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poor debtor's oath — noun : the oath to the facts bringing a person within the purview of a poor debtor law and required to obtain the benefit of that law … Useful english dictionary
poor debtor — noun : a debtor who has no property or not more than a certain small amount of property subject to execution or who has delivered up his property for the benefit of his creditors in the manner prescribed by law … Useful english dictionary
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
OBLIGATIONS, LAW OF — This law is concerned with the rights of one person as against those of another (jus in personam), as distinguished from the law of property, which is concerned with a person s rights in a chattel or other property as against the world at large… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Babylonian law — Archaeological material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. So called contracts exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal… … Wikipedia
Roman Law — Roman Law † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roman Law In the following article this subject is briefly treated under the two heads of; I. Principles; II. History. Of these two divisions, I is subdivided into: A. Persons; B. Things; C. Actions … Catholic encyclopedia
Roman law — the system of jurisprudence elaborated by the ancient Romans, a strong and varied influence on the legal systems of many countries. [1650 60] * * * Law of the Roman Republic and Empire. Roman law has influenced the development of law in most of… … Universalium
Conversion (law) — For other uses of the word conversion , see Conversion. Conversion is a common law tort. A conversion is a voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another.[1] It is a tort of strict liability.[2] Its criminal… … Wikipedia
Oklahoma law — is the state law of Oklahoma. Oklahoma law is based on the Oklahoma Constitution (the state constitution), which defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Oklahoma Statutes must… … Wikipedia
offset — off·set 1 / ȯf ˌset/ n: a claim or amount that reduces or balances another claim or amount: set off the creditor s own debt was an offset; also: the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim off·set 2 /ˌȯf set/ vt: to balance, reduce, or… … Law dictionary
