salus reipublicae suprema lex 'the welfare of the people is the supreme law.'

• abandonment
• abatement
• abatement of legacies
• abdication
• abduction
• abet
• abeyance
• ab initio
• ab intestato
• abjuration
• abjuration of the realm
• able
• abode
• abolish
• abominable crime
• abortion
• abridge
• abrogate
• abscond
• absent parent
• absolute discharge
• absolute liability
• absolution
• abstention
• abstract of title