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AVERRARE

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In feudal law. A duty required from some customary tenants, to carry goods in a wagon or upon loaded horses. … [Read more...]

AVOWAL

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A statement that is direct or is a declaration in court. This also refers to testimony of a witness that has been deemed inadmissible by a judge but remains preserved in the record for potential admissibility on appeal. … [Read more...]

AVERSIO

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In the civil law. An averting or turning away. A term applied to a species of sale in gross or bulk. Letting a house altogether, instead of In chambers. 4 Kent, Comm. 517. Aversio pericnli. A turning away of peril. Used of a contract of insurance. 3 Kent, Comm. 263. … [Read more...]

AVOWANT

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One who makes an avowry. … [Read more...]

AVERUM

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Goods, property, substance; a beast of burden. Spelman. … [Read more...]

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