Law Dictionary Definitions

apocrisarius  (<<schwa>>-pok-ri-sair-ee-<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin]  Hist.  Eccles.  law.  1.  An ambassador;  a  mes-senger,  such  as  a  Pope’s  legate.  2.  One  who  answers  for  another;  esp.,  an officer who presented church matters to the emperor and conveyed the answers to the petitioners. 3. One who, upon consultation, gives advice in eccle-siastical matters. — Also termed responsalis; a responsis;…

apocha  trium  annorum  (ap-<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>  trI-<<schwa>>m  <<schwa>>-nor-<< schwa>>m).  [Latin  “receipt  for  three  years”]  Scots  law.  Hist.  Receipts  for  three  consecutive periodic payments, the production of which gave rise to a presumption that prior installments had been properly paid. “The  production  by  the  debtor  of  receipts  for  the  last  three  consecutive  installments  of  a termly payment, such…

apochae  oneratoriae  (ap-<<schwa>>-kee  oh-n<<schwa>>r-ay-tor-ee-ee).  [Law  Latin  “cargo receipt”] Hist. Bills of lading. [Blacks Law 8th]

apocha (ap-<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>).Roman & civil law. A receipt acknowledging payment. •  An  apocha  discharges  only  the  obligation  represented  by  the  payment,  in  contrast  to  an acceptilation,  which  discharges  an  entire  debt.  —  Also  spelled  apoca.  Cf.  ACCEPTILATION; ANTAPOCHA. [Blacks Law 8th]

APJ.abbr.See administrative patent judge under JUDGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

apices litigandi (ay-pi-seez lit-i-gan-dI). [Law Latin] Extremely fine points (or subtleties) of litigation. Cf. APEX JURIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

APHIS.abbr. ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

APH.abbr.AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND. [Blacks Law 8th]

apex rule.Mining law. The principle that a vein of ore may be mined if it extends beyond the vertical  boundaries  of  the  surface  claim  on  which  the  vein  apexes.  —  Also  termed  extralateral right. Cf. INTRALIMINAL RIGHT. [Cases: Mines and Minerals    30. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals § 69.] [Blacks Law 8th]

apex  juris  (ay-peks  joor-is).  [Latin  “summit  of  law”]  An  extreme  point  or  subtlety  of  law, such  as  a  merely  technical  objection  in  pleading  or  an  extreme  interpretation  of  a  doctrine.  Cf. APICES LITIGANDI. [Blacks Law 8th]