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authentication,n.1.  Broadly,  the  act  of  proving  that  something  (as  a  document)  is  true  or genuine,  esp.  so  that  it  may  be  admitted  as  evidence;  the  condition  of  being  so  proved <authentication  of  the  handwriting>.  [Cases:  Criminal  Law    444;  Evidence    366–381.]  2. Specif., the assent to or adoption of a writing as one’s own. “The  concept …

authenticate,vb.1.  To  prove  the  genuineness  of  (a  thing).  [Cases:  Criminal  Law    444; Evidence    366–381.]  2.  To  render  authoritative  or  authentic,  as  by  attestation  or  other  legal formality. See UCC § 9-102(a)(7). [Cases: Contracts    37. C.J.S. Contracts § 79.][Blacks Law 8th]

authentic  act.Civil  law.  1.  A  writing  signed  before  a  notary  public  or  other  public  officer. [Cases: Acknowledgment    1. C.J.S. Acknowledgments §§ 2–4.] 2. A certified copy of a writing. [Cases: Evidence    343.C.J.S. Evidence §§ 887–888.][Blacks Law 8th]

Australian ballot.See BALLOT(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

AUSA.abbr.See Assistant United States Attorney under UNITED STATES ATTORNEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

aural acquisition.Criminal law. Under the Federal Wiretapping Act, hearing or tape-recording a  communication,  as  opposed  to  tracing  its  origin  or  destination.  18  USCA  §  2510(4).  [Cases: Telecommunications    494.C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 247–249, 254, 264–265.][Blacks Law 8th]

Aunt Jemima doctrine.Trademarks. The principle that a trademark is protected not only from use  on  a  directly  competing  product,  but  also  from  use  on  a  product  so  closely  related  in  the marketplace that consumers would be confused into thinking that the products came from a single source.Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney & Co., 247…

aula regis (aw-l<<schwa>> ree-jis). [Latin “king’s hall”] Hist. See CURIA REGIS .[Blacks Law 8th]

augmented estate.See ESTATE(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

audit  trail.The  chain  of  evidence  connecting  account  balances  to  original  transactions  and calculations.[Blacks Law 8th]