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adventura (ad-ven-t[y]oor-<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An adventure. • Flotsam, jetsam, and lagan were styled adventurae maris (“adventures of the sea”). [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  ventrem  inspiciendum  (ad  ven-tr<<schwa>>m  in-spish-ee-en-d<<schwa>>m),  n.[Latin] See DE VENTRE INSPICIENDO. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventitious property.See PROPERTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventitia  dos  (ad-ven-tish-ee-<<schwa>>  dohs),  n.[Latin]  Civil  law.  A  dowry  given  by someone other than the wife’s paterfamilias. Pl. adventitiae dotes. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventitia bona (ad-ven-tish-ee-<<schwa>> boh-n<<schwa>>). See BONA ADVENTITIA. [Blacks Law 8th]

advena  (ad-v<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>),  n.[Latin]  Roman  law.  One  who  has  come  from abroad, esp. for a tem-porary stay; a sojourner. [Blacks Law 8th]

advantagium (ad-van-tay-jee-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An advantage. [Blacks Law 8th]

advancing market.See bull market under MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]

advance sheets.A softcover pamphlet containing recently reported opinions by a court or set of courts. • Advance sheets are published during the interim between an opinion’s announcement and  its  inclusion  in  a  bound  volume  of  law  reports.  Cf.  slip  opinion  (1)  under  OPINION; REPORT(3). [Cases: Courts    103; Reports    1. C.J.S. Courts §§ 170, 173–174, 176;…

advance  pricing  agreement.Tax.  A  usu.  binding  arrangement  made  between  a  multinational company  and  one  or  more  national  tax  authorities  about  what  method  the  company  will  use  to calculate transfer prices. • The agreement’s purpose is to reduce or eliminate double taxation. — Abbr. APA. bilateral advance pricing agreement.An advance pricing agreement made between a company…