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addicere  (<<schwa>>-dis-<<schwa>>r-ee),  vb.[Latin]  Roman  law.  To  adjudge,  allot,  or condemn. [Blacks Law 8th]

addicent (ad-i-sent), n. Roman law. One who transfers something by official authority. [Blacks Law 8th]

addendum (<<schwa>>-den-d<<schwa>>m). Something  to be added, esp. to a document; a supplement. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad defendendum (ad di-fen-den-d<<schwa>>m), vb.[Latin] To defend. [Blacks Law 8th]

added damages.See punitive damages under DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad damnum clause (ad dam-n<<schwa>>m). [Latin “to the damage”] A clause in a prayer for relief stating the amount of damages claimed. See PRAYER FOR RELIEF . [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure    679; Pleading    72.C.J.S. Pleading §§ 110–115.] “Where the amount the plaintiff is entitled to recover appears from the statement of facts — as  where…

add,n.  Parliamentary  law.  A  form  of  amendment  that  places  new  wording  at  the  end  of  a motion or of a paragraph or other readily divisible part within a motion. See amendment by adding under AMENDMENT(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

ad custum (ad k<<schwa>>s-t<<schwa>>m), adv.[Law Latin] At the cost. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  curiam  vocare  (ad  kyoor-ee-<<schwa>>m  voh-kair-ee),  vb.[Law  Latin]  To  summon  to court. [Blacks Law 8th]

addict  (a-dikt),  n.  A  person  who  habitually  uses  a  substance,  esp.  a  narcotic  drug.  [Cases: Chemical  Dependents    1;  Controlled  Substances    38.C.J.S.  Chemical  Dependents  §§  2–3.]  — addict (<<schwa>>-dikt), vb. — addictive,adj. — addiction,n. drug addict.A person who is psychologically or physiologically dependent on a narcotic drug. addict,vb.Roman  law.  1.  To  adjudge  (to);  to  deliver  under …