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  • AD ALIUD EXAMEN
    To another tribunal; belonging to another court, cognisance, or jurisdiction.
  • AD ALIUM DIEM
    At another day. A common phrase in the old reports. Yearb. P. 7 Hen. VI. 13.
  • AD ASSISAS CAPIENDAS
    To take assises; to take or hold the assises. Bract, fol. 110a; 3 Bl. Comm. 185. Ad assisam capiendam; to take an assise. Bract, fol. 110b.
  • AD AUDIENDUM ET TERMINANDUM
    To hear and determine. St Westm. 2, ct 29, 30.
  • AD BARRAM
    To the bar; at the bar. 8 How. State Tr. 112.
  • AD CAMPI PARTEM
    For a share of the field or land, for champert. Fleta. lib. 2, t 36, | 4.
  • AD CAPTUM VULGI
    Adapted to the common understanding.
  • AD COLLIGENDUM BONA DEFUNCTI
    For collecting the goods of the decreased. See ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES.
  • AD COMMUNEM LEGEM
    At common law. The name of a writ of entry (now obsolete) brought by the reversioners after the death of the life tenant, for the recovery of lands wrongfully alienated by him.
  • AD COMPARENDUM
    To appear. Ad comparendum, et ad standum juri, to appear and to stand to the law, or abide the judgment of the court. Cro. Jac. 67.
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