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American  Federation  of  Television  and  Radio  Artists.A  labor  union  composed  of  actors, announcers, narrators, and vocalists. • In the entertainment industry, performers hired by producers that have agreements with the union must be paid according to the union’s set scale. It is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. — Abbr. AFTRA. [Blacks Law 8th]

American Federation of Musicians.A labor union composed of musicians, orchestra leaders, contractors, co-pyists, orchestrators, composers, and arrangers. • In the recording industry, artists hired  by  record  companies  that  have  agreements  with  the  union  must  be  paid  according  to  the union’s set scale. — Abbr. AF of M. [Blacks Law 8th]

American  Federation  of  Labor  and  Congress  of  Industrial  Organizations.A  voluntary affiliation  of  more  than  100  labor  unions  that  operate  autonomously  yet  benefit  from  the affiliation’s  political  activities  and  its  establishment  of  broad  policies  for  the  national  labor movement. — Abbr. AFL-CIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

American  Experience  Table  of  Mortality.Insurance.  A  chart  developed  by  insurers  in  the 1860s to predict mortality rates and thereby more accurately set insurance rates. • The Table was widely used by insurers to es-tablish rates until the 1950s. [Blacks Law 8th]

American  depository receipt.A receipt issued by an American bank as a substitute for stock shares in  a  for-eign-based  corporation.  •  ADRs are  the  most common  method  by  which  foreign companies secure American shareholders. Companies that offer ADRs maintain a stock listing in their  domestic  market  in  their  domestic  currency,  while  the  ADRs  are  held  in …

American common law.See COMMON LAW(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

American clause.Marine insurance. A policy provision that prevents an insurer from claiming contribution  from  a  policy  later  purchased  by  the  insured.  [Cases:  Insurance    2247.  C.J.S. Insurance § 1207.] [Blacks Law 8th]

American  Civil  Liberties  Union.A  national  organization  whose  primary  purpose  is  to  help enforce and preserve individual rights and liberties guaranteed by federal and state constitutions. — Abbr. ACLU. [Blacks Law 8th]

American  Bureau  of  Shipping.An  organization  of  marine  underwriters,  shipbuilders,  and marine carriers charged with conducting research, technological development, officer training, and standards  of  building,  maintaining,  and  operating  seagoing  vessels  and  stationary  offshore facilities. • The organization was founded in 1862 as the American Shipbuilders’ Association. Its name was changed in 1898, and it was formally…

American  Bar  Foundation.An  outgrowth  of  the  American  Bar  Association  involved  with sponsoring  and  funding  projects  in  law-related  research,  education,  and  social  studies.  [Cases: Attorney and Client    31. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 8–9.] [Blacks Law 8th]