Law Dictionary Definitions

advance-decline index.See INDEX(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

advance bill.See BILL(6). [Blacks Law 8th]

advance,n.1. The furnishing of money or goods before any consideration is received in return. 2. The money or goods furnished. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad valorem tax.See TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad valorem tariff.See TARIFF(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

ad valorem duty.See DUTY(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  valorem  (ad  v<<schwa>>-lor-<<schwa>>m),  adj.[Latin  “according  to  the  value”]  (Of  a tax) proportional to the value of the thing taxed. [Cases: Taxation    1, 1201.1. C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1–3, 5–6.] — ad valorem,adv.[Blacks Law 8th]

ad valentiam (ad v<<schwa>>-len-shee-<<schwa>>m), adv.[Law Latin] To the value. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad usum et commodum (ad yoo-s<<schwa>>m [or -z<<schwa>>m] et kom-<<schwa>>-d<< schwa>>m), adv.[Law Latin] To the use and benefit. [Blacks Law 8th]

Adult  Protective  Services.A  governmental  agency  with  responsibility  for  investigating allegations of elder abuse and neglect and for responding appropriately. • Every state has such an agency. — Abbr. APS. [Blacks Law 8th]