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MORBUS SONTICUS

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Latin: In the civil law. A sickness which rendered a man incapable of attending to business. … [Read more...]

MORTALITY

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This word, in its ordinary sense, never means violent death, but death arising from natural causes. Lawrence v. Aberdein, 5 Barn. & Aid. 110. … [Read more...]

MORE COLONICO

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Latin: In old pleading. In husband-like manner. Townsh. PL 198. … [Read more...]

MORTALITY CHARGE

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The monthly deduction from a life insurance policy increasing as the policy holder ages. … [Read more...]

MORE OR LESS

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This phrase, Inserted in a conveyance of land immediately after the statement of the quantity of land conveyed, means that such statement is not to be taken as a warranty of the quantity, but only an approximate estimate, and that the tract or parcel described is to pass, without regard to ah excess or deficiency in the quantity it actually contains. See Brawley v. U. S., 96 U. … [Read more...]

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