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adverse authority.See AUTHORITY(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

adverse-agent  doctrine.The  rule  that  an  agent’s  knowledge  will  not  be  imputed  to  the principal  if  the  agent  is  engaged  in fraudulent activities  that  are  concealed  as  part of  the  fraud. [Cases: Principal and Agent    180.C.J.S. Agency §§ 440, 442.] [Blacks Law 8th]

adverse.  1.  Against;  opposed  (to).2.  Having  an  opposing  or  contrary  interest,  concern,  or position. 3. Contrary (to) or in opposition (to).4.HOSTILE. [Blacks Law 8th]

adversary system.A procedural system, such as the Anglo-American legal system, involving active and unhin-dered parties contesting with each other to put forth a case before an independent decision-maker.  —  Also  termed  adversary  procedure;  (in  criminal  cases)  accusatorial  system, accusatory procedure. Cf. INQUISITORIAL SYSTEM. “The term adversary system sometimes characterizes an entire legal process, and sometimes…

adversary  proceeding.  1.  A  hearing  involving  a  dispute  between  opposing  parties  <Judge Adams presided over the adversary proceeding between the landlord and tenant>.2.Bankruptcy. A lawsuit that is brought within a bankruptcy proceeding, governed by special procedural rules, and based  on  conflicting  claims  usu.  between  the  debtor  (or  the  trustee)  and  a  creditor  or  other interested …

adversary procedure.See ADVERSARY SYSTEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

adversary  (ad-v<<schwa>>r-ser-ee),  n.  An  opponent;  esp.,  opposing  counsel.  —  adversary, adversarial,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

adversarius (ad-v<<schwa>>r-sair-ee-<<schwa>>s), n.[Latin] Roman law. An adversary in a lawsuit. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventurer. A person who undertakes a hazardous action or enterprise; one with a stake in a commercial ad-venture. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventure.  1.  A  commercial  undertaking  that  has  an  element  of  risk; a  venture. Cf.  JOINT VENTURE. 2.Marine insurance. A voyage involving financial and insurable risk, as to a shipment of goods. — Often shortened to venture. [Cases: Insurance    2214.] common  adventure.  A  maritime  enterprise,  characterized  as  an  undertaking  in  which  all participants, including  the  carrier, …