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Assay






Assay

A chemical examination of metals, by which the quantity of valuable or precious metal contained in any mineral or metallic mixture is ascertained.

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Quantity
Pleading. That which is susceptible of measure.



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Assassin
Crim, law. An assassin is one who attacks another either traitorously, or with the advantage of arms or place) or of a number of persons who support him, and kills his victim.

Assassination
Criminal law. A murder committed by an assassin. By assassination is understood a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed.

Assault
The touching of another person with an intent to harm, without that person's consent.



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Ascriptitius
Civil law. Among the Romans, ascriptitii were foreigners, who had been naturalized, and who had in general the same rights as natives.

Asportation
The act of carrying a thing away; the removing a thing from one place to another.

Assassin
Crim, law. An assassin is one who attacks another either traitorously, or with the advantage of arms or place) or of a number of persons who support him, and kills his victim.

Assassination
Criminal law. A murder committed by an assassin. By assassination is understood a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed.

Assault
The touching of another person with an intent to harm, without that person's consent.

Assay

Assembly
The union of a number of persons in the same place.

Assessment
The making out a list of property, and fixing its valuation or appraisement; it is also applied to making out a list of persons, and appraising their several occupations, chiefly with a view of taxing the said persons and their property.

Assessment of damages
After an interlocutory judgment has been obtained, the damages must be, ascertained; the act of thus fixing the amount of damages is called the assessment of damages.

Assessors
Civil law. So called from the word adsidere, which Signifies to be seated with the judge.

Assets
Cash, property and investments along with anything else that may be of value to a individual or business.

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