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Anno  Domini (an-oh  dom-<<schwa>>-nIor  -nee).  [Latin  “in  the  year  of  the  Lord”]  Of the modern era. • This phrase denotes the method of calculating time from the birth of Christ <A.D. 1776>. — Abbr. A.D. — Also termed Year of Our Lord. [Blacks Law 8th]

anno ante Christum natum (an-oh an-tee kris-t<<schwa>>m nay-t<<schwa>>m), adv.[Latin] In the year before the birth of Christ. — Abbr. A.A.C.N. [Blacks Law 8th]

anno ante Christum (an-oh an-tee kris-t<<schwa>>m), adv.[Latin] In the year before Christ. — Abbr. A.A.C. [Blacks Law 8th]

ann, jour, et wast (an, zhoor, ay wayst). [Law French] See YEAR, DAY, AND WASTE . [Blacks Law 8th]

anniversary date.Insurance. The annually recurring date of the initial issuance of a policy. Cf. POLICY YEAR. [Blacks Law 8th]

annexation,n.1.  The  act  of  attaching;  the  state  of  being  attached.  2.Property.  The  point  at which  a  fixture  becomes  a  part  of  the  realty  to  which  it  is  attached.  [Cases:  Fixtures    6.]  3.  A formal  act  by  which  a  nation,  state,  or  municipality  incorporates  land  within  its  dominion.  •  In international  law,  the  usual  formalities  of …

annex,n.  Something  that  is  attached,  such  as  a  document  to  a  report  or  an  addition  to  a building. [Blacks Law 8th]

annats (an-<<schwa>>ts). See FIRST FRUITS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

annates (an-ayts oran-its), n.[fr. Law Latin annata] See FIRST FRUITS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

animus (an-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s). [Latin] 1. Ill will; animosity. class-based  animus.A  prejudicial  disposition  toward  a  discernible,  usu.  constitutionally protected,  group  of  persons.  •  A  class-based  animus  is  an  essential  element  of  a  civil-rights conspiracy  case. [Cases:  Civil Rights    1033(1),  1137.  C.J.S. Civil Rights §§  18, 20,  23–24,  34, 39–40.] 2.  Intention.  •  All  the  following  Latin  “animus” …