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AGGREIVED

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Resentment or anger as a result of being the victim of a wrongful act or unfair treatment. … [Read more...]

AGISTOR

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One who takes In horses or other animals to pasture at certain rates. Story, Bailm. … [Read more...]

AGGREIVED PARTY

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Under statutes granting the right of appeal to the party aggrieved by an order or judgment the party aggrieved is one whose pecuniary interest is directly Affected by the adjudication; one whose right of property may be established or divested thereby. Or one against whom error has been committed. … [Read more...]

AGNATES

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In the law of descents. Relations by the father. This word is used In the Scotch law, and by some writers as an English word, corresponding with the Latin agnati, (q. v.) Ersk. Inst. b. 1, tit 7, … [Read more...]

AGGRESSOR

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The party who first offers violence or offense. He who begins a quarrel or dispute, either by threatening or striking another. … [Read more...]

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