Law Dictionary Definitions

adversary procedure.See ADVERSARY SYSTEM. [Blacks Law 8th]

adversary  (ad-v<<schwa>>r-ser-ee),  n.  An  opponent;  esp.,  opposing  counsel.  —  adversary, adversarial,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

adversarius (ad-v<<schwa>>r-sair-ee-<<schwa>>s), n.[Latin] Roman law. An adversary in a lawsuit. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventurer. A person who undertakes a hazardous action or enterprise; one with a stake in a commercial ad-venture. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventure.  1.  A  commercial  undertaking  that  has  an  element  of  risk; a  venture. Cf.  JOINT VENTURE. 2.Marine insurance. A voyage involving financial and insurable risk, as to a shipment of goods. — Often shortened to venture. [Cases: Insurance    2214.] common  adventure.  A  maritime  enterprise,  characterized  as  an  undertaking  in  which  all participants, including  the  carrier, …

adventura (ad-ven-t[y]oor-<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An adventure. • Flotsam, jetsam, and lagan were styled adventurae maris (“adventures of the sea”). [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  ventrem  inspiciendum  (ad  ven-tr<<schwa>>m  in-spish-ee-en-d<<schwa>>m),  n.[Latin] See DE VENTRE INSPICIENDO. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventitious property.See PROPERTY. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventitia  dos  (ad-ven-tish-ee-<<schwa>>  dohs),  n.[Latin]  Civil  law.  A  dowry  given  by someone other than the wife’s paterfamilias. Pl. adventitiae dotes. [Blacks Law 8th]

adventitia bona (ad-ven-tish-ee-<<schwa>> boh-n<<schwa>>). See BONA ADVENTITIA. [Blacks Law 8th]