blended sentence
In a juvenile-delinquency disposition, a sanction that combines delinquency sanctions and criminal punishment.
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statute of wills
statute of wills. 1. (cap.) An English statute (enacted in 1540) that established the right of a person to devise real property by will. — Also termed Wills Act. 2. A state statute, usu. derived from the English statute, providing for testamentary disposition and requiring an elaborate set of requirements for valid execution in that
documentary instruction
documentary instruction. A written agreement between an importer and exporter covering the relegation of various documents relating to the shipment and disposition of goods.
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precedence
precedence (pres-[schwa]-d[schwa]nts or pr[schwa]-seed-[schwa]nts), n. 1. The order or priority in place or time observed by or for persons of different statuses (such as political dignitaries) on the basis of rank during ceremonial events. 2. Generally, the act or state of going before something else according to some system of priorities. 3. Parliamentary law. The
alternative remainder
A remainder in which the disposition of property is to take effect only if another disposition does not take effect.
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fictitious action
An action, usu. unethical, brought solely to obtain a judicial opinion on an issue of fact or law, rather than for the disposition of a controversy. [Cases: Action 8. C.J.S. Actions §§ 34–35, 37.]
alienatio feudi
alienatio feudi (ay-lee-[schwa]-nay-shee-oh fyoo-dI). [Law Latin] Hist. Disposition of a feudal right.
incompatibility
incompatibility, n. Conflict in personality and disposition, usu. leading to the breakup of a marriage. • Every state now recognizes some form of incompatibility as a no-fault ground for divorce. See no-fault divorce under DIVORCE. Cf. IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES; IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF THE MARRIAGE.
spousal allowance
A portion of a decedent’s estate set aside by statute for a surviving spouse, regardless of any testamentary disposition or competing claims. • This allowance is superior to the claims of general creditors. In some states, it is even preferred to the expenses of administration, funeral, and last illness of the spouse. — Also termed
memorandum opinion
A unanimous appellate opinion that succinctly states the decision of the court; an opinion that briefly reports the court’s conclusion, usu. without elaboration because the decision follows a well-established legal principle or does not relate to any point of law. — Also termed memorandum decision; memorandum disposition; (slang) memdispo. [Cases: Courts 103, 107. C.J.S. Courts
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