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Adjoining is particularly us'd for the Aftbciating of a F/erfon to another - y or appointing him a Collegue, or Ad- junB. See Adjunct, &c.

ADJOURNMENT, the putting off a Court, or Meet- ing j and appointing it to I?e kept at another Time, or Place. See Court, &c.

In this Senfe, we meet with the Phrafe Adjournment in Eyre, for an Appointment of a Day when the Juftices in Eyre intend to fit again. See Justice, Eyre, £»c.

Adjournments of Parliament differ from Prorogations. See Prorogation.

Each Houfe has the Privilege of adjourning it felf. See Parliament.

The Word is form'd of the Latin ad, to, and the Trench pur, Day $ q. d. to another 0ay.

ADIPOSA, or Adefosa Memhrana, in Anatomy, is a Membrane inverting the Body, immediately under the Cu- tis ; fuppofed to be*' the Bafis of the Fat, which is lodg'd in the Spaces between its Fibres, and in peculiar Cells form'd herein. See Fat, Cutis, Cell, l$c.

Anatomills are divided as to the Reality of this Mem- brane 5 molt of the later Writers taking it to be no other than the exterior Membrane of the Memhrana Camofa, or Mufculorum Communis. See Membrane, Carnosa, £5c.

Vafa Adiposa, Fat-Vejjels, make a Part of the Subitance of the Omentum, or Caul. See Omentum.

ADIPOSE Cells, CeUuUe Adiposje, or Loculi Adifosi. See Cellule Adipofe.

Adipose 2)u£is, 1)u&m Adiposi. See Ductus Adi- pofi.

Malpighi (tarts a Doubt whether the Adipofe 2)u£fs may not be propagated from the Fibres which abound in the

Spleen $ or thofe Fibres from them ?• As alfo, whether

there be not a yet undifcover'd Communication between the Omentum and the Memhrana Adipcfa.

ADIT, Aditus, the Shaft, or Entrance into a Mine, Quarry, or the like. See Mine, Quarry, ££Jc.

ADJUDGE, in Law. — When a determinate Sentence is pafs'd in the Behalf of any one, the Cafe is faid to be ad- judged for him. See Sentence.

We have various Collections of Decrees, Reports, Ad- judged Cafes, &c. See Common Law.

ADJUDICATION, the Aft of adjudging; or of giving any thing by Sentence, Decree, or Judgment. See Ad- judged, and Judcment.

The Word is particularly ufed for the Addiction or Con- figning a thing fold by Cant, Auction, or the like, to the highert Bidder. See Addictio.

ADJUNCTIO, a mere external joining, or adding of one thing to another. See Addition.

All AdjunBion implies a Subordination. — The AdjunB is for the fake of the Thing it is join'd to, not contrarywile ; as, the Clothes for the Man 5 not the Man for the Clothes.— Whatever is a Part of a thing, cannot be called an Ad- junct of it. See Adjuncts.

There are various Species of AdjunBion $ viz. Adhefion, Appofition, Adjacency, Accubation, Incubation, Impofltion, AJJijJion, &lc. See Adhesion, Apposition, £f?c.

ADJUNCT, Adjunctum, in Philofbphy, fomething ad- ded to a Being from without. See Adjunctio.

Or, an AdjunB is an Additament or Acceffion to a thing, not eflentiaily belonging to it, but only accidental thereto. See Accident.

There are two Kinds of AdjanBs ; the one, a Subftancc (whether Spirit or Body) accidentally fuperadded to ano- ther, as its Subject. — Such is Water in a Spunge, or VefTel, and the Soul in the Body. See Substance.

The fecond an Attribute, or Mode, accidentally likewife fuperadded to a Subflance ; whether Body or Spirit. — Such is Figure in a Body, Knowledge in the Mind, ££c. See Mode,

Some divide Adjtinfts into Ahfolute $ which agree to the whole thing, without any Limitation : Thus, Pafitons are Ahfolute AdjmiBs of a Man. — And Limited ; which only agree to their Subject, in relpect-of fome certain Part there- of: Thus, Man only thinks, confider'd as to his Mind j only grows, as to his Body, &c.

In Ethicks, we ufually reckon feven Adjuncts, popularly ealfd Circumfbances ; £>jiis, quid, ubi, quibus auxitiis, cur, quomodo, quando. See Circumstance.

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Mini (try, to mare the Functions thereof, or even hav e an Eye to his Actions. See Collegue.

AD Jura Regis, is a Writ that lies for the King's Clerk againft him that fought to eject him, to the Prejudice of'ihe King's Title in right of his Crown. See Writ.

ADJURATION, a Part of Exorcifm, wherein the De- vil is commanded, in the Name of God, to depart out of the Body of the Poffetfed, or to declare fomething, g ee Exorcism, Possession, £5?c.

The Word is Latin, form'd of adjurare, to adjure ; of ad, and juro, I fwear. See Conjuration.

ADJUTANT, an Officer in the Army, whofe Bufincfs is to aid or affift the Major. See Major.

Adjutant is the fame that we orhetwife call Aid Major. See Aid Major.

The Term is fometimes alfo ufed for an Aid de'Caifcf. See Aid dc Camp.

The Word is form'd of the Latin adjutare, to help, affift.

ADJUTORIUM, in Anatomy, a Bone of the Arm 5 f u called, as being ufeful in lifting it up. See Bone, and Arm.

ADMEASUREMENT, Admensuratio, a Writ which lies for the bringing thofe to Reafon, or Mediocrity, that ufurp more than their Share. See Writ.

This Writ lies in two Cafes ; the one termed Admeafure- ment of "Dower, Admenfuratio 2)ctis, where the Widow of the Deccafed holds more from the Heir or his Guardian, on account of her Dower, than of right belongs to her. See Dower.

The other Admeafurement of'Paflure, Admenfuratio'Paf- turce, which lies between thofe who have common of Failure appendant to their Freehold, or common by Vicinage, in cafe any of them furcharge the Common with more Cattle than they ought. See Common.

ADMINICLE, Adminicule, Adminiculum, a Term ufed in fome antient Statutes, tor Aid, Help, or Support. See Aid, &c.

- In the Civil Jurifprudence, Admiuicuhan fignifies the Beginning of a Proof 5 an imperfect Proof 5 a Circumftance or Conjecture, tending to form or fortify a Proof.

Among Antiquaries, the Term Admmicules is applied to the Attributes, or Ornamenrs wherewith Juno is reprefented on Medals. See Attribute.

ADMINISTRATION, the Government, or Direaion of Affairs ; particularly the Exercife of diftributive Juftice. See Government, and Justice.

Indolent Princes confide the Adminiflration of publick Af- fairs to their Minilters. See Minister.

Civil Wars are ufually rais'd on Pretence of Male-Admi- niflration $ or of Abufes committed in the Exercife ot Juf- tice. See War.

Administration, in Law, fignifies the difpofing of a Man's Goods, or Eftate, that died inteftate, or without any Will ; with an Intent to give an Account thereof. See Ad- ministrator, Intestate, &c.

Inffruments, or Powers of Adminiflraticn, are taken out in the Prerogative Court. See Prerogative.

Administration is fometimes alfo ufed for the Direc- tion of the Affairs of a Minor, a Pupil, a Lunatick, or the like. See Minor, Pupil, Tutor, &c. fee alfo Guar- dian.

Administration is alfo ufed in refpect of Ecclefiaftical Functions. — The Parfon has the Administration of the Sacra- ments in his Parifh. See Parson, Parish, &c. — The Ad- minifiration of the Sacrament is prohibited to Perfons ex- communicate. See Excommunication.

In Beneficiary Matters, they diftinguifh. two Kinds of Adminiflration $ "Temporal, which relates to the Temporal- ties of a Benefice, Diocefe, &c. and Spiritual^ to which belong the Power of excommunicating, &c. See Tempo- ralty, ££c.

ADMINISTRATOR, in Law, he to whom the Ordi- nary commits the Adminiflration of the Goods of a dead Man, in default of an Executor. See Administration, Wile, Executor, ^c.

An Action lies for or againfl an Adminiflrator, as for an Executor $ and he Jliall be accountable to the Value of the

Goods of the Deceas'd, and no further. Unlefs there be

Wafte or other Abufe chargeable on him.

If the Adminiflrator die, his Executors are not Admini-

Adjuncts, inRhetorick and Grammar, are certain Words (Iratcrs ; but the Court is to orant

or Things added to others ; to amplify the Difcourfe augment its Force. See Amplification, &c.

Such are Adjectives, Attributes, and Epithets, which are added to Subftantives, Subjects, 2?c, to exprels their Nature Qualities, Accidents, gfa See Adjective, Attribute Epithet, &c.

Arguments drawn from AdjunBs, are Supplements or In-

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minmration.-

fotcements of the Proof anting from the Orcumflances of ficer, who commands the Naval Forces of a Kingdom or

If a Stranger, who is neither Mminifirator nor Executor, take the Goods of the Deceafed, and adminifter ; he /hall be charged and fued as an Executor, not as an Admini- flrator.

If a Woman have Goods thus committed to her Charge, or Adminiflration, fhe is called Adminiftrstrix.

ADMIRAL, Admiralius, Aemirallos, a great Of-

the Fact. See Circumstance, &c

Adjunct, is alfo ufed in Civil Concerns, for a Collegue, or Fellow-OrHcer, aflociatcd to another, to affift him in his'

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State ; and before whom all Caufcs are cognizable," relating to the Sea. See Navv, Sea, &c t

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