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The absence of all political government; by extension, it signifies confusion in government. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The destruction of government; lawlessness; the absence of all political government; by extension, confusion in government. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Aiding; auxiliary; attendant upon ; subordinate; a proceeding attendant upon or which aids another proceeding considered as principal. Steele v. Insurance Co., 31 App. Div. 389, 52 N. Y. Supp. 873. Ancillary administration. When a decedent leaves property in a foreign state, (a state other than that of his domicile,) administration may be granted in such foreign state for the … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An ecclesiastical punishment by which a person is separated from the body of the church, and forbidden all intercourse with the members of the same. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A probate court proceeding that takes place in a jurisdiction other than the one within which the deceased person resided in at time of death. Typically this will occur with regard to property located in another state where a probate proceeding with transfer the property to the beneficiary. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
To pronounce anathema upon; to pronounce accursed by ecclesiastical authority; to excommunicate. … [Read more...]