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Affiance
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AffianceContracts. From affidare or dare fidem, to give a pledge. A plighting of troth between a man and woman.
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Affidare
To plight one's faith, or give fealty.
Dare
Latin. To give; to transfer.
Pledge
Pledge or pawn. Contracts. These words seem indifferently used to convey the same idea. 2) Pledge Contracts. He who becomes security for another, and, in this sense, every one who becomes bail for another is a pledge
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Affiant
The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Affidare
To plight one's faith, or give fealty.
Affidatio dominorum
English law.An oath taken by a lord in parliament.
Affidavit
A statement which before being signed, the person signing takes an oath that the contents are, to the best of their knowledge, true. It is also signed by a notary or some other judicial officer that can administer oaths, to the effect that the person signing the affidavit was under oath when doing so. These documents carry great weight in Courts to the extent that judges frequently accept an affidavit instead of the testimony of the witness.
Affiliate
1) Entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities -(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 2) Corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities-(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 3) person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with the debtor; 4) Entity that operates the business or substantially all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement;
Affiliate bidding
A condition in purchasing when multiple bids are tendered for a contract from a single company under various names to give the appearance of competition.
Affinitas affinitatis
That connexion between two persons which has neither consanguinity nor affinity; as, the connexion between the hushand's brother and the wife's sister. This connexion is formed not between the parties themselves, nor between one of spouses and the kinsmen of the other, but between the kinsmen of both.
Affirmance
The confirmation of a voidable act; as, for example, when an infant enters into a contract, which is not binding upon him, if, after attaining his full age, he gives his affirmance to it, he will thereafter be bound, as if it had been made when of full age.
Affirmance-day, general
In the English Court of Exchequer, is a day appointed by the judges of the common pleas, and barons of the exchequer, to be held a few days after the beginning of every term for the general affirmance or reversal of judgments.
Affirmant
Practice. One who makes affirmation instead of making oath that the evidence which he is about to give shall be the truth, as if he had been sworn.
Affirmation
A solemn and formal declaration that an affidavit is true. This is substituted for an oath in certain cases.
Affirmative
Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative.
Affirmative defense
New facts or legal defenses in response to the opposing spouse's pleading.
Affirmative pregnant
Pleading. An affirmative allegation, implying some negative, in favor of the adverse party.
Affirmed
In the practice of appellate courts, the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.
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Advocation
Scotch law. A writing drawn up in the form of a petition, called a bill of advocation, by which a party in an action applies to the supreme court to advocate its cause, and to call the action out of an inferior court to itself. Letters of advocation, are the decree or warrant of the supreme court or court of sessions, discharging the inferior tribunal from all further proceedings in the matter, and advocating the action to itself. This proceeding is similar to a certiorari issuing out of a superior court for the removal of a cause from an inferior.
Advocatus
A pleader, a narrator
Advow
Advow or avow.Practice. Signifies to justify or maintain an act formerly done.
Affection
Contracts. The making over, pawning, or mortgaging a thing to assurp the payment of a sum of money, or the discharge of some other duty or service.
Affeerers
English law. Those who upon oath settle and moderate fines in courts leet.
Affiance
Affiant
The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Affidare
To plight one's faith, or give fealty.
Affidatio dominorum
English law.An oath taken by a lord in parliament.
Affidavit
A statement which before being signed, the person signing takes an oath that the contents are, to the best of their knowledge, true. It is also signed by a notary or some other judicial officer that can administer oaths, to the effect that the person signing the affidavit was under oath when doing so. These documents carry great weight in Courts to the extent that judges frequently accept an affidavit instead of the testimony of the witness.
Affiliate
1) Entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities -(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 2) Corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities-(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 3) person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with the debtor; 4) Entity that operates the business or substantially all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement;
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Affidare
To plight one's faith, or give fealty.
Dare
Latin. To give; to transfer.
Pledge
Pledge or pawn. Contracts. These words seem indifferently used to convey the same idea. 2) Pledge Contracts. He who becomes security for another, and, in this sense, every one who becomes bail for another is a pledge
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Affiant
The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Affidare
To plight one's faith, or give fealty.
Affidatio dominorum
English law.An oath taken by a lord in parliament.
Affidavit
A statement which before being signed, the person signing takes an oath that the contents are, to the best of their knowledge, true. It is also signed by a notary or some other judicial officer that can administer oaths, to the effect that the person signing the affidavit was under oath when doing so. These documents carry great weight in Courts to the extent that judges frequently accept an affidavit instead of the testimony of the witness.
Affiliate
1) Entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities -(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 2) Corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities-(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 3) person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with the debtor; 4) Entity that operates the business or substantially all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement;
Affiliate bidding
A condition in purchasing when multiple bids are tendered for a contract from a single company under various names to give the appearance of competition.
Affinitas affinitatis
That connexion between two persons which has neither consanguinity nor affinity; as, the connexion between the hushand's brother and the wife's sister. This connexion is formed not between the parties themselves, nor between one of spouses and the kinsmen of the other, but between the kinsmen of both.
Affirmance
The confirmation of a voidable act; as, for example, when an infant enters into a contract, which is not binding upon him, if, after attaining his full age, he gives his affirmance to it, he will thereafter be bound, as if it had been made when of full age.
Affirmance-day, general
In the English Court of Exchequer, is a day appointed by the judges of the common pleas, and barons of the exchequer, to be held a few days after the beginning of every term for the general affirmance or reversal of judgments.
Affirmant
Practice. One who makes affirmation instead of making oath that the evidence which he is about to give shall be the truth, as if he had been sworn.
Affirmation
A solemn and formal declaration that an affidavit is true. This is substituted for an oath in certain cases.
Affirmative
Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative.
Affirmative defense
New facts or legal defenses in response to the opposing spouse's pleading.
Affirmative pregnant
Pleading. An affirmative allegation, implying some negative, in favor of the adverse party.
Affirmed
In the practice of appellate courts, the word means that the decision of the trial court is correct.
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Advocation
Scotch law. A writing drawn up in the form of a petition, called a bill of advocation, by which a party in an action applies to the supreme court to advocate its cause, and to call the action out of an inferior court to itself. Letters of advocation, are the decree or warrant of the supreme court or court of sessions, discharging the inferior tribunal from all further proceedings in the matter, and advocating the action to itself. This proceeding is similar to a certiorari issuing out of a superior court for the removal of a cause from an inferior.
Advocatus
A pleader, a narrator
Advow
Advow or avow.Practice. Signifies to justify or maintain an act formerly done.
Affection
Contracts. The making over, pawning, or mortgaging a thing to assurp the payment of a sum of money, or the discharge of some other duty or service.
Affeerers
English law. Those who upon oath settle and moderate fines in courts leet.
Affiance
Affiant
The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Affidare
To plight one's faith, or give fealty.
Affidatio dominorum
English law.An oath taken by a lord in parliament.
Affidavit
A statement which before being signed, the person signing takes an oath that the contents are, to the best of their knowledge, true. It is also signed by a notary or some other judicial officer that can administer oaths, to the effect that the person signing the affidavit was under oath when doing so. These documents carry great weight in Courts to the extent that judges frequently accept an affidavit instead of the testimony of the witness.
Affiliate
1) Entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities -(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 2) Corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities-(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or (ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote; 3) person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with the debtor; 4) Entity that operates the business or substantially all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement;
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