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a manibus (ay man-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin] Hist. A royal scribe. [Blacks Law 8th]

Amalphitan   Code   (<<schwa>>-mal-f<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>n).Hist.   A   compilation   of maritime  law  made  late  in  the  11th  century  at  the  port  of  Amalfi  near  Naples. • The Code  was regarded as a primary source of maritime law throughout the Mediterranean to the end of the 16th century. — Also termed Amalphitan Table; Laws of Amalfi; Tablets of Amalfi. [Blacks Law…

amalgamation (<<schwa>>-mal-g<<schwa>>-may-sh<<schwa>>n), n. The act of combining or  uniting;  con-solidation  <amalgamation  of  two  small  companies  to  form  a  new  corporation>. See MERGER. [Cases: Corpo-rations    581.C.J.S. Corporations §§ 792–797.] — amalgamate,vb. — amalgamator,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

a ma intent (ah mah an-tawn). [Law French] On my action. [Blacks Law 8th]

AMA.abbr.1. American Medical Association. 2. Against medical advice. [Blacks Law 8th]

a.m.abbr.ANTE MERIDIEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

ALWD   Citation   Manual.A   guide   to   American   legal   citation   written   and   edited   by legal-writing  professionals  affiliated  with  the  Association  of  Legal  Writing  Directors.  •  First published in 2000 as an alternative to the Blu-ebook, it contains one citation system for all legal documents and does not distinguish between citations in law-journal footnotes and those in other…

ALWD  (ahl-w<<schwa>>d  oral-w<<schwa>>d).abbr.  See  ASSOCIATION  OF  LEGAL WRITING DIRECTORS . [Blacks Law 8th]

alveus (al-vee-<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin] Hist. The bed or channel through which a stream flows in its  ordinary course. [Cases: Waters and Water Courses    89. C.J.S. Waters §§ 170–174, 188–189.] [Blacks Law 8th]

alvei mutatio (al-vee-I myoo-tay-shee-oh). [Latin fr. alveus “the bed or channel of a stream”] Hist. A change in a stream’s course. [Blacks Law 8th]