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SOIT

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Fr. Let it be; be it so. A term used in several Law French phrases employed in English law, particularly as expressive of the will or assent of the sovereign in formal communications with parliament or with private suitors. Soit baile anz commons. Let it be delivered to the commons. The form of indorsement on a bill when sent to the house of commons. Dyer, 93a. Soit baile anx … [Read more...]

SOLE CUSTODY

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The situation where only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child and where the other parent may have visitation rights (but not custody rights.) … [Read more...]

SOIT DROIT FAIT AL PARTIE

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Eng. law. Let right be done to the party. This phrase is written on a petition of right, and subscribed by the king. See Petition of right. … [Read more...]

SOLE POSSESSION

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Ownership that is vested in a single person or party. … [Read more...]

SOJOURNING

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This term means something more than "traveling," and applies to a temporary, as contradistinguished from a permanent residence. Henry v. Ball, 1 Wheat 5, 4 L. Ed. 21. … [Read more...]

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