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autonomy of the parties.See FREEDOM OF CONTRACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

autonomy (aw-tahn-<<schwa>>-mee), n.1. The right of self-government. 2. A self-governing state. — auto-nomous (aw-tahn-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s), adj.[Blacks Law 8th]

autonomous tariff.See TARIFF(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

autonomic  law  (aw-t<<schwa>>-nom-ik).  The  type  of  enacted  law  that  has  its  source  in various forms of sub-ordinate and restricted legislative authority possessed by private persons and bodies  of  persons. • Examples are  corporate  bylaws,  university  regulations, and  the  rules  of  the International Monetary Fund.[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile insurance.See INSURANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile homicide.See vehicular homicide under HOMICIDE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile-guest statute.See GUEST STATUTE.[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile exclusion.See EXCLUSION(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

automobile  exception.An  exception  to  the  warrant  requirement  in  Fourth  Amendment search-and-seizure  law,  holding  that  the  police  may,  without  a  warrant,  thoroughly  search  a A movable vehicle for which the individual has a lessened expectation of privacy (such as a car or boat) if probable cause exists. • For purposes of this doctrine, exigent circumstances are…

automatism   (aw-tom-<<schwa>>-tiz-<<schwa>>m),   n.1.   Action   or   conduct   occurring without will, purpose, or reasoned intention, such as sleepwalking; behavior carried out in a state of unconsciousness or mental dissociation without full awareness. • Automatism may be asserted as  a  defense  to  negate  the  requisite  mental  state  of  voluntariness  for  commission  of  a  crime. [Cases:  Criminal  Law    46. …