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TONSURE

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In old English law. A being shaven; the having the. bead shaven; a shaven head. 4 Bl. Comm. 367. … [Read more...]

TOLLERE

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Lat. In the civil law. To lift up or raise; to elevate; to build up. … [Read more...]

TONTINE

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In French law. A species of association or partnership formed among persons who are in receipt of perpetual or life annuities, with the agreement that the shares or annuities of those who die shall accrue to the survivors. This plan is said to be thus named froni Tonti, an Italian, who invented It in the seventeenth' century. The principle is used in some forms of life … [Read more...]

TITLE BY DESCENT

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Title to property obtained through the inheritance of the property. … [Read more...]

TO WIT

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To know, that is to say, namely. … [Read more...]

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