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non terminus

non terminus (non ter-mi-n[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin “not the end”] Hist. The vacation between two terms of a court. • In England, it was also called “the time of days of the king’s peace.” — Also termed nonterm; non term.

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consanguinity

consanguinity (kon-sang-gwin-[schwa]-tee), n. The relationship of persons of the same blood or origin. See prohibited degree under DEGREE. Cf. AFFINITY; AFFINITAS AFFINITATIS. [Cases: Incest 5; Marriage 10. C.J.S. Incest § 4; Marriage § 17.] — consanguineous, adj. “In the mode of computing the degrees of consanguinity, the civil law … begins with the intestate, and

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