Latin: Lamb of God. A piece of white wax, in a flat, oval form, like a small cake, stamped with the figure of a lamb, and consecrated by the pope. Cowell. … [Read more...] about AGNUS DEI
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AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
See robbery, armed; when the crime of robbery occurs with more extreme circumstances such as being armed with weapons. … [Read more...] about AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
AGIOTAGE
A speculation on the rise and fall of the public debt of states, or the public funds. The speculator is called "ag ioteur." … [Read more...] about AGIOTAGE
AGRARIAN
Relating to land, or to a division or distribution of land; as an agrarian law. … [Read more...] about AGRARIAN
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE
A circumstance or condition that makes an act worse or more injurious than it would have been. … [Read more...] about AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE
