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acceptor  supra  protest.One  who  accepts a  bill  that  has  been  protested,  for  the  honor  of  the drawer or an indorser. [Cases: Bills and Notes    71, 80. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit § 37.] [Blacks Law 8th]

prisoner of conscience. Int’l law. A person who, not having used or advocated the use of violence, has been imprisoned by reason of a political, religious, or other conscientiously held belief or by reason of ethnic origin, sex, color, or language. [Blacks Law 8th]

acceptor. A person  or entity that accepts a negotiable instrument and agrees to be primarily responsible for its payment or performance. [Cases: Bills and Notes    73. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit § 39.] [Blacks Law 8th]

acceptilation  (ak-sep-t<<schwa>>-lay-sh<<schwa>>n),  n.  [fr.  Latin  acceptilatio  “release”] Roman & civil law. An oral release from an obligation even though payment has not been made in full;  a  complete  discharge,  esp.  through  a  fictitious  payment.  —  Also  termed  (in  Roman  law) A acceptilatio. Cf. APOCHA. [Blacks Law 8th]

accepted-work doctrine.See ACCEPTANCE DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

prisoner at the bar. Archaic. An accused person who is on trial. [Blacks Law 8th]

acceptare (ak-sep-tair-ee), vb.[Latin] Civil law. To accept or assent to, as a promise made by another. [Blacks Law 8th]

acceptance testing.Intellectual property. Formal experiments conducted by or on behalf of the customer to determine whether computer software or hardware or a commercial website satisfies the  customer’s  acceptance  criteria.  •  Usu.,  an  acceptance-testing  provision  in  a  sales  contract or license agreement is accompanied by a termination provision allowing the customer to back out of the …

acceptance supra protest.See acceptance for honor under ACCEPTANCE(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

prisoner. 1. A person who is serving time in prison. 2. A person who has been apprehended by a law-enforcement officer and is in custody, regardless of whether the person has yet been put in prison. Cf. CAPTIVE(1). “While breach of prison, or prison breach, means breaking out of or away from prison, it is…