viator (vI-ay-t[schwa]r). 1. APPARITOR(1). 2. A terminally or chronically ill life-insurance policyholder who sells the policy to a third party in return for a lump-sum payment equal to a percentage of the policy’s face value. [Cases: Insurance 1994.]
abbreviator. 1. One who abbreviates, abridges, or shortens. 2. Eccles. law. An officer in the court of Rome ap-pointed as assistant to the vice-chancellor for drawing up the Pope’s briefs and reducing petitions, when granted, into proper form to be converted into papal bulls.
viator 〈拉〉 (1)(罗马法)执达员；(法院的)传票送达官 (2)旅人 临终结算〔viatical settlement〕中的人寿险保单持有人。其在久病或患病至晚期时，以收取总付相当于保单面值一定比例的金钱为对价，将保单出售给第三人。
apparitor ([schwa]-par-[schwa]-t[schwa]r or -tor). 1. Roman law. (ital.) An officer who served a court, esp. as secretary, messenger (viator), or herald. — Also termed viator. 2. Civil law. An officer who attends court to execute judicial orders. 3. Eccles. law. An officer who executes orders and decrees, esp. by serving summonses.
obviate (ob-vee-ayt), vb. 1. To dispose of or do away with (a thing); to anticipate and prevent from arising (they obviated the growing problem through legislation). 2. To make unnecessary (the movant obviated the all-night drafting session by getting the opponent to agree to an extension). — obviation, n. — obviator, n.