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armaria. See ALMARIA. [Blacks Law 8th]

arma (ahr-m<<schwa>>), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. 1. Arms; weapons. 2. Military service. arma moluta (ahr-m<<schwa>> m<<schwa>>-loo-t<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Sharp weapons that cut, as con-trasted with blunt instruments that bruise or break. arma    reversata    (ahr-m<<schwa>>    ree-v<<schwa>>r-say-t<<schwa>>).    [Law    Latin] Reversed arms. • This was a punishment for a felon or traitor. [Blacks Law 8th]

ARM.abbr.See adjustable-rate mortgage under MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Arkansas  rule.Secured  transactions.  The  principle  that  the  collateral  securing  a  loan  is presumed to be worth at least as much as the loan’s balance, and that the creditor has the burden to prove that a sale of the collateral would not satisfy the loan amount. Norton v. National Bank of Commerce, 398 S.W.2d 538 (Ark.…

aristodemocracy.  A  government  consisting  of  both  democratic  and  aristocratic  elements;  a government in which power is divided between the nobility (or more powerful group) and the rest of the people. [Blacks Law 8th]

aristocracy.  1.  A  privileged  class  of  persons,  esp.  the  hereditary  nobility.  2.  A  government ruled by a privileged class. [Blacks Law 8th]

arising-in jurisdiction.See JURISDICTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

arise,vb.1. To originate; to stem (from) <a federal claim arising under the U.S. Constitution>. 2.To  result  (from)  <litigation  routinely  arises  from  such  accidents>.3.  To  emerge  in  one’s consciousness; to come to one’s attention <the question of appealability then arose>.4. (Of a court) to adjourn; to suspend sitting. [Blacks Law 8th]

arimanni (ar-<<schwa>>-man-I),  n.[Law  Latin]  Hist. A  fine  for  not joining  the  army  when summoned. [Blacks Law 8th]

argumentum (ahr-gyoo-men-t<<schwa>>m), n.[Latin] An argument. Pl. argumenta. argumentum  ab  auctoritate  (ahr-gyoo-men-t<<schwa>>m  ab  awk-tor-<<schwa>>-tay-tee). [Latin] An argument from authority (of a statute or case). argumentum  ab  impossibili  (ahr-gyoo-men-t<<schwa>>m  ab  im-pah-sib-<<schwa>>-l  I). [Latin] An argument from impossibility. argumentum  ab  inconvenienti  (ahr-gyoo-men-t<<schwa>>m  ab in-k<<schwa>>n-vee-nee-en-tI).  [Latin]  An  argument  from  inconvenience;  an  argument  that emphasizes the harmful consequences of failing…