An administrator ad litem is a person appointed by a probate court to represent the interests of an estate for the purposes of a lawsuit.
Administrators ad litem are typically appointed in cases where the estate’s...
legal practice/ethics
admission to practice
Admission to the practice of law (admission to the bar of a state) is governed by rules and regulations promulgated solely by a state's courts, legislatures, and/or bar association. The rules must not violate the constitutional requirements...
admit
Admit or admitting refers to a statement made by an individual to confirm the truthfulness of a claim. In criminal law, admitting to a fact also serves as a confession of guilt. Following Alexander v. State, an admission is an...
adverse
Adverse means to be against or opposed to one’s own interests. Adverse is used in several legal contexts. For example:
An adverse party is the party with contrary interests to one’s own. In property law, adverse possession refers to...adverse party
An adverse party is the other side of a lawsuit, the opposite party, one with opposing interests. If there are numerous parties and claims, parties may be in agreement on some matters and adverse on some issues.
For example...
adverse possession
Adverse possession is a doctrine under which a trespasser, in physical possession of land owned by someone else may acquire valid title to the property. The adverse possessor to meet state specific requirements and listed below are met, and...
advocacy of illegal action
The advocacy of illegal action is a category of speech not protected by the First Amendment. It is also sometimes referred to as the advocacy of illegal conduct.
First addressed in Whitney v. California (1927), the Supreme...
advocate
The term advocate functions as a noun and a verb.
As a noun, an advocate (pronounced "ad-vuh-kit") is an individual who actively supports and promotes the interests of another person or enterprise.
As a...
affiant
An affiant is a person who is the author of an affidavit, who swears to the truth and accuracy of the statements made in the affidavit.
The person making the signed statement (affiant) takes an oath that the contents are...
affidavit
An affidavit is a sworn statement a person makes before a notary or officer of the court outside of the court asserting that certain facts are true to the best of that person’s knowledge. Affidavits by both plaintiff/prosecution and defense...