Latin for Lawyers

ARGENTARIUS [L. argentum / silver] A money lender; a banker. ARGUENDO [L. arguo + arguere / to clarify, put in a clear light] To state a proposition for the sake of argument or to illustrate a point, without conceding it; e.g., “let us assume, arguendo , that Lincoln was in favor of sla very”. ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM An argument directed at the character or reputation of a person, rather than the point or question at issue. See AD HOMINEM ARGUMENTUM AD INVIDIUM An argument based on or displaying hatred or prejudice. ARGUMENTUM AD POPULUM An argument which is directed to the crowd. ARGUMENTUM AD REM An argument which is directed to the point at issue; an argument on point. ARMA IN ARMATOS JURA SINUNT The law allows the use of arms against those who take up arms. ARSON [L. ardeo + ardere / to glow, burn, be on fire] The wilful burning of a building or structure with criminal intent. The felony of destroying a building, including a building of the perpetrator, by fire or, in some states, by use of explosives. ASPORTATION [L. asportare / to carry off, take away] The removal of a person or thing from one place to another. The crime of kid napping at common law was described as the asportation of a person; larceny is the asportation of another’s property. ASSET [L. ad + satis / enough] An article of property. All the property, possessions and belongings of a per son or entity. Any item having value. Those items shown on a balance sheet which represent property owned or earned. A capital asset is an item of prop erty retained for its utility in producing products or income, not one held for resale in the regular course of business. A current asset is cash or anything which can be reduced to cash quickly and easily. A tangible asset is an asset which can be detected with the senses. An intangible asset , such as the good will of a business, has no physical existence, although it may have value.

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