Annuity
An Annuity is a financial provides you with a regular income for life when you retire – with the guarantee that the money won’t run out before you die.
Annul
To declare no longer valid.
Anonymous
Anonymous:- Nameless; wanting a name or names. Cases are sometimes reported anonymously, i. e., without giving the names of the parties. Abbreviated to Anon.
Appeal
Application to a higher court or other body for review of a decision taken by a lower court or tribunal.
Appellant
An appellant is a person appealing to a higher court or body against a decision made in a lower court or body.
Appellant
The person who is appealing to a court against a decision of a lower court.
Applicant
An Applicant is a person making a request or demand e.g a person who issues an application.
Application
An Application is made when applying to a civil court and asking them to do something e.g to start proceedings.
Appointeeship
If a person is incapacitated and entitled to receive a retirement pension or other state benefits, the Department for Work and Pensions can choose an ‘appointee’ to receive those benefits on that person’s behalf. The appointee can be a relative, friend or someone from the caring professions (such as the local authority social services department).
Apportioning
Apportioning is to place or assign, blame for example.