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LIGEANCE

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Allegiance; the faithful obedience of a subject to his sovereign, of a citizen to his government. Also, derivatively, the territory of a state or sovereignty. … [Read more...]

LIFE TENANT

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A person who has a life estate interest in real property until the end of the life of that person or someone else. … [Read more...]

LIGEANTIA

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Lat. Ligeance; allegiance. Ligeantia est quasi legis essentia; est vinculum fidei. Co. Litt. 129. Allegiance is, as it were, the essence of law; it is the chain of faith. Ligeantia naturalis nullis claustris coercetur, nullis metis refrsenatur, nullis finibus premitur. 7 Coke, 10. Natural allegiance is restrained by no barriers, reined by no bounds, compressed by no limits. … [Read more...]

LIFE WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE

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A life in prison sentence where no right to a parole hearing. This sentence is typically granted where a jury is unable to sentence a criminal defendant to death and, instead, applies the harshest punishment available. … [Read more...]

LIGEAS

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In old records. A liege. … [Read more...]

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