In the law of estates. Expectation ; waiting; suspense; remembrance and contemplation in law. Where there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance can vest, it is said to be in abeyance, that is, in expectation; the law considering it as always potentially existing, and ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears. 2 Bl. Comm. 107. Or, in other words, it is said to be … [Read more...] about ABEYANCE
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ABANBUN or ABANDUM
Anything sequestered, proscribed, or abandoned. Abandon, i.e. in bannum res missa, a thing banned or denounced as forfeited or lost, whence to abandon, desert, or forsake, as lost and gone. Cowell. … [Read more...] about ABANBUN or ABANDUM
ABATEMENT
(I) (A) A reduction in the amount owed under contract which is withheld by the injured party, e.g. when a landlord does not provide heat as required under a lease and a tenant makes alternate arrangements and withholds an amount from the amount of rent due for that month. (B) Partial or complete forgiveness of a taxpayer's liability for taxes, including penalties and interest … [Read more...] about ABATEMENT
ABBOT
The spiritual superior or governor of an abbey or monastery. Feminine, Abbess. … [Read more...] about ABBOT
ABIATICUS, or AVIATICTUS
Latin: In feudal law. A grandson; the son of a son. Spelman; Lib. Feud., Baraterii, tit 8, cited Id. … [Read more...] about ABIATICUS, or AVIATICTUS