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a fortiori with stronger reason
a priori from what goes before; from the cause to the effect
ab initio from the beginning
abjure to reject, renounce
abrogate to abolish, usually by authority
abstract a summary of the important point or points of a text; an overview. You will see a summary of a case right at the beginning of the case in most reporters. The individual head notes or points of law at the beginning of a case in most reporters are often called abstracts. Abstracts are also known as squibs.
acerbic biting, bitter in tone or taste
acrimony bitterness, discord
act another term for a statute.
actiones in personam personal actions
acumen keen insight
ad curiam before the court, to the court
ad damnum clause to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss
ad faciendum to do
ad hoc for this purpose, for this occasion
ad litem for the suit; for the litigation (a guardian ad litem, for example)
ad rem to the thing at hand
ad valorem according to the value (an ad valorem tax, for example)
administrative code a collection of adminitrative regulations organized by subject matter rather than by date. A good example would be the Code of Federal Regulations which organizes all of the federal government regulations. Some states will also have administrative codes.
adumbrate to sketch out in a vague way
advance session law service same as a legislative service
advance sheets A paper pamphlet that comes out before a later pamphlet or hardcover volume. Usually you see this with the West reporters. Four to Five paper volumes will come out that are then collated into one hardbound volume. When the hardbound volume comes into your office you may then throw out the paper volumes. Many librarians are afraid to throw out the advance sheets when the hardbound volume has come in. Just make sure you have the correct hard bound volume and you can ignore the old advance sheets. They will be superfluous...