Law Dictionary Definitions
ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME
adjusted gross income.See INCOME. [Blacks Law 8th]
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adjusted gross estate.See ESTATE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]
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adjusted cost basis.See BASIS. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreADJUSTED BOOK VALUE
adjusted book value.See BOOK VALUE. [Blacks Law 8th]
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adjusted basis.See BASIS. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreADJUSTABLE-RATE MORTGAGE
adjustable-rate mortgage.See MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreADJUST
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]
Read MoreADJURE
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 (aj-<<schwa>>-ray-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The act of solemnly charging or entreating. 2. A swearing; a solemn oath. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreAD 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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