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apparent agent.See AGENT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent agency.See agency by estoppel under AGENCY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent,adj.1. Visible; manifest; obvious. 2. Ostensible; seeming. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparatus limitation.Patents. The inclusion of a structure or physical apparatus in a method or process  claim.  •  An  apparatus  limitation,  while  not  objectionable,  carries  little  weight  toward establishing the patentability of a method or process claim. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparatus claim.See PATENT CLAIM. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparatus. See MACHINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

apotheca  (ap-<<schwa>>-thee-k<<schwa>>),  n.[fr.  Greek  apotheke  “store”]  Civil  law.  A repository, as for wine or books. Pl. apothecae. [Blacks Law 8th]

apostolus  (<<schwa>>-pos-t<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>>s),  n.[fr.  Greek  apostolos  “one  sent from    another”]    Hist.    A    messenger,    ambassador,    legate,    or    nuncio.    Pl.    apostoli (<<schwa>>-pos-t<<schwa>>-lI). [Blacks Law 8th]

apostle (<<schwa>>-pos-<<schwa>>l), n. Civil & maritime law. 1. A letter sent from a trial court to an appellate court, stating the case on appeal. 2. The record or papers sent up on appeal. — Also termed apostoli. 3.DIMISSORY LETTERS . [Blacks Law 8th]

apostille  (<<schwa>>-pos-til).  [French  “postscript,  footnote”]  Int’l  law.  A  marginal  note  or observation; esp., a standard certification provided under the Hague Convention for authenticating documents   used   in   foreign   countries.   —   Also   spelled   apostil.   See   CERTIFICATE   OF AUTHORITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]