Law Dictionary Definitions

adulter (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>r), n.[Latin] Roman law. An adulterer; a man guilty of adultery. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult disabled person.See PERSON(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

adult correctional institution.See PRISON. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult adoption.See ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

adult (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>ltorad-<<schwa>>lt), n. A person who has attained the legal age of majority, generally 17 in criminal cases and 18 for other purposes. — Also termed major. Cf.     MINOR(1).     [Cases:     Infants          68.5.     C.J.S.     Infants     §§     43–45.]     —     adult (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>lt), adj. vulnerable  adult.An  adult  who  is  physically  or  mentally  disabled;  esp.,  one  dependent  on institutional services. [Blacks…

ad   tunc   et   ibidem   (ad   t<<schwa>>ngk   et   i-bI-d<<schwa>>m   orib-i-d<<schwa>>m), adv.[Latin] Hist. Then and there being found. • This phrase was formerly used in indictments. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad tunc.[Latin] Then and there. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  testificandum  (ad  tes-ti-fi-kan-d<<schwa>>m).  [Latin]  To  testify.  See  habeas  corpus  ad testificandum under HABEAS CORPUS; subpoena ad testificandum under SUBPOENA. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad terminum qui praeteriit (ad t<<schwa>>r-m<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>m kwI pri-ter-ee-it). [Law Latin “for a term which has passed”] A writ of entry to recover land leased out to a holdover tenant. — Also termed entry ad terminum qui praeteriit. [Blacks Law 8th]

ad  terminum  annorum  (ad  t<<schwa>>r-m<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>m  <<schwa>>-nor-<< schwa>>m), adv.[Law Latin] For a term of years. [Blacks Law 8th]