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Where a judge agrees or rules in favor of a party in court. For example, where counsel makes an objection to the testimony of a witnesses, clarifying the testimony as inadmissible hearsay to which the judge agrees and strikes the witness' statement from the record. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Money available to a surviving spouse and the children of a deceased worker who qualified for Social Security retirement or disability benefits. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The south door of a church, where canonical purgation was performed, and plaints, etc., were heard and determined. Wharton. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The living of one of two or more persons after the death of the other or others. Survivorship is where a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another person who had an interest in it The most familiar example is in the case of joint tenants, the rule being that on the death of one of two joint tenants the whole property passes to the survivor. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A man whose employment is to sell provisions aud liquor to a camp. 2. By the articles of war, art. 29, no sutler is permitted to sell any kind of liquor or victuals, or to keep his house or shop open for the entertainment of soldiers, after nine at night, or before the beating of the reveillee, or upon Sundays during divine service or sermon, on penalty of being dismissed all … [Read more...]