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(A) wills. A taking away or revocation of a legacy, by the testator. 2. It is either express or implied. It is the former when revoked in express terms by a codicil or later will; it is implied when by the acts of the testator it is manifestly his intention to revoke it; for example, when a specific legacy of, a chattel is made, and afterwards the testator sells it; or if a … [Read more...] about ADEMPTION

At the cost 1 Bl. Comm. 314. … [Read more...] about AD CUSTUM

Abbreviated ad fin. To the end. It is used in citations to books, as a direction to read from the place designated to the end of the chapter, section, etc. Ad flnem litis, at the end of the suit … [Read more...] about AD FINEM

To the rights of the king; a writ which was brought by the king's clerk, presented to a living, against those who endeavored to eject him, to the prejudice of the king's title. Reg. Writs, 61. … [Read more...] about AD JURA REGIS

Legal maxim and Latin for the judges do not answer to a question of fact; the jury does not answer to a question of Law. The jury is the trier for facts, determining which are and which are not credible. It is the judge who is the trier of law, who determines whether or not a law is appropriate for application to a set of facts, such as determining that there is insufficient … [Read more...] about AD QUAESTIONEM FACTI NON RESPONDENT JUDICES; AD QUAESTIONEM LEGIS NON RESPONDENT JURATORES