receptitious
receptitious (ree-sep-tish-[schwa]s), adj. Roman law. 1. (Of a dowry) returnable by agreement to the donor upon the dissolution of the marriage. 2. (Of property) retained by the wife and not included in the dowry.
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sub cura uxoris
sub cura uxoris (s[schwa]b kyoor-[schwa] [schwa]k-sor-is). [Law Latin] Hist. Under the care of one’s wife.
mulieratus filius
mulieratus filius (myoo-lee-er-[schwa]-t[schwa]s fil-ee-[schwa]s). Hist. & Scots law. A legitimate son or daughter; the son of a mulier (“lawful wife”).
joint administration
joint administration. Bankruptcy. The management of two or more bankruptcy estates, usu. involving related debtors, under one docket for purposes of handling various administrative matters, including notices to creditors, to conclude the cases more efficiently. • A bankruptcy court can order a joint administration when there are two or more cases pending involving a husband
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privy
privy (priv-ee), n. pl. A person having a legal interest of privity in any action, matter, or property; a person who is in privity with another. • Traditionally, there were six types of privies: (1) privies in blood, such as an heir and an ancestor; (2) privies in representation, such as an executor and a
legislative divorce
Hist. The legal termination of a particular marriage, enacted by the legislature rather than by a court. • In the 18th century, Colonial American legislatures granted these special statutes. In 1816, the House of Burgesses of Virginia granted a divorce to Rachel Robards Jackson, the wife of then President Andrew Jackson, from a former spouse.
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interspousal immunity
interspousal immunity 夫妻间(侵权诉讼)豁免(→husband-wife tort actions)
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