Abdicate :Abdicate. V. To renounce a responsibility or position; generally used to describe the act of a sovereign giving up a throne or an official renouncing the privileges and duties of his or her office; also used to describe a government or official failing to fulfill responsibilities or duties. N. abdication.
Abduct :Abduct. V. (1) To take or carry away a person illegally by force or persuasion. (2) To take away or detain unlawfully a female, intending to force her into marriage, concubinage, or prostitution. (3) For a woman to entice a husband to abandon his wife for her.. N. abduction. See also kidnap, alienation of [...]
Abet :Abet. V. To help or encourage someone else to commit a crime.
Abettor :Abettor. N. A person who abets or instigates a crime; an abettor shares criminal intent with the person who in fact commits the crime. See also aid and abet, accessory, accomplice. abeyance. N. A state of temporary disuse or suspension; an unsettled state; the condition of an estate in fee or freehold during a [...]
Ab Initio :Ab Initio.. Adj. (Latin) From the beginning; used to describe contracts, marriages, deeds, etc., that are either valid or void from their inception.
ABM :ABM. Abbrv. Anti-ballistic missile.
Abode :Abode. N. A home or place of residence; a domicile.
Abolish :Abolish. V. To end or do away with; generally used to describe formally ending an institution, system, or custom, such as slavery or a tax. N. abolition.
Aboriginal :Aboriginal. Adj. Indigenous, native to a place from earliest times.
Aboriginal Title :Aboriginal Title. N. The exclusive rights of American Indians to lands and waters they occupied before the United States claimed them.