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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...]

AUTOMATIC STAY

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An injunction automatically issued by the bankruptcy court when a debtor files for bankruptcy. The automatic stay prohibits most creditor collection activities, such as filing or continuing lawsuits, making written requests for payment, or notifying credit reporting bureaus of an unpaid debt. … [Read more...]

AVAILABLE MEANS

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This phrase, among mercantile men, is a term well understood to be anything which can readily be converted into money; but it is not necessarily or primarily money itself. McFad den v. Leeka, 48 Ohio St 513, 28 N. E. 874; Benedict v. Huntington, 32 N. T. 224; Brig ham v. Tillinghast, 13 N. Y. 2ia … [Read more...]

AUTOMATIC WEAPON

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A weapon that fires automatically and repeatedly while the trigger is held down so long as it still has ammunition. … [Read more...]

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