Legal Definitions - ad manum

ad manum

Ad manum means something is ready for use and within reach.

• When the teacher asked for a pencil, I had one ad manum in my backpack.
• The chef had all the ingredients ad manum before starting to cook.

The examples show that ad manum means something is easily accessible and ready to be used. In the first example, the pencil was within reach and ready to be given to the teacher. In the second example, the chef had all the ingredients within reach and ready to be used for cooking.