spes successionis in destinatione (speez s[schwa]k-ses[h]-ee-oh-nis in des-ti-nay-shee-oh-nee). [Law Latin] Hist. A hope of succeeding under a destination (that is, an appointment by will).
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levari facias (l[schwa]-vair-Ifay-shee-[schwa]s). [Law Latin “that you cause to be levied”] A writ of execution ordering a sheriff to seize a judgment debtor’s goods and income from lands until the judgment debt is satisfied. • This writ is now used chiefly in Delaware. Cf. FIERI FACIAS. [Cases: Execution 15. C.J.S. Executions § 18.] levari facias
personali exceptione (p[schwa]r-s[schwa]-nay-lI ek-sep-shee-oh-nee). [Latin] Hist. By personal exception; by an exception based on personal reasons. — Also termed personali objectione ([schwa]b-jek-shee-oh-nee).
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abalienation (ab-ayl-y[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. [fr. Latin abalienare “to alienate”] Civil law. The transfer of an interest in or title to property; ALIENATION(2). • In Roman law, the term was abalienatio (“a perfect conveyance from one Roman citizen to another”), which was anglicized to abalienation. — abalienate, vb.
coronator (kor- orkahr-[schwa]-nay-t[schwa]r). [fr. Latin corona “crown”] A coroner. See CORONER(2). “The formal title of custos (or occasionally conservator) placitorum corone continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages, but the more convenient shorter forms coronarius, which was confined to a short period around 1200, and CORONATOR rapidly gained greater currency. The English form was
de attornato recipiendo (dee a-tor-nay-toh ri-sip-ee-en-doh), n. [Law Latin “of receipt of an attorney”] Hist. A writ requiring a court to receive and admit an attorney for a party.
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alienation (ay-lee-[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n or ayl-y[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. Withdrawal from former attachment; estrangement (alienation of affections). 2. Conveyance or transfer of property to another (alienation of one’s estate). [Cases: Property 11. C.J.S. Property §§ 27, 33.] — alienative (ay-lee-[schwa]-nay-tiv orayl-y[schwa]-), adj. “[A]ny transfer of real estate short of a conveyance of the title is not an alienation