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AGVA.abbr.AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

agunah  (ah-goo-nah),  n.  Jewish  law.  1.  A  woman  whose  husband  has  deserted  her  or otherwise disappeared. • She may not remarry until either proving his death or obtaining a divorce. 2. A woman whose husband will not agree to a divorce. [Blacks Law 8th]

Aguilar–Spinelli test (ah-gee-lahr  spi-nel-ee  orag-w<<schwa>>-lahr).Criminal  procedure. standard  for  de-termining  whether  hearsay  (such  as  an  informant’s tip)  is sufficiently  reliable  to establish  probable cause for an arrest or search warrant. • Under this two-pronged test — which has been replaced by a broader, totali-ty-of-the-circumstances approach — the reliability of both the information and the informant must…

agri limitati (ag-rI lim-i-tay-tI). See ager limitatus under AGER. [Blacks Law 8th]

agriculture.  The  science  or  art  of  cultivating  soil,  harvesting  crops,  and  raising  livestock. [Cases: Agriculture    3.1.] “ ‘Agriculture’ is broader in meaning than ‘farming’; and while it includes the preparation of soil,  the  planting  of  seeds,  the  raising  and  harvesting  of  crops,  and  all  their  incidents,  it  also includes gardening,  horticulture, viticulture, dairying,  poultry, bee…

Agricultural Research Service.An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for  conducting  agricultural  research  to  ensure  the  production  of  high-quality  food  and  food products. — Abbr. ARS. [Blacks Law 8th]

agricultural-product-disparagement law.See AGRICULTURAL-DISPARAGEMENT LAW. [Blacks Law 8th]

Agricultural Marketing Service.An agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for compiling and publishing marketing information, establishing and enforcing quality standards for agricultural products, testing those products, and making grants to states and farmers. • It was established by the Secretary of Agriculture in 1972. — Abbr. AMS. [Blacks Law 8th]

agricultural lien.See LIEN.  [Blacks Law 8th]

agricultural  labor.Work  that  is  performed  on  a  farm  or  ranch,  or  that  pertains  to  the production of commodities, such as harvesting crops, raising livestock, or obtaining milk, honey, or other animal  products. • Agricultural labor is often  excluded from certain labor laws, such as unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. [Blacks Law 8th]