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To transfer to another the income from an income generating property, usually in order to avoid the receipt of its income which would generate additional tax liability. … [Read more...] about ASSIGNMENT OF INCOME

The act by which the rights of a widow, in her deceased husband's real estate, are ascertained and set apart for her benefit. … [Read more...] about ASSIGMENT OF DOWER

Murder committed for hire, without provocation or cause of resentment given to the murderer by the person upon whom the crime is committed. Ersk. Inst. 4, 4, 45. A murder committed treacherously, or by stealth or surprise, or by lying in wait. … [Read more...] about ASSASSINATION

One by which the covenantor affirms that a certain fact is in a particular way, as that the grantor of land is lawfully seised; that it is clear of encumbrances, and the like. If the assertion is false, these covenants are broken the moment that the instrument is signed. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition One which affirms that a particular state of facts exists ; an … [Read more...] about ASSERTORY COVENANT

An ancient custom In Wells, by which a person accused of crime could clear himself by the oaths of three hundred men. It was abolished by St. 1 Hen. V. c. 6. Cowell; Spelman. … [Read more...] about ASSATH