Law Dictionary Definitions

armed peace.See PEACE. [Blacks Law 8th] 

armed neutrality.See NEUTRALITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

armed conflict.Int’l law. 1. A state of open hostility between two nations, or between a nation and an aggressive force. • A state of armed conflict may exist without a formal declaration of war by either side. 2. A military action taken under Article 42 of the United Nations Charter. — Also termed police action. [Blacks…

armed,adj.1. Equipped with a weapon <an armed robber>.2. Involving the use of a weapon <armed robbery>. [Blacks Law 8th]

armata vis (ahr-may-t<<schwa>> vis). See VIS ARMATA. [Blacks Law 8th]

armaria. See ALMARIA. [Blacks Law 8th]

arma (ahr-m<<schwa>>), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. 1. Arms; weapons. 2. Military service. arma moluta (ahr-m<<schwa>> m<<schwa>>-loo-t<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Sharp weapons that cut, as con-trasted with blunt instruments that bruise or break. arma    reversata    (ahr-m<<schwa>>    ree-v<<schwa>>r-say-t<<schwa>>).    [Law    Latin] Reversed arms. • This was a punishment for a felon or traitor. [Blacks Law 8th]

ARM.abbr.See adjustable-rate mortgage under MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Arkansas  rule.Secured  transactions.  The  principle  that  the  collateral  securing  a  loan  is presumed to be worth at least as much as the loan’s balance, and that the creditor has the burden to prove that a sale of the collateral would not satisfy the loan amount. Norton v. National Bank of Commerce, 398 S.W.2d 538 (Ark.…

aristodemocracy.  A  government  consisting  of  both  democratic  and  aristocratic  elements;  a government in which power is divided between the nobility (or more powerful group) and the rest of the people. [Blacks Law 8th]