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Certain articles or ordinances drawn up by Archbishop Parker and some of the bishops in 1564, at the request of Queen Elizabeth, the object of which was to enforce decency and uniformity in the ritual of the church. The queen subsequently refused to give her official sanction to these advertisements, and left them to be enforced by the bishops under their general powers. … [Read more...] about ADVERTISEMENTS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH

Latin: In the civil law. A forger; a counterfeiter. Adultera tores monetae, counterfeiters of money. Dig. 48, 19, 16, 9. … [Read more...] about ADULTERATOR

(A) bill of. A writing signed by a merchant, to testify that the goods shipped on board a certain vessel are at the venture of another person, he himself being answerable only for the produce. Techn. Dict. (B) crim. law. See Misadventure. (C) mer. law. Goods sent abroad under the care of a supercargo, to be disposed of to the best advantage for the benefit of his employers, is … [Read more...] about ADVENTURE

An advertisement disguised as an article so as to reach more persons by fooling them into believing that they are reading an unbiased article. … [Read more...] about ADVERTORIAL

Begotten in an adulterous intercourse. In the Roman and canon law, adulterine bastards were distinguished from such as were the issue of two unmarried persons, and the former were treated with more severity, not being allowed the status of natural children, and being ineligible to holy orders. … [Read more...] about ADULTERINE