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STRATOCRACY

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A military government; government by military chiefs of an army. … [Read more...]

STOPPAGE

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In the civil law. Compensation or set-off. … [Read more...]

STRATOR

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In old English law. A surveyor of the highways … [Read more...]

STIRPS

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Latin: A root or stock of descent or title. Taking property by right of representation is called "succession per stirpes," In opposition to taking in one's own right or as a principal, which is termed "taking per capita." See Rotmanskey v. Helss, 86 Md. 633, 39 Atl. 415 … [Read more...]

STOCK

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descents. This is a metaphorical expression which designates, in the genealogy of a family, the person from whom others are descended: those persons who have so descended are called branches. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition In mercantile law. The goods and wares of a merchant or tradesman, kept for sale and traffic. In a larger sense. The capital of a merchant or … [Read more...]

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