Law Dictionary Definitions

affiliation order.See filiation order under ORDER(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

affiliated purchaser.See PURCHASER(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

affiliated group.A chain of corporations that can elect to file a consolidated tax return because at  least  80%  of  each  corporation  is  owned  by  others  in  the  group.  [Cases:  Internal  Revenue 3870.] [Blacks Law 8th]

affiliated director.See outside director under DIRECTOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

affiliate  (<<schwa>>-fil-ee-it),  n.1.  A  corporation  that  is  related  to  another  corporation  by shareholdings  or  other  means  of  control;  a  subsidiary,  parent,  or  sibling  corporation.  [Cases: Corporations    1.5. C.J.S. Corporations § 15.] 2.Securities. One who controls, is controlled by, or is  under  common  control  with  an  issuer  of  a  security.  SEC  Rule  10b-18(a)(1)  (  17  CFR …

affile (<<schwa>>-fIl), vb. Archaic. To file. [Blacks Law 8th]

affilare (af-<<schwa>>-lair-ee), vb.[Law Latin] To put on record; to file. [Blacks Law 8th]

  affidavit (af-<<schwa>>-day-vit). A voluntary declaration of facts written down and sworn to by the declarant before an officer authorized to administer oaths, such as a notary public. • A great deal  of  evidence  is  submitted  by  affidavit,  esp.  in  pretrial  matters  such  as  summary-judgment motions. Cf. DECLARATION(1), (8). [Cases: Affidavits    1. C.J.S. Affidavits §§…

affidatus (af-<<schwa>>-day-t<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin] Hist. A tenant by fealty. [Blacks Law 8th]

affidatio    dominorum    (af-<<schwa>>-day-shee-oh    dom-<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An oath taken by lords in Parliament. [Blacks Law 8th]