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Lat. In the civil law. A game of chance or hazard. Dig. 11, 5, 1. See Cod. 3, 43. The chance of gain or loss in a eon tract. … [Read more...] about ALEA

Latin: Otherwise; at another time; in another manner; formerly. Alias dictus. "Otherwise called." This phrase (or its shorter and more usual form, ahas,) when placed between two names in a. pleading or other paper indicates that the same person is known by both those names. A fictitious name assumed by a person is colloquially termed an "alias." Ferguson v. State, 134 Ala. 63, … [Read more...] about ALIAS

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Lat. (From cUea, g. v.) In the civil law. A gamester; one who plays at games of hazard. Dig. 11, 5; Cod. 3, 43. … [Read more...] about ALEATOR

Lat. In criminal law. Elsewhere; in another place. A term used to express that mode of defense to a criminal prosecution, where the party accused, in order to prove that he could not have committed the crime with which he is charged, offers evidence to show that he was in another place at the time; which is termed setting up an alibi. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal … [Read more...] about ALIBI