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Admiralty law

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Otherwise known as maritime law, and deals with the law regarding shipping, navigation, transportation by sea, etc.

Ad damnum

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The specific clause of a legal complaint that deals with the damages suffered and claimed by the plaintiff.

Admission

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A statement of a party involved in a claim, admitting all or some part of the other party's claims is called admission.

Adjourn

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To postpone the session of a court or any other similar tribunal to another date.

Admissible

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Those evidence which can be legally used in a court.

Bill

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A draught of a proposed law which has been presented before a legislative body for approval. An approved bill is enacted as law. The term is also used to denote a statement, whereby one person ...

A form of extortion, where the victim is threatened to act against his/her will or to cause injury to another person. The most common threat associated with blackmail is to release any information ...