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ad valorem duty.See DUTY(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  valorem  (ad  v<<schwa>>-lor-<<schwa>>m),  adj.[Latin  “according  to  the  value”]  (Of  a tax) proportional to the value of the thing taxed. [Cases: Taxation    1, 1201.1. C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1–3, 5–6.] — ad valorem,adv.[Blacks Law 8th]

ad valentiam (ad v<<schwa>>-len-shee-<<schwa>>m), adv.[Law Latin] To the value. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad usum et commodum (ad yoo-s<<schwa>>m [or -z<<schwa>>m] et kom-<<schwa>>-d<< schwa>>m), adv.[Law Latin] To the use and benefit. [Blacks Law 8th]

Adult  Protective  Services.A  governmental  agency  with  responsibility  for  investigating allegations of elder abuse and neglect and for responding appropriately. • Every state has such an agency. — Abbr. APS. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult offender.See OFFENDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

adultery   (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-ree),   n.   Voluntary   sexual   intercourse between  a  married  person  and  someone  other  than  the  person’s  spouse.  •  In  many  jurisdictions, adultery  is  a  crime,  but  it  is  rarely  prosecuted.  In  states  that  still  permit  fault  divorce,  proof  of adultery is a ground on which a divorce may be granted. A court may also use…

adulterium  (ad-<<schwa>>l-teer-ee-<<schwa>>m),  n.[Latin]  Roman  &  civil  law.  1.  The crime of adultery. 2. A punishment imposed for the offense of adultery. “Adulterium….  [A]dultery  …  was  considered  a  criminal  offense  only  when  committed  by  a married woman (adultera) …. [Before the Lex Julia de adulteriis coercendis of 18 B.C.], customary law admitted only immediate revenge of…

adulterine bastard.See BASTARD. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterini   (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-rI-nI).    [Law   Latin]    Hist.   Children begotten adulterously. Cf. INCESTUOSI. [Blacks Law 8th]