Law Dictionary Definitions

approach, right of.See RIGHT OF APPROACH. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprize,vb. To appraise; to assign a value to. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprenticius  ad  legem  (a-pren-tish-ee-<<schwa>>s  ad  lee-j<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin] [Blacks Law 8th]

apprentice  of  the  law.Hist. 1.A  law  student. 2.  A  barrister  of  junior  status. —  Also  termed apprentice en la ley; apprenticius ad legem. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprentice. 1.Hist. A person bound by an indenture to work for an employer for a specified period to learn a craft, trade, or profession. “Apprentices, in the strict legal sense, are servants, usually but not necessarily infants, who agree to serve their masters with a view to learning some trade or business, and whose masters…

apprehension,n.1. Seizure in the name of the law; arrest <apprehension of a criminal>. [Cases: Arrest    68(4).  C.J.S.  Arrest  §  45.]  2.  Perception;  comprehension;  belief  <the  tort  of  assault requires  apprehension  by  the  plaintiff  of  imminent  contact>.3.  Fear;  anxiety  <most  people approach public speaking with some apprehension>. — apprehend,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprehensio   (ap-ri-hen-see-oh).   [Latin]   1.APPREHENSION(1).2.Civil   law.   Seizure;   a procedure for acquiring something that belongs to no one. • It is a type of occupatio. [Blacks Law 8th]

appreciation  test.Criminal  law.  A  test  for  the  insanity  defense  requiring  proof  by  clear  and convincing  evidence  that  at  the  time  of  the  crime,  the  defendant  suffered  from  a  severe  mental disease or defect preventing him or her from appreciating the wrongfulness of the conduct. • This test, along with the accompanying plea of not guilty…

appreciation surplus.See revaluation surplus under SURPLUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

appreciation,n.   An   increase   in   an   asset’s   value,   usu.   because   of   inflation.   Cf. A DEPRECIATION. — appreciate,vb. — appreciable,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]