AMITTERE LEGEM TERRÆ, among lawyers, a phrase importing the loss of liberty of swearing in any court: The punishment of a champion overcome or yielding in battle, of jurors found guilty in a writ of attainder, and of a person outlawed.
AM-KAS, in history, a name given to a spacious saloon in the palace of the Great Mogul, where he gives audience to his subjects, and where he appears on solemn festivals with extraordinary magnificence. His throne is supported by six large steps of massy gold, set with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, estimated at 60,000,000 l.