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Definition

"Ant" does not function as a legal term of art. The source dictionaries contain no entry under this headword. The historical dictionary entries returned under this query are misfiled or partial fragments from neighboring entries — specifically, a passage on certified public accountants (C.P.A.) from Bouvier's, a fragment on declarations against interest from Rapalje & Lawrence, and a passage on annuus redditus from Burrill's. None of these fragments constitute or define a legal concept called "ant."

Common Confusion

Researchers should not conflate search artifacts with genuine headwords. When a legal dictionary corpus returns fragments under a short or unusual headword like "ant," the most productive response is to identify the source entry from context and navigate directly to it. In this case:

— For the C.P.A. definition, see ACCOUNTANT.
— For declarations against interest, see INTEREST (evidentiary sense) or DECLARATIONS AGAINST INTEREST.
— For annuus redditus, see ANNUUS REDDITUS or ANNUITY (historical).

Why It Matters in Research

Researchers encountering "ANT" as a search result in historical legal dictionaries should treat it as an indexing artifact rather than a substantive entry. Digitized versions of Bouvier's, Burrill's, and Rapalje & Lawrence are prone to OCR truncation and page-boundary errors that can surface partial entries under incorrect headwords. The fragments retrieved here are traceable to legitimate entries elsewhere in those sources — see ACCOUNTANT (Bouvier's), INTEREST (Rapalje & Lawrence), and ANNUUS REDDITUS (Burrill's) — and should be consulted at their correct locations.

If you encountered "ant" in a historical legal document, it is most likely an abbreviation, a copyist's error, or an OCR artifact rather than a standalone legal term.

Historical Dictionary Support

The three source dictionaries do not define "ant" as a legal term. The fragments produced are editorial noise from adjacent or misindexed entries:

— The Bouvier's fragment defines a certified public accountant (C.P.A.), not any concept labeled "ant."
— The Rapalje & Lawrence fragment addresses the evidentiary doctrine of declarations against interest, a hearsay exception grounded in the logic that a person is unlikely to fabricate a statement that harms their own legal or pecuniary position.
— The Burrill's fragment is drawn from the entry on ANNUUS REDDITUS (annual rent or payment), a Latin law term from old English property practice.

None of the standard historical dictionaries — Bouvier's, Black's, Burrill's, Rapalje & Lawrence, or Tomlin's — carry a substantive entry for "ant" as a legal concept.

ANTmain

Bouvier's Law Dictionary • 1928

One who has met the requirements for, and been licensed or certified as an expert public accountant, in accordance with the laws of the particular state in which he prac- tises. Usually designated by the abbrevia- tion C. P. A.

ANTmain

Rapalje & Lawrence • 1888

2. Declarations against.-Interest also signifies, par excellence, an advantageous or beneficial interest. Thus, declarations by deceased persons against their own interest are receivable in evidence in 25. Interest is used by real property

ANTmain

Burrill's Law Dictionary • 1867

( 104 ) of dies utiles, (available days.) Dig. 4. 4. 19. Id. 15. 2. 2. Id. 47. 4. 11. Id. 4. 6. 6. Brissonius. ANNUUS REDDITUS, or REDITUS. L. Lat. In old English law. An annuity; a yearly rent or payment. Quæ ei a retro sunt de annuo reditu; which are in arrear to him of an annuity. Reg. Orig. 158 b. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 62, §§ 14, 15. De arreragiis cujusdam annui reditus; of the arrears of a certain annuity. Reg. Jud. 43. See De annuo reditu. - ANON. ANONYMOUS. Without names; without the names of the parties. A term applied to reported cases in which the names of the parties are not given, or which are without the usual title. ANOYER, Anyer, Ennoyer. L. Fr. To hurt; to trouble, offend or annoy. L. Fr. Dict. Britt. c. 61. ANOYSANCE, Noysance, Anisancz, Aynisans. L. Fr. [from anoyer, or anyer, q. v. Annoyance; nuisance. Stat. 22 Hen. VIII. c. 5. Cowell. Kelham. See Nuisance. (105) or fact. Aul. Gell. Noct. Att. lib. xvii. eld. Civ. Law, 383, § 348. 4 Kent's Com. c. 7. See Ex post facto law.

ANTn.

Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913

A hymenopterous insect of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.

Antname

Wiktionary (English) • 2026

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A diminutive of the male given name Anthony, from Latin. | A river in Norfolk, England, tributary to the Bure. | The 27th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

ANTname

Wiktionary (English) • 2026

Initialism of Afghanistan National Television.

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