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alias  (ay-lee-<<schwa>>s),  adj.  Issued  after  the  first  instrument  has  not  been  effective  or resulted in action. alias,  adv.1.  Otherwise  called  or  named;  also  known  as  <William  Grimsby,  alias  the  Grim Reaper>.2. At another time. alias,n.1.  An  assumed  or  additional  name  that  a  person  has  used  or  is  known  by.  —  Also termed  assumed  name;  fictitious …

aliamenta  (al-ee-<<schwa>>-men-t<<schwa>>).  [Latin]  A  liberty  of  passage  or  open  way, such as a path through another’s hedge or drainage for a waterway. [Blacks Law 8th]

alia enormia (ay-lee-<<schwa>> i-nor-mee-<<schwa>>). [Law Latin “other serious wrongs”] Hist. A general allegation of injuries made at the conclusion of the declaration by a plaintiff in a trespass action. [Cases: Trespass    40(5). C.J.S. Trespass § 85.] [Blacks Law 8th]

ALI.abbr.AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

algorithm exception.Patents. The general rule that an abstract mathematical function, such as an algorithm, cannot be patented. • The exception was first articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63, 93 S.Ct. 253 (1972). The rule was undermined by State St. A Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group,…

algorithm.Patents. A mathematical or logical process consisting of a series of steps, designed to solve a specific type of problem. • Algorithms were long considered abstract ideas and therefore unpatentable subject matter. But in 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found valid a patent on financial software as “a practical application…

Alford plea. A guilty plea that a defendant enters as part of a plea bargain, without actually admitting  guilt.  •  This  plea  is  not  considered  compelled  within  the  language  of  the  Fifth Amendment  if  the  plea  represents  a  voluntary,  knowing,  and  intelligent  choice  between  the available options <the  defendant —  realizing  the  strength  of  the …

alfet  (al-fet).Hist.  A  cauldron  filled  with  boiling  water,  used  to  scald  the  arm  of  a  person undergoing an ordeal. See ordeal by water (2) under ORDEAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

alez adeu (ah-lay ah-duu). See ADEU.[Blacks Law 8th]  

alevosia.Spanish  law.  MALICE.  See  Pico  v.  United  States,  228  U.S.  225,  33  S.Ct.  482 (1913). [Blacks Law 8th]