Legal Term Dictionary

An abbreviation of arguendo.

An abbreviation of arguendo. Less...

In heraldry. Silver.

In heraldry. Silver. Less...

In the Roman law, a money lender or broker; a dealer in money; a banker. Argentarium, the instrument of the loan, similar to the modern word "bond" or "note."

In the Roman law, a money lender or broker; a dealer in money; a banker. Argentarium, the instrument of the loan, similar to the modern word "bond" or "note." Less...

A money porter in the English exchequer, who carries the money from the lower to the upper exchequer to be examined and tested. Spelman.

A money porter in the English exchequer, who carries the money from the lower to the upper exchequer to be examined and tested. Spelman. Less...

An old French coin, answering nearly to the English shilling. Spelman.

An old French coin, answering nearly to the English shilling. Spelman. Less...

Silver; money. —Argentum album. Bullion; uncoined silver; common silver coin; silver coin worn smooth. Cowell; Spelman.—Argentum Dei. God's money; God's penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell.

Silver; money. —Argentum album. Bullion; uncoined silver; common silver coin; silver coin worn smooth. Cowell; Spelman.—Argentum Dei. God's money; God's penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell. Less...

In arguing; in the course of the argument. A statement or observation made by a judge as a matter of argument or illustration, but not directly bearing upon the case at bar, or only incidentally involved in it, is said (in the reports) to be made arguendo, or, in the More...

In arguing; in the course of the argument. A statement or observation made by a judge as a matter of argument or illustration, but not directly bearing upon the case at bar, or only incidentally involved in it, is said (in the reports) to be made arguendo, or, in the abbreviated form, arg. Less...

In rhetoric and logic, an inference drawn from premises, the truth of which is indisputable, or at least highly probable. The argument of a demurrer, special case, appeal, or other proceeding involving a question of law, consists of the speeches of the opposed counsel; namely, the "opening" of the counsel More...

In rhetoric and logic, an inference drawn from premises, the truth of which is indisputable, or at least highly probable. The argument of a demurrer, special case, appeal, or other proceeding involving a question of law, consists of the speeches of the opposed counsel; namely, the "opening" of the counsel having the right to begin, (q. v..) the speech of his opponent, and the '"reply" of the first counsel. It answers to the trial of a question of fact. Sweet. But the submission of printed briefs may technically constitute an argument. Malcomb v. Hamill, 65 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 506; State v. California Min. Co., 13 Nev. 209. Less...

An argument arising from the inconvenience which the proposed construction of the law would create.

An argument arising from the inconvenience which the proposed construction of the law would create. Less...

In pleading. Indirect; inferential. Steph. PL 179. A pleading is so called in which the statement on which the pleader relies is implied instead of being expressed, or where it contains, in addition to proper statements of facts, reasoning or arguments upon those facts and their relation to the matter More...

In pleading. Indirect; inferential. Steph. PL 179. A pleading is so called in which the statement on which the pleader relies is implied instead of being expressed, or where it contains, in addition to proper statements of facts, reasoning or arguments upon those facts and their relation to the matter in dispute, such as should be reserved for presentation at the trial. Argumentum a communiter accidentibus in jure frequens est. An argument drawn from things commonly happening is frequent in law. Broom, Max. 44. Argumentum a divisione est fortissimum in jure. An argument from division [of the subject] is of the greatest force in law. Go. Litt. 213b; 6 Coke, 60. Argumentum a major! ad minus negative non valet; valet e converso. An argument from the greater to the less is of no force negatively; affirmatively it Is. Jenk. Cent 281. Argumentum a simili valet in lege. An argument from a like case (from analogy) is good in law. Co. Litt. 191. Argumentum ab auetoritate est fortissimum in lege. An argument from authority is the strongest in the law. "The book cases are the best proof of what the law is." Co. Litt 254a. Argumentum ab impossibili valet in lege. An argument drawn from an impossibility is forcible in law. Co. Litt. 92a. Argumentum ab inconvenienti est validum in lege; quia lex non permit tit aliquod inconveniens. An argument drawn from what is inconvenient is good in law, because the law will not permit any inconvenience. Co. Litt 66a, 258. Argumentum ab inconvenienti plurimum valet [est validum] in lege. An argument drawn from inconvenience is of the greatest weight [is forcible] in law. Co. Litt. 66a, 97a, 152b, 258b; Broom, Max. 184. If there be in any deed or instrument equivocal expressions, and great inconvenience must necessarily follow from one construction, it is strong to show that such construction is not according to the true intention of the grantor; but where there is no equivocal expression in the instrument, and the words used admit only of one meaning, arguments of inconvenience prove only want of foresight in the grantor. 8 Madd. 540; 7 Taunt 496. Less...