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In old English law. Adultery. Termes de la Ley. … [Read more...] about AVOWTRY

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

Fr. Advocate; an advocate. … [Read more...] about AVOCAT

To annul; cancel; make void; to destroy the efficacy of anything. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition 1. To annul or to cancel. To void. 2. To sidestep. … [Read more...] about AVOID

A making void, or of no effect; annulling, cancelling; escaping or evading. In English ecclesiastical law. The term describes the condition of a benefice when it has no incumbent. In parliamentary language, avoidance of a decision signifies evading or superseding a question, or escaping the coming to a decision upon a pending question. Holthouse. In pleading. The allegation or … [Read more...] about AVOIDANCE