Law Dictionary Definitions

acquire,vb. To gain possession or control of; to get or obtain. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquietatus     (<<schwa>>-kwI-<<schwa>>-tay-t<<schwa>>s),     adj.[Law     Latin]     Hist. Pronounced not guilty by a jury; acquitted. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquiescence  (ak-wee-es-<<schwa>>nts).1.  A  person’s  tacit  or  passive  acceptance;  implied consent to an act. commercial acquiescence.Patents. Action or inaction by a patentee’s competitor that reflects the competitor’s belief that the patent is valid. • A patent owner may use another person’s actions or  inactions, such  as  taking  a  license  or  attempting  to  design around  a  patent,…

acquiesce (ak-wee-es), vb. To accept tacitly or passively; to give implied consent to (an act) <in the end, all the partners acquiesced in the settlement>. — acquiescent,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquets  and  gains  (<<schwa>>-kets).Louisiana  law.  The  assets  comprising  the  community property  of  spouses  who  are  subject  to  the  Louisiana  community-property  laws.  —  Often shortened to acquets. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquets and conquets.See ACQUET(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

acquet  (a-kayor  <<schwa>>-kwet),  n.[French  acquêt  “acquisition”]  (usu.  pl.)  Civil  law.  1. Property  acquired  by  purchase,  gift,  or  any  means  other  than  inheritance.  •  The  term  is  most commonly  used  to  denote  a  marital ac-quisition  that  is  presumed  to  be  community  property.  — Also termed acquets and conquets. 2. Property acquired by either spouse during the…

acquest (<<schwa>>-kwest). See ACQUET. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquaintance rape.See RAPE. [Blacks Law 8th]

ACP  challenge.Trademarks.  An  administrative  procedure  to  settle  disputes  over  Internet domain names, con-ducted by an Administrative Domain-Name Challenge Panel (ACP) under the auspices  of  the  World  Intellectual  Property  Organization  and  in  accordance  with  the  WIPO (Revised)       Substantive       Guidelines.       •       The       guidelines       are       viewable       at http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/racps.htm. [Blacks Law 8th]