Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Adminicle: A way to prove something by providing additional evidence or explanation. In Scottish law, it refers to a document that helps establish the existence or terms of a lost will or deed. Another word for it is adminiculum.
Adminicle is a word that means proof that supports or explains something. It can also refer to a document that helps prove the existence or terms of another document that is not available.
The first two examples show how an adminicle can be used as proof to support a claim or solve a problem. The third example shows how an adminicle can be used in a specific legal context to prove the terms of a lost document.