Law Dictionary Definitions

aid  and  comfort.Help  given  by  someone  to  a  national  enemy  in  such  a  way  that  the  help amounts to treason. [Cases: Treason    6. C.J.S. Treason § 8.] “Aid  and  comfort  may  be  given  in  various ways, such  as  buying  a  vessel and  fitting  it for service  in  aid  of  the  enemy,  delivering  prisoners  and  deserters …

aid  and  abet,vb.  To  assist  or  facilitate  the  commission  of  a  crime,  or  to  promote  its accomplishment. • Aiding and abetting is a crime in most jurisdictions. — Also termed aid or abet; counsel and procure. [Cases: Criminal Law    59. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 998.] — aider and abettor,n. “The phrase ‘aid and abet’…

AID.abbr.1.  See  artificial  insemination  by  donor  under  ARTIFICIAL  INSEMINATION  . 2.UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. aid,n.  Hist.  1.A  subsidy  or  tax  granted  to  the  king  for  an  extraordinary  purpose.  —  Also termed grant-in-aid. 2. A benevolence or tribute (i.e., a sum of money) granted by the tenant to his lord in times of difficulty…

AICPA.abbr.American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. [Cases: Accountants    3.1.] [Blacks Law 8th]

ahupuaa (ah-hoo-poo-ah-ah). [Hawaiian] A variable measure of Hawaiian land, traditionally understood  to  stretch  from  the  sea  to  the  mountains,  to  allow  the  people  to  obtain  the  various materials needed for subsistence offered at different elevations. — Also spelled ahupua’a. [Blacks Law 8th]

AGVA.abbr.AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

agunah  (ah-goo-nah),  n.  Jewish  law.  1.  A  woman  whose  husband  has  deserted  her  or otherwise disappeared. • She may not remarry until either proving his death or obtaining a divorce. 2. A woman whose husband will not agree to a divorce. [Blacks Law 8th]

Aguilar–Spinelli test (ah-gee-lahr  spi-nel-ee  orag-w<<schwa>>-lahr).Criminal  procedure. standard  for  de-termining  whether  hearsay  (such  as  an  informant’s tip)  is sufficiently  reliable  to establish  probable cause for an arrest or search warrant. • Under this two-pronged test — which has been replaced by a broader, totali-ty-of-the-circumstances approach — the reliability of both the information and the informant must…

agri limitati (ag-rI lim-i-tay-tI). See ager limitatus under AGER. [Blacks Law 8th]

agriculture.  The  science  or  art  of  cultivating  soil,  harvesting  crops,  and  raising  livestock. [Cases: Agriculture    3.1.] “ ‘Agriculture’ is broader in meaning than ‘farming’; and while it includes the preparation of soil,  the  planting  of  seeds,  the  raising  and  harvesting  of  crops,  and  all  their  incidents,  it  also includes gardening,  horticulture, viticulture, dairying,  poultry, bee…