Law Dictionary Definitions

annexation,n.1.  The  act  of  attaching;  the  state  of  being  attached.  2.Property.  The  point  at which  a  fixture  becomes  a  part  of  the  realty  to  which  it  is  attached.  [Cases:  Fixtures    6.]  3.  A formal  act  by  which  a  nation,  state,  or  municipality  incorporates  land  within  its  dominion.  •  In international  law,  the  usual  formalities  of …

annex,n.  Something  that  is  attached,  such  as  a  document  to  a  report  or  an  addition  to  a building. [Blacks Law 8th]

annats (an-<<schwa>>ts). See FIRST FRUITS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

annates (an-ayts oran-its), n.[fr. Law Latin annata] See FIRST FRUITS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

animus (an-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>s). [Latin] 1. Ill will; animosity. class-based  animus.A  prejudicial  disposition  toward  a  discernible,  usu.  constitutionally protected,  group  of  persons.  •  A  class-based  animus  is  an  essential  element  of  a  civil-rights conspiracy  case. [Cases:  Civil Rights    1033(1),  1137.  C.J.S. Civil Rights §§  18, 20,  23–24,  34, 39–40.] 2.  Intention.  •  All  the  following  Latin  “animus” …

animo  felonico  (an-<<schwa>>-moh  f<<schwa>>-lon-<<schwa>>-koh),  adv.[Latin]  With felonious intent; with the intention to commit a felony. [Blacks Law 8th]

animo et facto (an-<<schwa>>-moh et fak-toh). [Latin] Hist. By act and intention. “Thus, for example, in acquiring a domicile, mere residence is not sufficient, if there be not the  intention  to  acquire  it,  as  domicile  can  only  be  acquired  animo  et  facto.”  John  Trayner, Trayner’s Latin Maxims 21 (4th ed. 1894). [Blacks Law 8th]

animo et corpore (an-<<schwa>>-moh et kor-p<<schwa>>-ree), adv.[Latin] By the mind and by the body; by the intention and by the physical act of control < possession is acquired animo et corpore>. [Blacks Law 8th]

animo (an-<<schwa>>-moh). [Latin] See ANIMUS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

animal law,n.  The field  of  law  dealing with vertebrates other than  humans. • The  field cuts across  many  traditional  doctrinal  areas  (e.g.,  contracts,  torts,  administrative  law)  as  well  as jurisprudence. Topics include wild-life-management law, laws concerning treatment of laboratory animals, and laws relating to companion animals. [Blacks Law 8th]