Law Dictionary Definitions

assault,n.1.Criminal & tort law. The threat or use of force on another that causes that person to  have  a  reasonable  apprehension  of  imminent  harmful  or  offensive  contact;  the  act  of  putting another  person  in  reasonable  fear  or  apprehension  of  an  immediate  battery  by  means  of  an  act amounting to an attempt or threat to commit…

assassination,n. The act of deliberately killing someone, esp. a public figure, usu. for hire or for political reasons. — assassinate,vb. — assassin,n.[Blacks Law 8th]

assart.Hist. 1. The action of pulling up trees and bushes in a forest to make the land arable. • This was a crime if done without a license. 2. A piece of land made arable by clearing a forest.[Blacks Law 8th]

assailant. 1. One  who  physically attacks another;  one who commits an assault. 2. One who attacks another using  nonphysical  means; esp.,  one who attacks another’s position  or feelings, as by criticism, argument, or abusive language.[Blacks Law 8th]

ASR.abbr.ACCOUNTING SERIES RELEASE.[Blacks Law 8th]

asportavit (as-por-tay-vit). [Law Latin] He carried away.[Blacks Law 8th]

asportation (as-p<<schwa>>r-tay-sh<<schwa>>n), n. The act of carrying away or removing (property  or a person). • Asportation is a necessary element of larceny. — Also termed carrying away.  See  LARCENY.  [Cases:  Kidnapping    1;  Larceny    17;  Robbery    10.  C.J.S.  Kidnapping § 1–2; Larceny§ 6; Robbery § 5.] — asport,vb. — asportative,adj. “There is no larceny unless the…

aspirin wars.Slang. A series of false-advertising lawsuits between makers of over-the-counter pain relievers in the 1980s, all regarding the boundaries of comparative advertising.[Blacks Law 8th]

as  per.In  accordance  with;  PER(3).  •  This  phrase  has  traditionally  been  considered  a barbarism, per being the preferred form in commercialese <per your request>. But even per can be improved on <as you requested>.[Blacks Law 8th]

ASP.abbr. APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER.[Blacks Law 8th]