- acetiam
- /aek eshiyam/(Lat. And also.) ac etiam, acetiamThe introduction of the statement of the real cause of action, used formerly in those cases where it was necessary to allege a fictitious cause of action to give the court jurisdiction, and also the real cause in compliance with the statutes. It is sometimes written acetiam.See bill of Middlesex under bill, definition 2
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.