A waxy substance (chemically margarate of ammonium or ammonia cal soap) formed by the decomposition of animal matter protected from the air but subjected to moisture; in medical jurisprudence, the substance into which a human cadaver is converted which has been buried for a long time in a saturated soil or has lain long in water. … [Read more...] about ADIPOCERE
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ADJUDICATAIRE
In Canadian law. A purchaser at a sheriff's sale. See 1 Low. Can. 241; 10 Low. Can. 325. … [Read more...] about ADJUDICATAIRE
ADIRATUS
Lost; strayed; a price or value set upon things stolen or lost, as a recompense to the owner. Cowell. … [Read more...] about ADIRATUS
ADJUDICATE
To make a ruling or a decision upon a matter. A judicial decision. A court opinion. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition To settle in the exercise of judicial authority. To determine finally. Synonymous with adjudge in its strictest sense. … [Read more...] about ADJUDICATE
ADIT
In mining law. A lateral entrance or passage into a mine; the opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried aWay; a horizontal excavation in and along a lode. Electro Magnetic M. & D. Co. v. Van Auken, 9 Colo. 204, 11 Pac. 80; Gray v. Truby, 6 Colo. 278. … [Read more...] about ADIT