Law Dictionary Definitions

agency. 1. A fiduciary relationship created by express or implied contract or by law, in which one party (the agent) may act on behalf of another party (the principal) and bind that other party by words or actions. See AUTHORITY (1). [Cases: Principal and Agent    1. C.J.S. Agency §§ 2, 4–6, 23, 25–27, 33, 38–40,…

Age  Discrimination  in  Employment  Act.A  federal law  prohibiting  job  discrimination  based on  a  person’s  age,  esp.  unfair  and  discriminatory  employment  decisions  that  negatively  affect someone who is 40 years old or older. 29 USCA §§ 621–634. • Passed in 1967, the Act applies to businesses with more than 20 employees and to all governmental entities.…

age discrimination.See DISCRIMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

age,n. A period of time; esp., a period of individual existence or the duration of a person’s life. • In American usage, age is stated in full years completed (so that someone 15 years of age might actually be 15 years and several months old). State statutes define various types of ages, as shown in…

agarder  (ah-gahr-day),  vb.[Law  French]  To  award,  adjudge,  or  determine;  to  sentence  or condemn. [Blacks Law 8th]

agard (<<schwa>>-gahrd). [Law French] An award. See NUL FAIT AGARD. [Blacks Law 8th]

agalma (<<schwa>>-gal-m<<schwa>>). [Greek] A figure or design on a seal. [Blacks Law 8th]

against the  will.Contrary to a person’s wishes. • Indictments use this phrase to indicate that the defendant’s conduct was without the victim’s consent. [Blacks Law 8th]

against  the  weight  of  the  evidence.(Of  a  verdict  or  judgment)  contrary  to  the  credible evidence;  not  sufficiently  supported  by  the  evidence  in  the  record.  See  WEIGHT  OF  THE EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

against  the  peace  and  dignity  of  the  state.A  concluding  phrase  in  an  indictment,  used  to condemn  the  offending  conduct  generally  (as  opposed  to  the  specific  charge  of  wrongdoing contained in the body of the instrument). • This phrase derives from the Law Latin contra pacem domini  regis  (“against  the  peace  of  the  lord  the  king”), …