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• a fortiori
• a posteriori
• a priori
• a priori assumption
• a.k.a.
• A/R
• ab initio
• ab intestato
• AB Trust
• ABA
• abandon
• abandoned application
• abandoned property
• abandonment
• abandonment (of residence)
• abandonment (of trademark)
• abate
• abatement
• abatement ab initio
• abatement clause
• ABC test
• abduction
• Abercrombie Classification
• abet
• abeyance
• able to work
• abnormally dangerous activity
• abortion
• abrogate
• abscond
• absentee ballot
• absolute
• absolute disparity
• absolute privilege
• absolute-bar rule
• abstention
• abstention doctrine
• abstract
• abstract of judgment
• abstract of record 
• abstract of title
• abstract of trust
• abstracter
• abuse
• abuse excuse
• abuse of discretion
• abuse of process
• abusive discharge
• abut
• accelerated depreciation
• accelerated filer
• acceleration
• acceleration clause
• accept
• acceptance
• acceptance of service
• access
• accession
• accessory
• accessory after the fact
• accessory before the fact
• accommodation
• accompanying relative
• accomplice
• accomplice witness
• accord
• accord and satisfaction
• account
• account debtor
• account receivable
• account stated
• accountant
• accounting
• accounts payable
• accounts receivable
• accredited investor
• accretion
• accrual method of accounting
• accrue
• accumulated earnings
• accumulation trust
• accusation
• accusatory instrument
• accused
• acknowledge
• acknowledged father
• acknowledgment
• acquisition of citizenship
• acquit
• acquittal
• act
• act of God
• act of nature
• action
• actionable
• actual authority
• actual cause
• actual controversy
• actual damages
• actual innocence
• actual notice
• actuarial tables
• actus reus
• ad hoc
• ad litem
• ad seriatim
• ad valorem
• ad valorem tax
• ADA
• addendum
• ADEA
• adeem
• ademption
• ademption by extinction
• ademption by satisfaction
• adequate and independent state grounds
• adequate remedy
• adhesion contract
• adhesion contract (contract of adhesion)
• adjourn
• adjudicate
• adjudication
• adjudicative fact
• adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
• adjusted basis
• adjusted gross income (AGI)
• adjuster
• adjustment
• adjustment date
• adjustment of status
• adjustment period
• administer
• administration (of an estate)
• administrative agency
• administrative expenses
• administrative forfeiture
• administrative hearing
• administrative law
• administrative law judge (ALJ)
• Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Administrative Procedure Act
• Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
• administrative warrant
• administrator
• administrator ad litem
• Administrator Ad Prosequendum
• Administrator cum testamento annexo
• administrator de bonis non
• administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo
• administrator pendente lite
• administrator with will annexed
• administratrix
• admiralty
• admiralty and maritime power
• admiralty court
• admiralty law
• admissible evidence
• admission
• admission against interest
• admission of guilt
• admission to practice
• admit
• adopt
• adopted child
• adoption
• Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (ATIN)
• adoptive parent
• ADR
• ADR service
• adult
• adultery
• advance
• advance directive
• advance parole
• advance sheets
• advancement
• adversary proceeding
• adverse
• adverse domination
• adverse interest
• adverse party
• adverse possession
• adverse witness
• advisory opinion
• advocacy of illegal action 
• advocate
• affiant
• affidavit
• affirm
• affirmative action
• affirmative defense
• affirmative waste
• affix
• affray
• after-acquired evidence
• after-acquired property
• after-acquired title
• after-discovered evidence
• age discrimination
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• age of consent
• age of majority
• agency
• agency shop
• agent
• agent for acceptance of service
• agent for service of process
• aggravate
• aggravated
• aggravated assault
• aggravated battery
• aggravating circumstances
• aggravating factor
• aggregation of jurisdictional amount
• AGI
• agreed statement of facts
• agreement
• agricultural lien
• agriculture
• Agriculture - State statutes
• aid and abet
• Alabama
• Alaska
• alcohol
• alcoholic beverages - state statutes
• aleatory
• Alford plea
• algorithm
• alias
• alibi
• alibi witness
• alien
• Alien Registration Card (ARC)
• Alien Tort Statute
• alienable
• alienation
• alienation of affections
• alimony
• aliquot
• ALJ
• allegation
• allege
• Allen charge
• allocution
• alluviation
• alluvion
• ALR
• alter ego
• alternate beneficiary
• alternative contingent remainder
• alternative dispute resolution
• alternative dispute resolution - state statutes
• alternative dispute resolution service
• alternative minimum tax (AMT)
• alternative pleading
• alternative reproductive technology (ART)
• alternative writ of mandate (mandamus)
• ambassador
• ambiguity
• ameliorative waste
• amend
• amended complaint
• amended pleading
• amended tax return
• American Bar Association (ABA)
• American Civil Liberties Union
• American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
• American Indian law
• American law perspective
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• amicus
• amicus curiae
• amnesty
• amortization
• amount in controversy
• AMT
• ancestor
• anchor
• anchoring
• ancient document rule
• ancillary administration
• ancillary jurisdiction
• ancillary probate
• angel investor
• animal testing
• annual exclusion amount
• annual exclusion gift
• annual meeting
• annual percentage rate (APR)
• annuitant
• annuity
• annulment
• answer
• antenuptial agreement
• anti-contact rule 
• anti-contest clause
• anti-greenmail provision 
• anti-lapse statute
• Anti-Spam Frameworks At-a-Glance: Introduction
• anti-spam litigation
• anti-trust law and the state-action exemption
• anticipation
• anticipatory breach
• anticipatory warrant
• antilapse statute
• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)
• antitransfer Laws
• antitrust
• antitrust laws
• antitrust violations
• apartheid
• APN
• apparent authority
• appeal
• appear
• appearance
• appellant
• appellate court
• appellate jurisdiction
• appellate procedure
• appellee
• applicable exclusion amount
• appointees
• appointive assets
• appraisal
• appraise
• appraiser
• appreciate
• appreciation
• approach
• approach the witness
• appropriation
• appurtenance
• appurtenant
• APR
• arbiter
• arbitrary
• arbitration
• arbitrator
• arguendo
• argument
• Arizona
• Arizona v. United States (2012)
• Arkansas
• ARM
• arm's length
• Armed Career Criminal Act (1984)
• armed conflict
• Arms Export Control Act (1976)
• arraignment
• arrearages
• arrears
• arrest
• arrest warrant
• arson
• arson with intent to defraud an insurer
• ART
• article
• Article III
• Articles of Impeachment
• Articles of Incorporation
• Articles of Organization
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• artificial person
• artisan's lien
• as is
• ascertained
• assault
• assault and battery
• assess
• assessed value
• assessor
• assessor's parcel number
• asset
• asset protection trust
• asset purchase agreement
• assign
• assigned risk
• assignee
• assignment
• assignment for benefit of creditors
• assisted suicide
• associate
• associate justice
• association
• assumable mortgage
• assume
• assumption
• assumption of risk
• assured
• asylum
• at issue memorandum
• at-will employment
• attached
• attachment
• attempt
• attest
• attestation
• attestation clause
• attestator
• attorney
• attorney at law (or attorney-at-law)
• attorney fees
• attorney general
• attorney in fact
• attorney of record
• attorney work product
• attorney work product privilege
• attorney's duty of confidentiality 
• attorney's fees (or attorneys' fees)
• attorney's lien
• attorney-client privilege
• attorney-in-fact
• attractive nuisance
• attractive nuisance doctrine
• audit
• audit committee
• auditor
• augmented estate
• authenticate
• authentication
• author
• authority
• authorize
• autocracy
• automatic stay
• automobile exception
• autopsy
• autopsy rights
• avails
• aviation
• avowal
• avulsion
• award
• aye