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at bench.See AT BAR.[Blacks Law 8th]

at bar.Now before the court <the case at bar>. — Also termed at bench; at the bar.[Blacks Law 8th]

atavus (at-<<schwa>>-v<<schwa>>s), n.[Latin] Roman  & civil law. The male ascendant in the fifth degree; a great-grandfather’s or great-grandmother’s grandfather; a fourth grandfather.[Blacks Law 8th]

atavunculus   (at-<<schwa>>-v<<schwa>>ngk-y<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>>s),   n.[Latin]   Civil law. A great-great-great-grandfather’s brother.[Blacks Law 8th]

atavia     (<<schwa>>-tay-vee-<<schwa>>),     n.[Latin]     Roman     &     civil     law.     A great-great-great-grandmother.[Blacks Law 8th]

at arm’s length.See ARM’S-LENGTH.[Blacks Law 8th]

atamita          (<<schwa>>-tam-i-t<<schwa>>),          n.[Latin]          Civil          law.          A great-great-great-grandfather’s sister.[Blacks Law 8th]

asylum.  1.  A  sanctuary  or  shelter.  2.  Protection  of  usu.  political  refugees  from  arrest  by  a foreign  jurisdiction;  a  nation  or  embassy  that  affords  such  protection.  —  Also  termed  political asylum. [Cases: Aliens    53.10(3). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 85, 92, 97, 205, 218.] 3. An institution for the protection and relief of the unfortunate, esp. the …

asylee (<<schwa>>-sI-lee). A refugee applying for asylum; an asylum-seeker. [Cases: Aliens 53.10(3). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 85, 92, 97, 205, 218.][Blacks Law 8th]

astronomical day.See solar day (2) under DAY.[Blacks Law 8th]