Law Dictionary Definitions

age of criminal responsibility.See AGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

age of consent.See AGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

age of capacity.See AGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

agent’s power.See POWER(3)[Blacks Law 8th].

agent’s lien.See LIEN.[Blacks Law 8th]

agent provocateur (ay-j<<schwa>>nt pr<<schwa>>-vok-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>rora-zhawn praw-vaw-k<<schwa>>-tuur), n.1. An undercover agent who instigates or participates in a crime, often by in-filtrating a group suspected of illegal conduct, to expose and punish criminal activity. 2. A person  who  entraps another, or  entices another to break the  law, and then informs against the other as a lawbreaker. [Blacks Law 8th]

agent.  1.  Something  that  produces  an  effect  <an  intervening  agent>.  See  CAUSE  (1); ELECTRONIC  AGENT.  2.  One  who  is  authorized  to  act  for  or  in  place  of  another;  a representative   <a   professional   athlete’s   agent>.   —   Also   termed   commissionaire.   Cf. PRINCIPAL(1); EMPLOYEE. [Cases: Principal and Agent    1, 3. C.J.S. Agency §§ 2, 4–9, 11–16, 18, 23,…

agens (ay-jenz). [Latin] 1. One who acts or does an act; an agent. Cf. PATIENS. 2. A plaintiff. [Blacks Law 8th]

agenda. A list of things to be done, as items to be considered at a meeting, usu. arranged in order  of  consideration.  —  Also  termed  calendar;  calendar  of  business;  order  of  business.  Cf. PROGRAM(1). consent agenda.See consent calendar under CALENDAR(4). debate agenda.See debate calendar under CALENDAR(4). final agenda.An agenda that a deliberative assembly has adopted,…

agency-shop membership.See FINANCIAL-CORE MEMBERSHIP. [Blacks Law 8th]