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acquets and conquets.See ACQUET(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

acquet  (a-kayor  <<schwa>>-kwet),  n.[French  acquêt  “acquisition”]  (usu.  pl.)  Civil  law.  1. Property  acquired  by  purchase,  gift,  or  any  means  other  than  inheritance.  •  The  term  is  most commonly  used  to  denote  a  marital ac-quisition  that  is  presumed  to  be  community  property.  — Also termed acquets and conquets. 2. Property acquired by either spouse during the…

acquest (<<schwa>>-kwest). See ACQUET. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquaintance rape.See RAPE. [Blacks Law 8th]

ACP  challenge.Trademarks.  An  administrative  procedure  to  settle  disputes  over  Internet domain names, con-ducted by an Administrative Domain-Name Challenge Panel (ACP) under the auspices  of  the  World  Intellectual  Property  Organization  and  in  accordance  with  the  WIPO (Revised)       Substantive       Guidelines.       •       The       guidelines       are       viewable       at http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/racps.htm. [Blacks Law 8th]

ACPA.abbr.      1.ANTICYBERSQUATTING      CONSUMER      PROTECTION       ACT. 2.ANTICOUNTERFEITING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

ACP.abbr. ADMINISTRATIVE DOMAIN-NAME CHALLENGE PANEL. [Blacks Law 8th]

a  contrario  sensu  (ay  k<<schwa>>n-trair-ee-oh  sen-s[y]oo),  adv.[Law  Latin]  On  the  other hand; in the opposite sense. [Blacks Law 8th]

a consiliis (ay k<<schwa>>n-sil-ee-is), n.[Law Latin “of counsel”] See APOCRISARIUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

a  confectione  praesentium  (ay  k<<schwa>>n-fek-shee-oh-nee  pri-zen-shee-<<  schwa>>m). [Law Latin] From the making of the indentures. [Blacks Law 8th]