Tag: AN
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Ancaster (Duke Of) V. Mayer
Definition of Ancaster (Duke Of) V. Mayer ((1785), 1 Bro. C. C. 454). Held, that the general personal estate is primarily liable to the payment of the debts of the testator, unless exempted by express words or by necessary implication Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]
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Annul
Definition of Annul To deprive a judicial proceeding of its operation, either retrospectively or only as to future transactions Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Annul in the Dictionaries, Annul in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse […]
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Ancestor
Definition of Ancestor Any person from whom real property is inherited Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ancestor in the Dictionaries, Ancestor in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse […]
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Annus, Dies Et Vastunt
Definition of Annus, Dies Et Vastunt Year, day and waste (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Annus, Dies Et Vastunt in the Dictionaries, Annus, Dies Et Vastunt in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]
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Ancient Demesne
Definition of Ancient Demesne The manors which were in the actual possession of the Crown during the reigns of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror, and which in Domesday (q.v.) are styled tcrrac rcgis or terrae regis EduardiThe tenants in ancient demesne originally could sue or be […]
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Answer
Answer in Europe Definition of Answer The former equivalent of the Statement of Defence. Answer in the Dictionaries In English and Roman Law Answer (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear), originally a solemn assertion in opposition to some one or something, and thus […]
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Ancient Lights
Definition of Ancient Lights The right of access of light to any building, actually enjoyed for the full period of twenty years without interruption, when the right becomes absolute and indefeasible, unless enjoyed under some express grant. (Prescription Act, 1833, s. 3.) Browse You might be […]
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Ante I Item Mat Am
Definition of Ante I Item Mat Am Before litigation was in contemplation. See Lis Mota Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ante I Item Mat Am in the Dictionaries, Ante I Item Mat Am in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]
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Ancients
Definition of Ancients The former name of the older barristers of an Inn of Court Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ancients in the Dictionaries, Ancients in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of […]
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Antenatus
Definition of Antenatus A child born before the marriage of its parents Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Antenatus in the Dictionaries, Antenatus in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]