adesse glossary / ADESSE adesse (ad-es-ee), vb. Civil law. To be present. Cf. ABESSE. adesse Read More »
abesse glossary / ABESSE abesse (ab-es-ee), vb. [Law Latin] Roman & civil law. To be absent; to be away from a place where one is supposed to be (as before a court). Cf. ADESSE. abesse Read More »