Law Dictionary Definitions

assultus premeditatus.See assault purpensé under ASSAULT.[Blacks Law 8th]

Association  of  Legal  Writing  Directors.A  nonprofit  corporation  composed  of  the  directors and former directors of law-school legal-writing programs, mostly in the United States. • Created in  1996  to  improve  those  programs,  it  supports  research  and  scholarship;  holds  a  biennial conference;  conducts  (with  the  Legal  Writing  Institute)  an  annual  survey  of  the  programs; maintains  a  listserv; …

Association  of  American  Law  Schools.An  organization  of  law  schools  that  have  each graduated at least three annual classes of students. — Abbr. AALS.[Blacks Law 8th]

association-in-fact enterprise.Under RICO, a group of people or entities that have not formed a legal entity, but that have a common or shared purpose, and maintain an ongoing organizational structure  through  which  the  associates  function  as  a  continuing  unit.  •  A  RICO  violation  is  not shown merely by proving that an enterprise, including an association-in-fact,…

association.  1.  The  process  of  mentally  collecting  ideas,  memories,  or  sensations.  2.  A gathering  of  people  for  a  common  purpose;  the  persons  so  joined.  3.  An  unincorporated organization that is not a legal entity separate from the persons who compose it. • If an association has  sufficient corporate  attributes, such  as  centralized  management,  continuity  of …

associate justice.See JUSTICE(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

associate judge.See JUDGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

associated  person.Securities.  1.  A  partner,  officer,  director,  branch  manager  of  a  broker  or dealer,  or  any  person  performing  similar  functions  or  occupying  a  similar  status,  any  person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the broker or dealer, or  any  employee of  the  broker  or  dealer  —  with  two  exceptions: (1) …

associate attorney.See ATTORNEY.[Blacks Law 8th]

associate agent.See AGENT(3).[Blacks Law 8th]