equitable jointure
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equitable jointure — The satisfaction of a wife s right to dower made by a settlement before marriage, enforceable in equity where it consists of a competent livelihood to take effect upon the husband s death and to continue at least for the life of the wife, and was … Ballentine's law dictionary
equitable dower — noun or equitable jointure : a provision made and accepted by a woman (not being an infant) before her marriage in lieu of dower that will generally be enforced in equity as a bar to dower … Useful english dictionary
Jointure — is, in law, a provision for a wife after the death of her husband. As defined by Sir Edward Coke, it is a competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands or tenements, to take effect presently in possession or profit after the death of… … Wikipedia
William H. Milliken, Jr. — William H. Milliken, Jr. (b. August 19 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –d. July 4 1969) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Milliken graduated from Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. After graduating he… … Wikipedia
settlement — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, abatement of differences, absolute indication, absolute interest, accommodation, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, adjustment, affirmation, agreement, alienation, ally, amortization, amortizement,… … Moby Thesaurus
Property — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Property >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 property property possession suum cuique meum et tuum GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 ownership ownership proprietorship lordship Sgm: N 2 seignority seignority … English dictionary for students
possession — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owning or the thing owned Nouns 1. possession, ownership; proprietorship, lordship, fee, seigniorage, seigniory; empire, dominion (see authority); interest, stake, estate, right, title, claim,… … English dictionary for students
