Addition

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Addition

Meaning of Addition

(Lat. additio, an adding to). Whatever is added to a man’s name by way of title or description, as additions of mystery, place, or degree. Cowell; Termes de la Ley; 10 Wentw. PI. 371; Salk. 5; 2 Ld. Raym. 988; 1 Wils. 244. Additions are:
(1) Additions of estate, as “esquire,” ‘gentleman,” and the like. These titles can, however, be claimed by none, and may be assumed by any one. In Nash v. Battersby, 2 Ld. Raym. 986, 6 Mod. 80, the plaintiff declared with the addition of gentleman. The defendant pleaded in abatement that the plaintiff was no gentleman. The plaintiff demurred, and it was held ill; for, said the court, it amounts to a confession that the plaintiff is no gentleman, and then not the person named in the count. He should have replied that he is a gentleman.
(2) Additions of mystery, as scrivener, painter, printer, manufacturer, etc.
(3) Additions of places, descriptions by the place of residence, as “A. B., of Philadelphia,” and the like. See Bac. Abr.; Doct. Plac. 71; 2 Viner, Abr. 77; 1 Lilly, Reg. 39; 1 Mete. (Mass.) 151. In French Law. A supplementary process to obtain additional information. Guyot, Rep. Univ.

What does Addition mean in American Law?

The definition of Addition in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

The mathematical operation of combining two or more numbers to produce a sum.

Words added to a person’s name to reflect rank or facilitate exact identification, e.g., Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington; John Jones, husband of Harriet Jones; Howard Hooghkirk, carpenter; John Carroll, of Carrollton. These “additions” have no legal significance.

Some new matter made a part of a document. To be an “addition,” the added matter need not be physically attached to the original instrument so long as its conceptual connection is made clear. See also codicil.

Under an insurance’policy covering “buildings and additions,” the additions need not be in existence when the policy is written, or physically attached later to buildings then in existence, or smaller or less imposing than the existent buildings, but the additions (at least) cannot be new structures totally unconnected physically or functionally with the existing buildings. Cf. appurtenance.

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Synonyms of Addition

noun

  • accessio
  • accession
  • accessory
  • addend
  • addendum
  • additament
  • additive
  • adiectio
  • adjunct
  • adjunction
  • annex
  • annexation
  • attachment
  • augmentation
  • complement
  • enlargement
  • extension
  • increase
  • increment
  • joining
  • pendant
  • subjunction
  • supplement
  • Associated Concepts: addition to a structure

Concept of Addition in the context of Real Property

Alternatives definitions of Addition: (1) A portion of a building added to the original structure. (2) A synonym for subdivision in certain legal descriptions.

Concept of Addition in the context of Real Property

Alternatives definitions of Addition: (1) A portion of a building added to the original structure. (2) A synonym for subdivision in certain legal descriptions.


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