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Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the most important or valuable of several. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action. 1 Tidd, Pr. 419. Examination in chief Is the first examination of a witness by the party who produces him. 1 Greenl. Ev. f 445. Chief baron. The presiding judge of the English court of exchequer; answering … [Read more...] about CHIEF

Offspring; progeny. Legitimate offspring; children born in wedlock. Bell v. Phyn 7 Ves. 458. The general rule is that "children" in a bequest or devise means legitimate children. Under a devise or bequest to children as a class natural children are not included unless the testator … [Read more...] about CHILDREN

An unmarried person (usually female) who is a virgin or has had very limited encounters with sexual activity. … [Read more...] about CHASTE

In old French law. The eldest born. A term used in Poitoh and other places. Guyot, Inst. … [Read more...] about CHEMIER

That virtue which prevents the unlawful commerce of the sexes. 2. A woman may defend her chastity by killing her assailant. See Self-defence. And even the solicitation of her chastity is indictable in some of the states; Words charging a woman with a violation of chastity are actionable in themselves. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Purity; continence. That virtue … [Read more...] about CHASTITY