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Automated  Bond  System.The  New  York  Stock  Exchange’s  computerized  network  that enables  subscribers  to  electronically  transmit  quotations  and  execute  orders  for  bond  trades.  — Abbr. ABS.[Blacks Law 8th]

autolimitation,n. An authority’s establishment of rules that, in effect, limit the authority’s own power. — auto-limit,vb. “The theory of Jellinek (Allgemeine Staatslehre), so far as the writer understands it, is not an explanation either. In his view something which he calls the State, not defined, but, as it seems, a group  of  persons,  finds  itself …

autograph,n. A person’s own writing or signature; HOLOGRAPH. Cf. ALLOGRAPH.[Blacks Law 8th]

autocracy (aw-tok-r<<schwa>>-see), n. Government by one person with unlimited power and authority;   unlimited   monarchy.   —   autocratic   (aw-t<<schwa>>-krat-ik),   adj.   —   autocrat (aw-t<<schwa>>-krat), n.[Blacks Law 8th]

author’s  share.Copyright.  An  author’s  portion  of  royalties,  as  determined  by  an  agreement with the publisher.[Blacks Law 8th]

author’s  right.Copyright.  The  system  of  protecting  the  moral  and  economic  rights  of  the creator  of  a  work,  esp.  in  civil-law  countries.  —  Also  termed  (in  French)  droit  d’auteur;  (in German) Urheberrecht; (in Italian) diritto d’ autore; (in Spanish) derecho de autor. “[O]n almost every point of consequence, the traditions of copyright and author’s right are…

authorship. See work of authorship under WORK(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized stock.See capital stock (1) under STOCK.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized shares.See capital stock (1) under STOCK.[Blacks Law 8th]

authorized committee.See SPECIAL LITIGATION COMMITTEE.[Blacks Law 8th]