Abscond, absent without leave, absentee, absentee landlord, absolute
Abscond v. 1 To secretly or suddenly leave a place or to go into hiding, especially to avoid arrest, prosecution, the service of a summons or other legal process, or…
Abolition, abortion, above, abridge, abrogate
Abolition n. 1 The act of abolishing. 2 The legal abolition and prohibition of slavery. 3 The abolition of slavery in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the…
Abiding, ab initio, abnormally dangerous activity, abode, abolish
Abiding adj. Certain; indestructible; permanent; steadfast; unaltering; unfaltering; unshakeable Ab initio adv. Latin. From the first act. From the beginning: back to one's creation or inception Abnormally dangerous activity n.…
Abdication, Abduct, Abet, Abeyance, Abide
Abdication n. The act of a person or branch of government renouncing or abandoning an office, trust, sovereignty, privileges, or duties to which he or she is entitled, holds, or…
Abduction : Definition
The wrongful taking away of a person.
Abatement : Definition
(of debts) the proportionate reduction in the payment of debts that takes place if a person's assets are insufficient to settle with his creditors in full.
Abandonment : Definition
The act of giving up a legal right, particularly a right of ownership of property. Property that has been abandoned is res nullius (a thing belonging to no one), and…
Accused : Definition
One charged with a criminal offence