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APV.abbr.See adjusted present value under PRESENT VALUE. [Blacks Law 8th]

apud judicem.See IN JUDICIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

apud  acta  (ap-<<schwa>>d  ak-t<<schwa>>).  [Latin]  Roman  &  civil  law.  Among  the  acts; among the judicial proceedings recorded in writing. • This phrase refers to appeals taken orally in the presence of the judge. [Blacks Law 8th]

APS.abbr.1.ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 2.AUTOMATED PATENT SYSTEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

a provisione viri (ay pr<<schwa>>-vizh-ee-oh-nee vI-rI). [Latin] By the provision of a man (i.e., a husband). [Blacks Law 8th]

a priori (ay prI-or-Ior ah pree-or-ee), adv.[Latin “from what is before”] Deductively; from the general  to  the  particular  <as  an  analyst,  he  reasoned  a  priori  —  from  seemingly  self-evident propositions to particular conclu-sions>. Cf. A POSTERIORI. — a priori,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

à prendre (ah prawn-dr<<schwa>> or -d<<schwa>>r). [French] For taking; for seizure. See PROFIT à PRENDRE. [Blacks Law 8th]

APR.abbr.See annual percentage rate under INTEREST RATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

appurtenant easement.See easement appurtenant under EASEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

appurtenant,adj. Annexed to a more important thing. — Also termed (in Scots law) part and pertinent. [Blacks Law 8th]