The removal of a considerable quantity of soil from the land of one man, and its deposit upon or Annexation to the land of another, suddenly and by the perceptible action of water. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 452. The property of the part thus separated continues in the original proprietor, in which respect avulsion differs from alluvion, by which an addition is insensibly made to a … [Read more...] about AVULSION
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AVUNCULUS
In the civil law. A mother's brother. 2 Bl. Comm. 230. Avunculus magnus, a great uncle. Avunculus major, a great grandmother's brother. Avunculus maximum, a great great grandmother's brother. See Dig. 38, 10, 10; Inst. 3, 6, 2. … [Read more...] about AVUNCULUS
AVUS
In the civil law. A grandfather Inst. 3, 6, 1. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Grandfather. This term is used in making genealogical tables. … [Read more...] about AVUS
AWAIT
A term used in old statutes, signifying a lying in wait, or waylaying. … [Read more...] about AWAIT
AWARD
v. To grant, concede, adjudge to. Thus, a jury awards damages; the court awards an injunction. Starkey v. Minneapolis, 19 Minn. 206 (Gil. 166). n. The decision or determination rendered by arbitrators or commissioners, or other private or extrajudicial deciders, upon a controversy submitted to them; also the writing or document embodying such decision. Law Dictionary - … [Read more...] about AWARD