Law Dictionary Definitions

against the  form  of the statute.Contrary to the statutory requirements. • This formal  phrase, which  traditionally  concludes  an  indictment,  indicates  that  the  conduct  alleged  contravenes  the cited statute and therefore constitutes a criminal offense. In  modern contexts, the full conclusion often  reads:  “against  the  form  of  the  statute  in  such  case  made  and  provided.”  The …

AG.abbr.ATTORNEY GENERAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

AFTRA.abbr.AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

after the fact.Subsequent to an event of legal significance <accessory after the fact>. [Blacks Law 8th]

aftermarket. See secondary market under MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]

after cost.See COST(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

aftercare. See juvenile parole under PAROLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

afterborn heir.See HEIR. [Blacks Law 8th]

afterborn child.See CHILD. [Blacks Law 8th]

after-acquired-title doctrine.The principle that title to property automatically vests in a person who bought the property from a seller who acquired title only after purporting to sell the property to the buyer. [Cases: Vendor and Purchaser    8. C.J.S. Vendor and Purchaser § 6.] [Blacks Law 8th]