Award – in the sphere of Arbitration procedures, the award is the actual result of an arbitration hearing, or the result of the financial number of damages, which is given by the Arbitration Court. This is the pursued result by…

Avulsion – in the area of Property Law, this term refers to Real estate accretion that occurs by the erosion or addition of one’s land by the sudden and unexpected change in a river stream such as a flash flood.…

Avowal – the term means: “a public statement”. Such statements or declarations are usually made by public officials – mayors, governmental chiefs, presidents, ministers, etc. Statements usually only serve the role to provide actual and official information towards citizens. And…

A vinculo matrimonii – this term comes from Latin and literally means “from the bond of matrimony”. Nowadays in the sphere of Family Law, it is used to refer to a divorce, which is absolutely ended. So as a result…

Aviation Law – this legal term gives the name of a sphere of Law, which relates to registration and administration of aircrafts, airports, and disputes arising in air transportation of goods and passengers. Depending on the concrete jurisdiction, Aviation Law…

Authorized share capital – This legal term finds application in the Corporate Law. It refers mainly to starting capital declared for establishing the company. For example, sometimes local corporate bodies can set up in their Memorandum of Association (the Establishing…

Authorized investments – in the area of Finance Law, this term refers to investments in which a trustee is permitted to invest trust money under the legal force of a local statute or act of normative legislation.

Autopic evidence – within the sphere of Court Trials, this term refers to material evidence, presented by one of the disputing parties in court. 

Autopsy – this term is used in the Criminal Law, where details the performance of a medical examination of the dead body of a person to seek the exact reasons for their death. This is usually performed to check if…

Automatic transfer – this term means: Providing that a number of criteria, stipulated in the Code are met, proceedings must be transferred automatically to the court, situated nearest to the defendant’s official place of residence. This applies in some jurisdictions.