Law Dictionary Definitions

apparent easement.See EASEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent defect.See patent defect under DEFECT. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent danger.See DANGER. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent authority.See AUTHORITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent assent.See ASSENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent agent.See AGENT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent agency.See agency by estoppel under AGENCY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

apparent,adj.1. Visible; manifest; obvious. 2. Ostensible; seeming. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparatus limitation.Patents. The inclusion of a structure or physical apparatus in a method or process  claim.  •  An  apparatus  limitation,  while  not  objectionable,  carries  little  weight  toward establishing the patentability of a method or process claim. [Blacks Law 8th]

apparatus claim.See PATENT CLAIM. [Blacks Law 8th]