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To the effect, or end. Co. Litt 204a; 2 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 802, I 2143. Ad effectum seguentem, to the effect following. 2 Salk. 417. … [Read more...] about AD EFFECTUM

Latin for to the person or to the man. That which is personal rather than logical, usually referring to an argument. An attack on the person's character rather than relevant to the issue being argued. Arguments made that result in attacking the person using some irrelevant fact rather than being based in logic. … [Read more...] about AD HOMINEM

To the middle thread of the stream. … [Read more...] about AD MEDIUM FELUM AQUAE

An action for things removed; an action which, in cases of divorce, lay for a husband against a wife, to recover things carried away by the latter, in contemplation of such divorce. Dig. 25, 2; Id. 25, 2, 25, 30. It also lay for the wife against the husband in such cases. Id. 25, 2, 7, 11; Cod. 5, 21. … [Read more...] about ACTIO RERUM AMOTARUM

That which action can be taken. That which forms the legal basis for bringing a cause of action. For example, an actionable claim. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition That for which an action will lie; furnishing legal ground for an action. Actionable fraud. Deception practiced in order to induce another to part with property or surrender some legal right; a false … [Read more...] about ACTIONABLE