To die before another person, e.g. in a will, My wife will own the red car if my wife predeceases me, otherwise to my daughter Jane. … [Read more...] about PREDECEASE
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PRECEDENTS SUB SILENTIO
Silent uniform course of practice, uninterrupted though not supported by legal decisions. See Calton v. Bragg, 15 East 226; Thompson v. Musser, 1 Dall. 464, 1 L. Ed. 222. Precedents that pass sub silentio are of little or no authority. 16 Yin. Abr. 499. … [Read more...] about PRECEDENTS SUB SILENTIO
PREDECEASED SPOUSE
In the law of wills, a spouse who dies before the will maker while still married to him or her. … [Read more...] about PREDECEASED SPOUSE
PRECEPARTIUM
The continuance of a suit by consent of both parties. Cowell. … [Read more...] about PRECEPARTIUM
PREDECESSOR
One who has preceded another. 2. This term is applied in particular to corporators who are now no longer such, and whose rights have been vested in their successor; the word ancestor is more usually applicable to common persons. The predecessor in a corporation stands in the same relation to the successor, that the ancestor does to the heir. 3. The term predecessor is also used … [Read more...] about PREDECESSOR