A

An immediate family member of someone who immigrates to the United States. In most cases, a person who is eligible to receive some type of visa or green card can also obtain green cards or similar visas for accompanying relatives. Accompanying relatives include spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21. … [Read more...] about ACCOMPANYING RELATIVE

A clause in a contract which calls for the acceleration of something if an event occurs or does not occur, for example, if a debtor misses two consecutive monthly payments the remaining 12 monthly payments must be paid in their entirety within 30 days. … [Read more...] about ACCELERATION CLAUSE

In Roman law. An increase or addition; that which lies next to a thing, and is supplementary and necessary to the principal thing; that which arises or is produced from the principal thing. Calvin. Lex. Jurid. One of the modes of acquiring property, being the extension of ownership over that which grows from, or is united to, an article which one already possesses. Mather v. … [Read more...] about ACCESSIO

An insurance policy which pays the policy beneficiary when an accident or serious injury results in the death of the insured. … [Read more...] about ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE

A parliament so called was held at Dublin, 10th May, 8 Hen. VIII. It is mentioned in letters patent 29 Hen. VIII. Absentem accipere debenvus enm qui non est eo loci in quo petitnr. We ought to consider him absent who is not in the place where he is demanded. Dig. 50, 16, 199. Absentia ejus qui reipnblicse causa abest, neque ei neque alii damnosa esse debet. The absence of him … [Read more...] about ABSENTEES or DES ABSENTEES