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INTERRUPTION

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The effect of some act or circumstance which stops the course of a prescription or act of limitation's. 2. Interruption of the use of a thing is natural or civil. Natural interruption is an interruption in fact, which takes place whenever by some act we cease truly to possess what we formerly possessed. A right is not interrupted by: mere trespassers, if the trespasser's were … [Read more...] about INTERRUPTION

INTESTACY

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The state or condition of dying without having made a valid will. Brown v. Mugway, 15 N. J. Law, 331. … [Read more...] about INTESTACY

INTERRUPTION OF POSSESSION

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When the possession of land has been interrupted by another party. … [Read more...] about INTERRUPTION OF POSSESSION

INTESTATE

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Without making a will. A person is said to die intestate when he dies without making a will, or dies without leaving anything to testify what his wishes were with respect to the disposal of his property after his death. The word is also often used to signify the person himself. Thus, in speaking of the property of a person who died intestate, it is common to say "the in" … [Read more...] about INTESTATE

INTERSECTION

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The point of intersection of two roads is the point where their middle lines Intersect. In re Springfield Road, 73 Pa. 127. … [Read more...] about INTERSECTION

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