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advena  (ad-v<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>),  n.[Latin]  Roman  law.  One  who  has  come  from abroad, esp. for a tem-porary stay; a sojourner. [Blacks Law 8th]

advantagium (ad-van-tay-jee-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An advantage. [Blacks Law 8th]

advancing market.See bull market under MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]

advance sheets.A softcover pamphlet containing recently reported opinions by a court or set of courts. • Advance sheets are published during the interim between an opinion’s announcement and  its  inclusion  in  a  bound  volume  of  law  reports.  Cf.  slip  opinion  (1)  under  OPINION; REPORT(3). [Cases: Courts    103; Reports    1. C.J.S. Courts §§ 170, 173–174, 176;…

advance  pricing  agreement.Tax.  A  usu.  binding  arrangement  made  between  a  multinational company  and  one  or  more  national  tax  authorities  about  what  method  the  company  will  use  to calculate transfer prices. • The agreement’s purpose is to reduce or eliminate double taxation. — Abbr. APA. bilateral advance pricing agreement.An advance pricing agreement made between a company…

advance premium.See PREMIUM(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

advance payment.See PAYMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

advancement,n. A payment or gift to an heir (esp. a child) during one’s lifetime as an advance share  of  one’s  estate,  with  the  intention  of  reducing  or  extinguishing  or  diminishing  the  heir’s claim to the estate under intestacy laws. • In some jurisdictions, the donor’s intent is irrelevant if all  the  statutory  elements  of  an …

Advanced  Television  Enhancement  Forum.A  standard-setting  organization  that  defines  the protocols   for   HTML-based   enhanced   television.   •   The   organization   is   an   alliance   of representatives    from    broadcast    and    cable    networks,    the    consumer    electronics    and personal-computer industries, and television-transport companies. — Abbr. ATVEF. [Blacks Law 8th]

advance directive. 1. A document that takes effect upon one’s incompetency and designates a surrogate deci-sion-maker for healthcare matters. • The Uniform Health-Care Decision Act (1993) states  that  the  power  of  attorney  for  healthcare  must  be  in  writing  and  signed  by  the  principal. Unless  otherwise  stated,  the  authority  is  effective  only  upon  a  determination  that …