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Anti-lapse statutes are laws enacted in every state that prevent bequests from lapsing when the intended beneficiary has relatives covered by the statute.

Determining what constitutes an antique firearm is part of an overall regulatory system intended to limit the regulation of historic and out-of-date weapons that are deemed ill-suited for committing acts of violence.

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) was passed by the 107th Congress “to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.” To accomplish this goal, some of the AEDPA provisions include increasing penalties for crimes involving explosives or terroris

• AEDPA

The three key federal statutes in Antitrust Law are Sherman Act Section 1, Sherman Act Section 2, and the Clayton Act.

Antitrust violations occur when antitrust laws, or laws protecting trade and commerce from abusive practices such as price-fixing, restraints, price discrimination, and monopolization, are broken. The three key federal statutes in Antitrust Law are Sherman Act Section 1, Sherman Act Section 2, and 

Apparent authority is the power of an agent to act on behalf of a principal, even though not expressly or impliedly granted. This power arises only if a third party reasonably infers, from the principal's conduct, that the princip

• business law
• corporations
• AGENCY LAW
• Agency
• fiduciary duty
• FIDUCIARY LIABILITY
• fiduciary relationship

An appeal is a challenge to a previous legal determination. An appeal is directed towards a legal power higher than the power making the challenged determination.

Appear is a verb used when a party makes an appearance at trial. You can appear either in person or virtually, though both options are not always available in any given court. 

For more specific information, see appearance. 

[Last reviewed in June of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

A party enters an appearance when they show up to court in response to a service of process. Appearance isn’t only a reference to physical presence in court when required, but also to procedural compliance (e.g., filing an answer, participating in discovery).

Appellant is the party who appeals a lower court's judgment or order to a higher court.