governable by her husband. Cowell. … [Read more...] about AMENABLE