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To exhume, unbary, take out of the grave. People v. Baumgartner, 135 Cal. 72, 66 Pac. 974. … [Read more...] about DISINTER

In construing a policy of life insurance, it is generally true that before any temporary ailment can be called a "disease," it must be such as to indicate a vice in the constitution, or be so serious as to have some bearing upon general health and the continuance of life, or such as, according to common understanding, would be called a "disease." Cushman v. Insurance Co., 70 N. … [Read more...] about DISEASE

Not concerned, m respect to. possible gain or loss, in the result of the pending proceedings; impartial, not biased or prejudiced. Disinterested witness. One who has no interest in the cause or matter in issue, and who is lawfully competent to testify. … [Read more...] about DISINTERESTED

In English law. An enrolled assurance barring an entail, pursuant to 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 74. … [Read more...] about DISENTAILING DEED

One who has no interest in the cause or matter in is-sue, and who is lawfully competent to testify. 2. In North Carolina and Tennessee, wills to pass lands must be attested by disinterested witnesses. See Attesting Witness; Competent Witness; Credible Witness; Respectable Witness, and Witness. … [Read more...] about DISINTERESTED WITNESS