Coming to an intestate in any other way than by gift, devise, or descent from a parent or the ancestor of a parent In re Miller's Will, 2 Lea (Tenn.) 54. Acquired rights. Those which a man does not naturally enjoy, but which are owing to his own procurement, as sovereignty, or the right of commanding, or the right of property. Borden v. State, 11 Ark. 519, 527, 44 Am. Dec. 217. … [Read more...] about ACQUIRED
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ACT OF GRACE
Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known. 2. This statute provides that where a prisoner for debt declares upon oath, before the magistrate of the jurisdiction, that he has not wherewith to maintain himself, the magistrate may set him it liberty, if the creditor, in consequence of whose … [Read more...] about ACT OF GRACE
ACCRUING
Inchoate; in process of maturing. That which will or may, at a future time, ripen into a vested right, an available demand, or an existing cause of action. Cochran v. Taylor, 13 Ohio St. 382. Accruing costs. Costs and expenses incurred after judgment Accruing interest. Running or accumulating interest, as distinguished from accrued or matured interest; interest daily … [Read more...] about ACCRUING
ACCUSER
One who makes an accusation. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The person by whom an accusation is made. … [Read more...] about ACCUSER
ACQUISITION
The act of becoming the owner of certain property; the act by which one acquires or procures the property in anything. Used also of the thing acquired. Original acquisition is where the title to the thing accrues through occupancy or accession, (q. v.,) or by the creative labor of the individual, as in the case of patents and copyrights. Derivative acquisition is where property … [Read more...] about ACQUISITION