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Engl. law. A recompense or amends made for violence offered to a person in holy orders. … [Read more...] about HAD BOTE

This is said of an inheritance which is not taken by the heirs, but remains in abeyance. … [Read more...] about HAEREDITAS JACENS

A covenant by a lessee to "put the premises into habitable repair" binds him to put them into such a state that they may be occupied, not only with safety, but with reasonable comfort, for the purposes for which they are taken. Miller v. McCardell, 19 R. I. 304, 33 Atl. 445, 30 L. R. A. 682. … [Read more...] about HABITABLE REPAIR

In Saxon law. A recompense or satisfaction for the violation of holy orders, or violence offered to persons in holy orders. Cowell; Blount … [Read more...] about HADBOTE

In Roman law. The heir, or universal successor In the event of death. The heir is he who actively or passively succeeds to the entire property of the estate-leaver. He is not only the successor to the rights and claims, but also to the estate-leaver's debts, and in relation to his estate is to be regarded as the identical person of the estate-leaver, inasmuch as he represents … [Read more...] about HAERES