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ADSCRIPTUS

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In the civil law. Added, annexed, or bound by or in writing; enrolled, registered; united, joined, annexed, bound to, generally. Servus colonm adscrip tus, a slave annexed to an estate as a cultivator. Dig. 19, 2, 54, 2. Fundus adscrip tus, an estate bound to, or burdened with a duty. Cod. 11, 2, 3. … [Read more...] about ADSCRIPTUS

ADMINISTRAVIT

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Latin: He has administered. Used in the phrase plene admin istravit, which is the name of a plea by an executor or administrator to the effect that he has "fully administered" (lawfully disposed of) all the assets of the estate that have come to his hands. … [Read more...] about ADMINISTRAVIT

ADMIT

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To assert or say that something is true. (A) In civil lawsuits, a defendant will answer each allegation made by a plaintiff and either admit or deny the allegation. If a defendant admits to an allegation, the plaintiff then does not need to prove the claim. (B) In a criminal prosecution, to admit is to agree that one is guilty of a criminal offense, a guilty plea. (C) In a case … [Read more...] about ADMIT

ADOPTION

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(A) civil law. The act by which a person chooses another from a strange family, to have all the rights of his own child. (B) (1) The process of becoming the legal parent to the child of another person. (2) To accept something or make it practice as seen elsewhere, such as the state's legislature's adoption of a local law. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The act of … [Read more...] about ADOPTION