Law Dictionary Definitions

aquae frigidae judicium.[Latin] Eccles. law. See ordeal by water (1) under ORDEAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

aquae ferventis judicium.[Latin] Eccles. law. See ordeal by water (2) under ORDEAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

aquaeductus  (ak-wee-d<<schwa>>k-t<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin  “conveying  of  water”]  See servitus aquae ducendae under SERVITUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

aqua (ak-w<<schwa>>), n.[Latin] Roman law. 1. Water. 2. A watercourse. Pl. aquae (ak-wee). aqua  aestiva  (ak-w<<schwa>>  es-tI-v<<schwa>>).  Summer  water;  water  used  only  in  the aqua currens (ak-w<<schwa>> k<<schwa>>r-enz). See aqua profluens. aqua dulcis (ak-w<<schwa>> d<<schwa>>l-sis). Fresh water. — Also termed aqua frisca. aqua fontanea (ak-w<<schwa>> fon-tay-nee-<<schwa>>). Springwater. aqua frisca (ak-w<<schwa>> fris-k<<schwa>>). See aqua dulcis. aqua …

a qua (ay kwayorkwah). [Latin] See A QUO. [Blacks Law 8th]

APV.abbr.See adjusted present value under PRESENT VALUE. [Blacks Law 8th]

apud judicem.See IN JUDICIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

apud  acta  (ap-<<schwa>>d  ak-t<<schwa>>).  [Latin]  Roman  &  civil  law.  Among  the  acts; among the judicial proceedings recorded in writing. • This phrase refers to appeals taken orally in the presence of the judge. [Blacks Law 8th]

APS.abbr.1.ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 2.AUTOMATED PATENT SYSTEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

a provisione viri (ay pr<<schwa>>-vizh-ee-oh-nee vI-rI). [Latin] By the provision of a man (i.e., a husband). [Blacks Law 8th]