A Latin term meaning literally 'from [the] stronger'. Translated into English and used in the particular context of legal writing, the term often means 'from [the] stronger [argument]'. If a particular fact is true, then one can infer that a...
THE LEGAL PROCESS
A fortiori
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A priori
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A Latin term meaning "from what comes before." In legal arguments, a priori generally means that a particular idea is taken as a given.
Ab initio
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A Latin term meaning "from the beginning." Used to indicate that some fact existed from the start of a relevant time period.
ABA
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An abbreviation for American Bar Association. See American Bar Association (ABA).
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Taking a person away by means of persuasion, fraud, or force. Some jurisdictions also require that the abductee, the person abducted, be a child or that that the abductor intend to marry or defile the abductee or subject him or her to...
Abet
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To criminally assist another person in the commission of a crime including in planning a crime, escaping from a crime, or in the actual commission of the crime.
Illustrative caselawSee, e.g. Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez, 549 U.S. 183 (...
Abortion
Abortion: an overview
In 1973, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, changed the legal status of abortion by striking down a Texas law that criminalized abortion except as a means of saving the mother’s life. The case pitted individual privacy rights against...