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annus   et   dies   (an-<<schwa>>s   et   dI-eez).   [Law   Latin]   A   year   and   a   day.   See YEAR-AND-A-DAY RULE. [Blacks Law 8th]

annus,  dies,  et  vastum  (an-<<schwa>>s,  dI-eez,  et  vas-t<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin]  See YEAR, DAY, AND WASTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

annus deliberandi (an-<<schwa>>s d<<schwa>>-lib-<<schwa>>-ran-dI). [Latin “the year for deliberating”]  Scots  law.  The  year  during  which  an  heir  could  determine  whether  to  enter  an A inheritance  and  represent  an  ancestor.  The  period  was  later  shortened  to  six  months.  See DAMNOSA AUT LUCROSA. “The  entry  of  an  heir  infers  serious  responsibilities,  and  therefore  the  year  is  allowed …

annus continuus (an-<<schwa>>s k<<schwa>>n-tin-yoo-<<schwa>>s). [Latin “a continuous year”] Roman law. A straight 365-day period, without interruption. Cf. ANNUS UTILIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

annus (an-<<schwa>>s). [Latin] A year. [Blacks Law 8th]

annum  luctus (an-<<schwa>>m  l<<schwa>>k-t<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin  “year  of  mourning”] Roman  law.  The  year  following  the  death  of  a  married  man  during  which  his  widow  could  not remarry, because of the confusion that would ensue in determining the parentage of a child born a few months after a second marriage within that year. — Also sometimes termed…

annulment of judgment.A retroactive  obliteration of a judicial decision, having the  effect of restoring the parties to their pretrial positions. • Types of annulment include reversal and vacation. See REVERSE; VACATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

annulment of adoption.See ABROGATION OF ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

annulment (<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>l-m<<schwa>>nt), n.1. The act of nullifying or making void;  VOIDANCE.  2.  A  judicial  or  ecclesiastical  declaration  that  a  marriage  is  void.  •  An annulment  establishes  that  the  marital  status  never  existed.  So  annulment  and  dissolution  of marriage (or divorce) are fundamentally different: an annulment renders a marriage void from the beginning, while dissolution of…

annuity trust.See TRUST. [Blacks Law 8th]