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animo  felonico  (an-<<schwa>>-moh  f<<schwa>>-lon-<<schwa>>-koh),  adv.[Latin]  With felonious intent; with the intention to commit a felony. [Blacks Law 8th]

animo et facto (an-<<schwa>>-moh et fak-toh). [Latin] Hist. By act and intention. “Thus, for example, in acquiring a domicile, mere residence is not sufficient, if there be not the  intention  to  acquire  it,  as  domicile  can  only  be  acquired  animo  et  facto.”  John  Trayner, Trayner’s Latin Maxims 21 (4th ed. 1894). [Blacks Law 8th]

animo et corpore (an-<<schwa>>-moh et kor-p<<schwa>>-ree), adv.[Latin] By the mind and by the body; by the intention and by the physical act of control < possession is acquired animo et corpore>. [Blacks Law 8th]

animo (an-<<schwa>>-moh). [Latin] See ANIMUS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

animal law,n.  The field  of  law  dealing with vertebrates other than  humans. • The  field cuts across  many  traditional  doctrinal  areas  (e.g.,  contracts,  torts,  administrative  law)  as  well  as jurisprudence. Topics include wild-life-management law, laws concerning treatment of laboratory animals, and laws relating to companion animals. [Blacks Law 8th]

animal. Any living creature other than a human being. — Also termed creature. domestic animal. 1. An animal that is customarily devoted to the service of humankind at the time and in the place where it is helped. See DOMITAE NATURAE; MANSUETAE NATURAE. 2. Any animal that is statutorily so designated. feral animal.A domestic animal…

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for controlling  or eliminating pests and  plant diseases by regulating the shipment of agricultural products within  the  United  States. • Established in 1977, some  of its  functions were transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2003. — Abbr. APHIS. [Blacks…

anhlote,n.  Hist.  A  single  tribute  or  tax  paid  according  to  custom,  such  as  scot and  lot. See SCOT AND LOT. [Blacks Law 8th]

aniente (an-ee-<<schwa>>nt or an-ee-ent), adj.[Law French] (Of a law, etc.) having no force or effect; void. — Also spelled anient. — Also termed aniens. [Blacks Law 8th]

Anglo-Saxon law.The body of royal decrees and customary laws developed by the Germanic peoples who dominated England from the 5th century to 1066. [Blacks Law 8th]