Abbreviation for arguendo. … [Read more...] about ARG
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AQUAE HAUSTUS
In the civil law. A servitude which consists in the right to draw water from the fountain, pool, or spring of another. … [Read more...] about AQUAE HAUSTUS
ARBITRARY
Not supported by fair, solid, and substantial cause, and without reason given. Treloar v. Bigge, L. R. 9 Exch. 155. Arbitrary government. The difference between a free and an arbitrary government is that in the former limits are assigned to those to whom the administration is committed, but the latter depends on the will of the departments or some of them. Kamper v. Hawkins, 1 … [Read more...] about ARBITRARY
AQUAE IMMITTENDAE
A civil law easement or servitude, consisting in the right of one whose house is surrounded with other buildings to cast waste water upon the adjacent roofs or yards. Similar to the common law easement of drip. Bellows t. Sackett, 15 Barb. (N. Y.) 96. … [Read more...] about AQUAE IMMITTENDAE
ARBITRARY LAW
An arbitrary law is one made by the legislator simply because he wills it, and is not founded in the nature of things; such law, for example, as the tariff law, which may be high or low. This term is used in opposition to immutable. … [Read more...] about ARBITRARY LAW