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all-risk insurance.See INSURANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

All rights reserved.Copyright. A phrase required as part of a valid copyright notice under the Buenos  Aires  Convention.  •  Because  other  international  copyright  treaties  do  not  require  the phrase, and all signatories to the Buenos Aires Convention are parties to other treaties, the phrase is now surplusage. [Blacks Law 8th]

all-purpose public figure.See PUBLIC FIGURE. [Blacks Law 8th]

alloynour (<<schwa>>-loy-n<<schwa>>r). [Law French] Hist. One who conceals, steals, or furtively carries off something. [Blacks Law 8th]

allow the appeal.See REVERSE. [Blacks Law 8th]

allowed application.See PATENT APPLICATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

allowance. 1. A share or portion, esp. of money that is assigned or granted. allowance pendente lite.See temporary alimony under ALIMONY. backhaul allowance.A price discount given to customers who get their goods from a seller’s warehouse as a reflection of the seller’s freight-cost savings. family allowance.A portion of a decedent’s estate set aside by statute…

allowable  state.Patents.  Of  a  patent  claim,  the  condition  of  containing  patentable  subject matter in an acceptable form. [Blacks Law 8th]

allottee. One to whom an allotment is made; a recipient of an allotment. [Blacks Law 8th]

allotment system.English law. The practice of dividing land into small portions for cultivation by agricultural laborers and others. [Blacks Law 8th]