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auxiliary covenant.See COVENANT(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

auxiliary (awg-zil-y<<schwa>>-ree), adj.1. Aiding or supporting. 2. Subsidiary.[Blacks Law 8th]

autre vie (oh-tr<<schwa>> vee). [Law French] Another’s life. See PUR AUTRE VIE; VIE.[Blacks Law 8th]

autrefois (oh-tr<<schwa>>-fwahoroh-t<<schwa>>r-foyz). [Law French] On another occasion; formerly. autrefois acquit (<<schwa>>-kwitor a-kee). A  plea in bar of arraignment that the  defendant has  been  acquitted  of  the  offense.  —  Also  termed  former  acquittal.  See  DOUBLE  JEOPARDY. [Cases: Criminal Law    289–297; Double Jeopardy    100.1. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 381–383.] “Suppose that a transgressor is charged and acquitted…

autre  droit  (oh-tr<<schwa>>  drwah).  [Law  French]  In  right  of  another.  •  This  phrase describes the manner in which a trustee holds property for a beneficiary.[Blacks Law 8th]

autre  action  pendant  (oh-tr<<schwa>>  ak-see-awn  pahni-dahin).  [Law  French]  Another action pending. • This phrase was formerly used in pleas of abatement.[Blacks Law 8th]

autoptic  proference  (proh-f<<schwa>>r-<<schwa>>nts).  The  presentation  of  an  item  for inspection  by  the  court.  See  demonstrative  evidence  under  EVIDENCE.  [Cases:  Criminal  Law 404.45; Evidence    188. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 854–855; Evidence §§ 789–791, 794, 796.] “Yet  another  form  of  proof  that  may  present  difficulties  in  defining  evidence  is  what Wigmore calls ‘autoptic proference.’ By this barbarism,…

autoptic evidence (aw-top-tik). See demonstrative evidence under EVIDENCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

autopsy (aw-top-see).1. An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death, esp. in a criminal in-vestigation. — Also termed postmortem; necropsy. [Cases: Coroners    14. C.J.S. Coroners and Medical Examiners § 16.] 2. The evidence of one’s own senses. “To a rational man of perfect organization, … the best and highest proof of…

autonomy privacy.See PRIVACY.[Blacks Law 8th]