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agister (<<schwa>>-jis-t<<schwa>>r). One who takes and pastures grazing animals for a fee; a person  engaged  in the business  of agistment. • An agister is a type  of bailee for hire. —  Also spelled agistor. — Also termed gisetaker.[Cases: Animals    21. C.J.S. Animals § 46.] [Blacks Law 8th]

agist (<<schwa>>-jist), vb. To allow animals to graze on one’s pasture for a fee. [Blacks Law 8th]

agiotage   (aj-ee-<<schwa>>-tij).1.   The   business   of   dealing   in   foreign   exchange.   2. Speculative buying and selling of securities. [Blacks Law 8th]

agio (aj-ee-oh  oray-jee-oh).  The  premium  paid  for  the  exchange  of  one  kind  of  money  for another, such as paper currency for coin or one country’s currency for another’s. [Blacks Law 8th]

aging-out,n. A foster child’s or minor ward’s reaching the age at which any legal right to care expires. • Aging-out usu. occurs when the child reaches the age of majority and becomes ineligible for  foster  care.  Some  states allow  an  extension  of  eligibility  up  to  age 21  if  the  child  is still  in school or…

aging of accounts.A process of classifying accounts receivable by the time elapsed since the claim came into existence for the purpose of estimating the balance of uncollectible accounts as of a given date. [Blacks Law 8th]

agillarius  (aj-<<schwa>>-lair-ee-<<schwa>>s),  n.[Law  Latin]  Hist.  A  keeper  of  a  herd  of cattle in a common field; a hayward. [Blacks Law 8th]

AGI.abbr.See adjusted gross income under INCOME. [Blacks Law 8th]

aggrieved party.See PARTY(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

aggrieved,adj. (Of a person or entity) having legal rights that are adversely affected; having been harmed by an infringement of legal rights. [Blacks Law 8th]