Appraise
to professionally evaluate the value of property
Appraiser
a professional who makes appraisals of the value of property
Appreciate
to increase in value over period of time through
the natural course of events
Appreciation
the increase in value through the natural course of events as distinguished from
improvements or additions
Approach The Bench
an attorney's movement from the counsel table to the front of the judge's bench;
an attorney must ask permission before approaching the bench
Approach The Witness
a request by an attorney to the judge for
permission to go up to a witness on the witness stand to show the witness a
document or exhibit
Appurtenant
pertaining to something that is attached; in real property law, this describes any
right or restriction which goes with that property
Arbiter
in some jurisdictions, the name for a referee
appointed by the court to decide a question and report back in court, which must
confirm the arbiter's finding before it is binding on the parties
Arbitrary
not supported by fair or substantial cause or reason; most often it is used in
reference to a judge's ruling
Arbitration
a 'mini-trial' which may be for a lawsuit ready to go to trial, usually held in
an attempt to avoid a court trial, conducted by a person or a panel of people
who are not judges