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after-acquired domicile.See DOMICILE.[Blacks Law 8th]

African  Development  Foundation.A  nonprofit federal foundation  that  supports  the  self-help efforts  of  poor  people  in  African  countries  by  making  grants  and  by  making  and  guaranteeing loans to  any  African  entity  engaged  in  peaceful activities that  enable African  people  to  develop more fully. • ADF was created by the African Development Foundation Act and began operating…

a  fortiori  (ay  for-shee-or-Ior  ah  for-shee-or-ee),  adv.[Latin]  By  even  greater  force  of  logic; even more so <if a 14-year-old child cannot sign a binding contract, then, a fortiori, a 13-year-old cannot>. Cf. A MULTO FOR-TIORI . [Blacks Law 8th]

aforethought  (<<schwa>>-for-thawt),  adj.  Thought  of  in  advance;  deliberate;  premeditated <malice afore-thought>. See MALICE AFORETHOUGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

aforesaid (<<schwa>>-for-sed), adj. Mentioned above; referred to previously. — Also termed aforementioned; above-mentioned; above-stated; said. [Blacks Law 8th]

a force et armes (ay fors et ahr-mis). [Law French] With force and arms. — Also spelled a force et armis. See VI ET ARMIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

a force (ay fors). [Law French] Of necessity. [Blacks Law 8th]

AF of M.abbr.AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS. [Blacks Law 8th]

AFL-CIO.abbr.AMERICAN    FEDERATION    OF    LABOR    AND    CONGRESS    OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANI-ZATIONS . [Blacks Law 8th]

AFIS.abbr.AMERICAN FORCES INFORMATION SERVICE. [Blacks Law 8th]