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additional instruction.See JURY INSTRUCTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

additional grand jury.See special grand jury under GRAND JURY. [Blacks Law 8th]

additional  extended  coverage.Insurance.  A  policy  endorsement  providing  supplemental residential  coverage  for  a  variety  of  perils, including  vandalism,  damage  from  falling  trees, and water damage from the plumbing system.[Blacks Law 8th]

additional damages.See DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

additional-consideration  rule.Employment  law.  An  exception  to  the  employment-at-will principle,  whereby  an  employee  who  does  not  have  a  written  contract  but  who  undertakes substantial  hardship  in  addition  to  the  normal  job  duties  —  as  by  relocating  to  a  different  city based  on  oral  assurances  of  job  security  —  can  maintain  a  breach-of-contract  claim  if  the employer  …

additional claims after allowance.Patents. Claims submitted for the first time by amendment after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has informed the applicant of the patent application’s allowance.  • Once a  notice  of allowance has been issued, the applicant may  not by right submit additional  claims.  But  in  some  circumstances,  such  as  when  the  applicant …

addition. 1. A structure that is attached to or connected with another building that predates the structure; an extension or annex. • Although some courts have held that an addition is merely an appurtenant structure that might not actually be in physical contact with the other building, most courts  hold  that  there  must be  physical …

ad diem (ad dI-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] At a day; at the appointed day. [Blacks Law 8th]

addictive drug.See DRUG. [Blacks Law 8th]

addictio (<<schwa>>-dik-shee-oh), n.[Latin] Roman law. The awarding by a magistrate of a person or thing to another, as the property of a debtor to a creditor, or as a form of conveyance. — Also termed addiction. Pl. addictiones (<<schwa>>-dik-shee-oh-neez). [Blacks Law 8th]