Law Dictionary Definitions

ameliorating waste.See WASTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

ameliorate  (<<schwa>>-meel-y<<schwa>>-rayt),  vb.1.  To  make  better  <the  charity tries to ameliorate  the  con-ditions  of  the  homeless>.2.  To  become  better  <  with  time,  the  situation ameliorated>. [Blacks Law 8th]

a me de superiore meo (ay mee dee s[y]oo-peer-ee-or-ee mee-oh). [Law Latin] Hist. From me, of my superior. • In a feudal land grant, this phrase provided that when feudal title was completed, the grantee would hold the land of the grantor’s superior. [Blacks Law 8th]

a  me  (ay  mee).  [Latin]  From  me.  • This phrase  was  used  in  feudal  grants to  denote  tenure held  directly  of  the  chief  lord.  The  phrase  is  short  for  a  me  de  superiore  meo  (ay  mee  dee s[y]oo-peer-ee-or-ee mee-oh), meaning “from me of my superior.” Cf. DE ME. [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulatory will.See WILL. [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulatory disposition.See DISPOSITION(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulatory automatism.See AUTOMATISM. [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulatory (am-by<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>>-tor-ee), adj.1. Able to walk <the accident victim is  still  ambula-tory>.2.  Capable  of  being  altered  or  revised;  not  yet  legally  fixed  <a  will  is ambulatory because it is revocable until the testator’s death>. [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulance-chasing.  A blatant form  of solicitation in which the  lawyer (either  personally  or through an agent) urges injured people to employ the lawyer to represent them. [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulance chaser. 1. A lawyer who approaches victims of accidents in hopes of persuading them   to   sue   for   damages.   2.   A   lawyer’s   agent   who   engages   in   this   activity.   — ambulance-chasing,n. [Blacks Law 8th]