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Eng. law. In order to give jurisdiction to a court, a cause of action over which the court has jurisdiction is alleged, and also, (ac etiam) another cause of action over which, without being joined with the first, the court would have no jurisdiction; for example, to the usual complaint of breaking the plaintiff's close, over which the court has jurisdiction, a clause is added … [Read more...] about AC ETIAM

Without any condition or encumbrance, as an absolute bond, simplex obligatio, in distinction from a conditional bond; an absolute estate, one that is free from all manner of condition or encumbrance. A rule is said to be absolute, when, on the hearing, it is confirmed. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Unconditional; complete and perfect in itself, without relation … [Read more...] about ABSOLUTE

In legal parlance, this refers to a record or document that summarizes the proceedings or what has taken place, e.g. an abstract of judgment or an abstract of title relating to real property. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (noun) - An abstract Is a less quantity containing the virtue and force of a greater quantity. A transcript is generally defined a copy, and … [Read more...] about ABSTRACT

(Latin: And also.) Words used to introduce the statement of the real cause of action, in those cases where it was necessary to allege a fictitious cause of action to give the court jurisdiction, and also the real cause, in compliance with the statutes. … [Read more...] about AC ETTAM

A deed without any conditions and transfers title to another. … [Read more...] about ABSOLUTE CONVEYANCE