ASHWANDER RULES

Ashwander rules. A set of  principles outlining the  U.S. Supreme Court’s  policy  of  deciding constitutional questions only when necessary, and of avoiding a constitutional question if the case can  be  decided  on  the  basis  of  another  issue.  •  These  rules  were  outlined  in  Justice  Brandeis’s concurring  opinion  in  Ashwander  v.  Tennessee  Valley  Authority,  297  U.S. …

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ASFA

ASFA.abbr.ADOPTION AND SAFE FAMILIES ACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

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ASEXUALLY REPRODUCING PLANT

asexually reproducing plant.Patents. A plant that reproduces other than by seeds. • Examples of  asexual  re-production  include  cutting,  grafting,  and  budding.  Only  new,  distinctive,  and nonobvious species of asexually reproducing plants may be protected under the Plant Patent Act. 35 USCA § 161. [Cases: Patents    14. C.J.S. Patents § 22.][Blacks Law 8th]  

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ASE

ASE.abbr.AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

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ASCRIPTITIUS

ascriptitius (as-krip-tish-ee-<<schwa>>s), n. See ADSCRIPTITIUS.[Blacks Law 8th]

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