Law Dictionary Definitions

a.m.abbr.ANTE MERIDIEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

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ALWD  (ahl-w<<schwa>>d  oral-w<<schwa>>d).abbr.  See  ASSOCIATION  OF  LEGAL WRITING DIRECTORS . [Blacks Law 8th]

alveus (al-vee-<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin] Hist. The bed or channel through which a stream flows in its  ordinary course. [Cases: Waters and Water Courses    89. C.J.S. Waters §§ 170–174, 188–189.] [Blacks Law 8th]

alvei mutatio (al-vee-I myoo-tay-shee-oh). [Latin fr. alveus “the bed or channel of a stream”] Hist. A change in a stream’s course. [Blacks Law 8th]

a  lui  et  a  ses  heritiers  pour  toujours  (a  lwee  ay  a  sayz  e-ree-tyay  poor  too-zhoor).  [Law French] To him and his heirs forever. See and his heirs under HEIR. [Blacks Law 8th]

altum  mare  (al-t<<schwa>>m  mair-ee  ormahr-ee),  n.[Law  Latin]  Hist.  The  high  seas;  the deep seas. [Blacks Law 8th]

alto et basso.See DE ALTO ET BASSO. [Blacks Law 8th]

altius tollendi (al-shee-<<schwa>>s t<<schwa>>-len-dI). [Latin “of raising  higher”] Roman & civil law. A ser-vitude that allows a landowner to build a house as high as desired. [Blacks Law 8th]

altius  non  tollendi  (al-shee-<<schwa>>s  non  t<<schwa>>-len-dI).  [Latin  “of  not  raising higher”] Roman & civil law. A servitude prohibiting a landowner from building a house above a certain height. [Blacks Law 8th]