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artificer. 1. A skilled worker, such as a mechanic or craftsman; an artisan. 2. One who builds or contrives; an inventor.[Blacks Law 8th]

artifice (ahr-t<<schwa>>-fis). A clever plan or idea, esp. one intended to deceive.[Blacks Law 8th]

Articuli super Cartas (ahr-tik-y<<schwa>>-lIs[y]oo-p<<schwa>>r kahr-t<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin  “articles  upon  the  charters”]  Hist.  A  statute  passed  in  1300  to  confirm  and  enlarge  many particulars of Magna Carta and the Forest Charter.[Blacks Law 8th]

articulo mortis.See IN ARTICULO MORTIS.[Blacks Law 8th]

Articuli   Cleri   (ahr-tik-y<<schwa>>-lIkleer-I).   [Law   Latin]   See   ARTICLES   OF   THE CLERGY .[Blacks Law 8th]

articuli (ahr-tik-y<<schwa>>-lI), n.[Latin] Articles; items. • This term was applied to several English statutes and treatises.[Blacks Law 8th]

articulated pleading.See PLEADING(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

articles of war. 1. The rules and regulations that govern the activities of an army and navy. 2. (cap.) The body of laws and procedures that governed the U.S. military until replaced in 1951 by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.[Blacks Law 8th]

Articles of Union.Hist. The 25 articles agreed to by the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707 for the union of the two kingdoms.[Blacks Law 8th]

articles of the peace.English law. A sworn complaint in which a person alleges that a named person poses a threat to the complainant’s person, family, or property.[Blacks Law 8th]