Glossary

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Glossary

A

abstract book a book in which the land registry oce keeps

land ownership records, under the registry system.

abode place of residence.

abutting touching along a boundar y of land.

acceptance of service a lawyer’s personal acknowledgment of

receipt of a document on behalf of a client, as well as conrma-

tion that the lawyer represents that client in the action.

access formerly, a parent’s right to visit the child.

account a lawyer’s bill to a client.

act a written law; a statute; legislation.

action a civil lawsuit.

ad hoc for this purpose.

ADR alternative dispute resolution; a mediation process for

settling issues out of court.

administration de bonis non administratis see succeeding

estate trustee without a will.

admission of service a lawyer’s acknowledgment of receipt of a

document on behalf of a client.

adverse party an opposite party to an action.

adverse possession see possessor y title.

adverse witness a witness giving testimony in favour of an

opposite party.

afdavit a document stating facts which a person swears to be true.

age of majority legal age or the age at which a person is deemed

to be an adult under the law. In Ontario it is 18 years.

agenda a list of issues to be discussed at a meeting.

a.m. before noon; Latin: ante meridiem.

amalgamation the merging or joining together of two or more

companies to form one company.

amortize provisions for payment of a debt by xed periodic

payments, calculated to repay the debt, plus interest, over a stated

period of time.

annex to attach.

application a civil lawsuit commenced by a notice of applica-

tion or a court document which begins a family law case.

appurtenant inseparably connected, e.g. an easement or a

covenant attached to a piece of land.

articles of amalgamation a document which joins together two

or more companies.

articles of amendment a document which revises the articles

of incorporation.

articles of incorporation a document which creates a business

corporation.

assessment of costs a court ocer’s examining of a lawyer’s

fees and disbursements in a bill of costs to ensure the amounts

comply with the tari.

assessment ofcer a court ocer who determines that the fees

and disbursements in a bill of costs or in a lawyer’s account to the

client are correct.

assignee a person who receives rights from an assignor and

who can enforce those rights against another.

assignment of mortgage see transfer of charge.

assignor a person who gives rights to an assignee and who can

no longer enforce those rights against another.

associate judge a judicial ocer with less jurisdiction than

that of a judge (formerly, case management master).

assumption statement a statement indicating how much prin-

cipal and interest is outstanding on a charge or mortgage to be

assumed.

at arm’s length a transaction between two unrelated people or

strangers.

ats. at the suit of.

attendance money money paid to a witness for attending to

testify.

attestation clause a clause at the end of a document, such as a

will, where a witness signs, certifying that the document has been

signed in the presence of that witness.

auditor a public accountant authorized by law to examine the

accounts of a corporation on behalf of the shareholders.

B

bail money or other security given as guarantee that an accused

will appear in court at all stages of a proceeding.

balance of probabilities a standard of proof in civil litigation

where a judge has to believe that one person's story is more likely

than not to be true as compared to the other person's story.

bar of dower formerly, the relinquishing of a widow’s right to a

one-third life interest in her husband’s real property.

barrister and solicitor a Canadian lawyer; as a barrister, the

lawyer argues cases in court; as a solicitor, the lawyer practises in

all other areas of law.

beneciary a person to whom something is given in a will.

bequeath to give personal property by will (archaic).

bequest a gift of property by will.

beyond a reasonable doubt a standard of proof required in

criminal cases.

bigamy marr ying while being already married.

bill of costs a court document itemizing a lawyer’s fees and

disbursements for a party who won judgment and costs.

BIN business identication number; a provincial business name

registration number which the government issues on a certicate

of registration after a person registers a business name.

board of directors persons that a corporation’s shareholders

elect to manage the aairs of the corporation.

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