At the suit of. Commonly abbreviated to ads. Used in entering and indexing the names of cases, where it is desired that the name of the defendant should come first. Thus, "B. ads. A." indicates that B. is defendant in an action brought by A., and the title so written would be an inversion of the more usual form "A. v. B." … [Read more...] about AD SECTAM
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AD VOLUNTATEM
At will. Bract foL 27a. Ad voluntatem domini, at the will of the lord. … [Read more...] about AD VOLUNTATEM
ADDUCE
To present, bring forward, offer, introduce. Used particularly with reference to evidence. Tuttle v. Story County, 56 Iowa, 316, 9 N. W. 292. "The word 'adduced' is broader in its signification than the word 'offered,' and, looking to the whole statement in relation to the evidence below, we think it sufficiently appears that all of the evidence is in the record." Beatty v. … [Read more...] about ADDUCE
AD SERIATIM
One following another. For example, a plaintiff may file a lawsuit and, almost immediately afterwards, the defendant may file a countersuit. … [Read more...] about AD SERIATIM
AD WARACTUM
To fallow. Bract fol. 228&. See Wabacttim. … [Read more...] about AD WARACTUM