widower
widower, n. A man whose wife has died and who has not remarried.
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doctrine of necessaries
doctrine of necessaries. 1. The rule holding a parent or spouse liable to anyone who sells goods or provides medical services to that person’s child or spouse if the goods or services are required for sustenance, support, or healthcare. 2. Archaic. The common-law rule holding a husband or father liable to anyone who sells goods
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subtraction of conjugal rights
subtraction of conjugal rights. Hist. The act of a husband and wife unlawfully living apart.
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ex assensu patris
ex assensu patris (eks [schwa]-sen-s[y]oo pay-tris). [Latin “by or with the consent of the father”] Hist. A species of dower ad ostium ecclesiae, under which a husband, by his father’s express consent, would endow his wife with a parcel of the father’s lands. • This type of dower was abolished in England by the Dower
interspousal tort immunity
interspousal tort immunity. See husband–wife immunity under IMMUNITY(2).
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legal father
The man recognized by law as the male parent of a child. • A man is the legal father of a child if he was married to the child’s natural mother when the child was born, if he has recognized or acknowledged the child, or if he has been declared the child’s natural father in
allegation of faculties
allegation of faculties. Family law. Archaic. A statement detailing a husband’s or wife’s property, made by a spouse who seeks alimony. See FACULTIES. [Cases: Divorce 239. C.J.S. Divorce §§ 416–419, 421–426.]
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société
société (soh-see-ay-tay), n. [French] French law. A partnership. société anonyme (soh-see-ay-tay an-aw-neem), n. [French] French law. An incorporated joint-stock company. société d’acquêts (soh-see-ay-tay dah-kay), n. [French] French law. A written agreement between husband and wife designating community property to be only that property acquired during marriage. société en commandite (soh-see-ay-tay awn koh-mawn-deet), n. [French] French
adventitia dos
adventitia dos (ad-ven-tish-ee-[schwa] dohs), n. [Latin] Civil law. A dowry given by someone other than the wife’s paterfamilias. Pl. adventitiae dotes.
allotment note
allotment note. English law. A seaman’s written assignment of a portion of his wages to a wife, parent, grand-parent, or sibling. • These notes are governed by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1970, § 13(1).