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To adopt is to accept, to bring, to choose to take up, to follow, or to use a plan or technique. To adopt is to assume a report or position, attitude, or law, as to apply them. wex ACADEMIC TOP...

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Acquisition of citizenship refers to the ability of individuals born abroad to achieve U.S. citizenship because at least one of their parents is a U.S. citizen . If the child meets the complex re...

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Acknowledgement refers to a formal declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document . Some common usages of the term “acknowledgement” in a legal sense inc...

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The acknowledged father is the admitted biological father of a child born to an unmarried couple. It refers to the person who has admitted to being the father of the child. wex LIFE EVENTS f...

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Access is the right to use , communicate, or approach something or someone. Some common usages of the term “access” in a legal sense include: wex LIFE EVENTS family & personal matters div...

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Abuse is an action that intentionally causes harm or injures another person. This can refer to physical abuse, psychological abuse, mental abuse, or child abuse (see below). Abuse is also to m...

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Abandonment is a term that applies to a variety of areas of law. These areas include matrimonial law , civil procedure , and property . wex LIFE EVENTS standards of tort liability family & pe...

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Abandon refers to the act of abandonment . A party can “abandon” in multiple fields of law and abandoning generally, though not always, involves voluntarily giving up a right. See abandonme...

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Ademption by satisfaction occurs when a party gives someone a gift initially intended to be included in their will while that party is still alive. In cases of direct familial relationships, ad...

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Ademption by extinction refers to when an intended gift of property through a will fails to transfer those property rights because the property as described in the will no longer belongs to the...

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Absolute is used commonly in property law and in divorce law meaning final or without limitations. wex LIFE EVENTS family & personal matters divorce marriage PROPERTY property & real est...

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Ab intestato is a Latin term meaning "by intestacy ." The term refers to laws governing the succession of property after the previous owner of the property dies without a valid will . ] wex...

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Ab initio is a Latin term that means "from the beginning” or “from inception.” Ab initio is used to indicate that some fact existed from the start of a relevant time period. It is often us...

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Adoption refers to the act where an adult formally becomes the guardian of a child and incurs the rights and obligations of a parent . At the conclusion of the formal process, a legal relati...

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The Latin translation of ad litem is "for the suit." Examples: wex ACADEMIC TOPICS legal education and writing trial process/advocacy LIFE EVENTS family & personal matters juvenile law ...

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