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across-the-board,adj. Applying to all classes, categories,  or groups <an across-the-board tax cut>. [Blacks Law 8th]

acre right.Hist.  In  New  England,  a  citizen’s  share  in  the  common  lands. • The value  of  the acre right  varied  among  towns but was  fixed  in  each  town.  A  10-acre lot in  a  certain  town  was equivalent  to  113  acres  of  upland  and  12  acres  of  meadow,  and  an  exact  proportion  was maintained between the…

acre-foot. A volume measurement in irrigation, equal to the amount of water that will cover one acre of land in one foot of water (325,850 gallons). [Cases: Weights and Measures    3. C.J.S. Weights and Measures § 3.] [Blacks Law 8th]

acreage-contribution  agreement.Oil  &  gas.  A  support  agreement  under  which  one  party promises to grant leases or interest in leases in the area of a test well to the party who drills the test well in exchange for drilling or geological information if the test well is drilled to a certain depth. See SUPPORT AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law…

acre. An area of land measuring 43,560 square feet. foot acre.A one-foot-deep layer of coal, water, or other material spread over one acre. • This measurement  method  is  used  to  value coal  land  for  tax purposes.  It is also  used  to  measure the volume and capacity of reservoirs. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquitted,adj.1. Judicially discharged from an accusation; absolved. 2. Released from a debt. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquittance,n.  A  document  by  which  one  is  discharged  from  a  debt  or  other  obligation;  a receipt or release in-dicating payment in full. — acquit,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquittal,n.1. The legal certification, usu. by jury verdict, that an accused person is not guilty of the charged offense. acquittal in fact.An acquittal by a jury verdict of not guilty. acquittal  in  law.An  acquittal  by  operation  of  law,  as  of  someone  who  has  been  charged merely as an accessory after the principal has been acquitted.…

acquit,vb.1. To clear (a person) of a criminal charge. 2. To pay or discharge (a debt or claim). [Blacks Law 8th]

acquist  (<<schwa>>-kwist),  n.  Hist.  The  act  of  obtaining  (a  thing);  acquisition.  •  The idiomatic tendency is to use acquist for the action and acquet for the result. Cf. ACQUET. [Blacks Law 8th]