dispositive clause. Scots law. In a deed, the clause of conveyance by which the grantor describes the property conveyed, its conditions or burdens, the name of the grantee, and the destination to heirs. See DESTINATION(3).
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common-disaster clause. A provision in a dispositive instrument, such as an insurance policy or a will, that seeks to cover the situation in which the transferor and transferee die in a common disaster. [Cases: Insurance 3485; Wills 543. C.J.S. Insurance § 1428; Wills § 1034.]
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novodamus (noh-v[schwa]-day-m[schwa]s), n. [Latin novo damus “we grant anew”] Scots law. 1. A clause in a charter that progressively grants certain rights anew. • The phrase appeared in reference to any charter by which a superior renewed a previous land grant to a vassal. 2. A charter containing such a clause. “This clause is subjoined