Law Dictionary Definitions

ayant cause (ay-<<schwa>>nt).Civil law. 1. One to whom a right has been assigned by will, gift, sale, or exchange; an assignee. 2. One who has a “cause” or standing in one’s own right.[Blacks Law 8th]

axiom (ak-see-<<schwa>>m), n. An established principle that is universally accepted within a given framework of reasoning or thinking <“innocent until proven guilty” is an age-old axiom of criminal law>. — axiomatic (ak-see-<< schwa>>-mat-ik), adj.[Blacks Law 8th]

AWOL.abbr.Absent  without  leave;  missing  without  notice  or  permission.  [Cases:  Armed Services    36; Military Justice    667. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 153–155, 157; Military Justice§§ 2, 4–11, 13, 57.][Blacks Law 8th]

away-going crops.See CROPS.[Blacks Law 8th]

award in interference.See PRIORITY AWARD.[Blacks Law 8th]

award,n.  A  final  judgment  or  decision,  esp.  one  by  an  arbitrator  or  by  a  jury  assessing damages. — Also termed arbitrament. award,vb.  To  grant  by  formal  process  or  by  judicial  decree  <the  company  awarded  the contract to the low bidder> <the jury awarded punitive damages>.[Blacks Law 8th]

avus (av-<<schwa>>s oray-v<<schwa>>s), n.[Latin] Roman & civil law. A grandfather.[Blacks Law 8th]

avunculus maximus (mak-s<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s). See ABAVUNCULUS.[Blacks Law 8th]

avunculus  (<<schwa>>-v<<schwa>>ngk-y<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin]  Roman  & civil law. A maternal uncle; one’s mother’s brother.   [Blacks Law 8th]

avulsion   (<<schwa>>-v<<schwa>>l-sh<<schwa>>n),   n.1.   A   forcible   detachment   or separation. 2. A sudden removal of land caused by change in a river’s course or by flood. • Land removed   by   avulsion   remains   the   property   of   the   original   owner.   Cf.   ALLUVION; ACCRETION(1);  DELICTION;  EROSION.  3.  A  tearing  away  of  a  body  part  surgically  or accidentally.  [Cases:  Navigable  Waters   …