ADJUST

adjust,vb.1. To determine the amount that an insurer will pay an insured to cover a loss. 2. To arrive  at  a  new  agreement  with  a  creditor  for  the  payment  of  a  debt.  [Cases:  Insurance    3234. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1345–1347.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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ADJURE

  adjure  (<<schwa>>-juur),  vb.  To  charge  or  entreat  solemnly  <the  President  adjured  the foreign government to join the alliance>. — adjuration (aj-<< schwa>>-ray-sh<<schwa>>n), n. — adjuratory         (<<schwa>>-juur-<<schwa>>-tor-ee),         adj.         —         adjurer,         adjuror (<<schwa>>-juur-<<schwa>>r), n. [Blacks Law 8th]

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ADJURATION

  adjuration   (aj-<<schwa>>-ray-sh<<schwa>>n),   n.1.   The   act   of   solemnly   charging   or entreating. 2. A swearing; a solemn oath. [Blacks Law 8th]

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AD JURA REGIS

    ad jura regis (ad joor-<<schwa>> ree-jis), n.[Law Latin “for the rights of the king”] Hist. A writ  brought  against  a  person  seeking  to  eject  the  holder  of  a  royal  benefice.  •  The  writ  was available to the holder of the benefice. [Blacks Law 8th]

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