Law Dictionary Definitions

ampliation  (am-plee-ay-sh<<schwa>>n).Civil  law.  An  extending;  a  postponement  of  the decision in a case. [Blacks Law 8th]

ampliatio  (am-plee-ay-shee-oh),  n.  [Latin]  Roman  law.  1.  The  act of  deferring  or  reserving judgment. 2. In a criminal trial before a comitia, the repeating of evidence at the jury’s request. Pl. ampliationes (am-plee-ay-shee-oh-neez). [Blacks Law 8th]

amoveas manus (ay-moh-vee-<<schwa>>s man-<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin “that you remove your  hands”]  Hist.  1.A  judgment  ordering  the  Crown  to  relinquish  possession  of  land  to  the complainant.  •  The  judgment  is  so  called  from  the  emphatic  words  quod  manus  domini  regis amoveantur (“that the hands of the king be removed”).2. The writ issued on the judgment. [Blacks Law…

amove,vb. To remove (a person) from an office or position. [Blacks Law 8th]

amount realized.Tax. The amount received by a taxpayer for the sale or exchange of an asset, such  as  cash,  property,  services received,  or  debts assumed  by  a  buyer.  Cf.  GAIN(3);  LOSS(2). [Cases:  Internal  Revenue    3194;  Taxation    996.  C.J.S.  Internal  Revenue  §  113;  Taxation  §§ 1732–1733.] [Blacks Law 8th]

amount  in  controversy.The  damages  claimed  or  relief  demanded  by  the  injured  party  in  a lawsuit. • For a federal court to have diversity jurisdiction, the amount in controversy must exceed $75,000.  28  USCA  §  1332(a). —  Also  termed  jurisdictional  amount;  matter  in  controversy.  See DIVERSITY  OF  CITIZENSHIP  ;  AGGREGATION  DOCTRINE.  [Cases:  Courts    119,  167; Federal…

amotion. 1. A turning out, as the eviction of a tenant or the removal of a person from office. [Cases:  Landlord  and  Tenant    275;  Officers  and  Public  Employees    70.  C.J.S.  Landlord  and Tenant  §§  716–718,  724; Officers and  Public  Employees§  175.]  2.  The  common-law  procedure available  to  shareholders  to  remove  a  corporate  director  for  cause. …

amortizement. See AMORTIZATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

amortized mortgage.See MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

amortized loan.See LOAN. [Blacks Law 8th]