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At Fault

Regarding auto insurance, a driver whose conduct is held legally responsible for causing an accident.

Anti-Theft Device

A range of technologies intended to deter auto theft, such as a car alarm. Equipping vehicles with anti-theft devices often lead to a discount on insurance premiums.

Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)

The onboard system controlled by a vehicle’s computer that assists the manual braking system, helping a driver safely stop or slow a vehicle without skidding or losing control.

Accident Forgiveness

A form of optional auto insurance coverage wherein the insurer waves its right to increase the rate of the policyholder at fault of an accident.

ANNO DOMINI (AD)

Latin for in the year of our Lord and is the number of years after death.

ALIAS EXECUTION

the second attempt to carry out an execution, a legal performance, after the original one has failed to accomplish the purpose of it.

ACT OF PROVIDENCE

Any accident that is beyond the scope of being prevented by people. See act of God.

ANTITRUST ACTS

An example of this is the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Act where federal laws aim at preventing corporations, individuals, combinations of corporations or trusts from gaining and maintaining a monopoly

ANSWER OVER

This when you plead again after the defects in your presentation have been pointed out to you by the opposite party. Id is also known as pleading over or respondeat ouster.

AS BETWEEN

This term applies to the relative position of 2 people in reference to a third person where the relationship to the third person is different for the 2 parties.

ABDICATE

Disowning, relinquishing completely and to renounce.

ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUMENT

The document that is recognised formally before an authorised official. The person who acknowledges the instrument says that it is authentic and has been executed freely and voluntarily.

ALIAS SUBPOENA

the second subpoena that is issued after the original subpoena failed to accomplish the purpose of it.

AB INITIO

Latin, for from the first act or meaning from the start.

ACQUEST

Any property that has been obtained by purchasing it.

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