nul
nul (n[schwa]l). [Law French] No; none. • This negative particle begins many phrases, such as nul tiel.
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haec est finalis concordia
haec est finalis concordia (heek est fi-nay-lis k[schwa]n-kor-dee-[ schwa]). [Law Latin] Hist. This is the final agreement. • These words began a fine, a fictitious judicial proceeding formerly in use as a mode of conveying land. See FOOT OF THE FINE; FINE(1).
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queen’s bench
Queen’s Bench. Historically, the highest common-law court in England, presided over by the reigning monarch. • The jurisdiction of this court now lies with the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice; when a king begins to reign, the name automatically changes to King’s Bench. — Abbr. Q.B. — Also termed Court of
bankruptcy estate
bankruptcy estate. A debtor’s legal and equitable interests in property at the beginning of a bankruptcy case where the property is subject to administration. See 11 USCA § 541. [Cases: Bankruptcy 2491–2559. C.J.S. Bankruptcy §§ 105–109, 111, 113–120, 122–124, 126, 128.]
ostendit vobis
ostendit vobis (os-ten-dit voh-bis). [Latin] Hist. Shows to you. • In old pleading, these words were used by a demandant to begin a count.
in arrears
in arrears (in [schwa]-reerz), adj. & adv. 1. Behind in the discharging of a debt or other obligation (the tenants were in arrears with the rent). 2. At the end of a term or period instead of the beginning (the interests, fees, and costs are payable in arrears).
King’s Bench
Historically, the highest common-law court in England, presided over by the reigning monarch. • When a queen begins to reign, the name automatically changes to Queen’s Bench. In 1873, during Queen Victoria’s reign, the court’s jurisdiction was transferred to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. — Abbr. K.B. — Also termed
retirement income insurance
An agreement whereby the insurance company agrees to pay an annuity beginning at a certain age if the insured survives beyond that age, or the value of the policy if the insured dies before reaching that age.
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mean reserve
In insurance, the average of the beginning reserve (after the premium has been paid for the policy year) and the ending reserve of the policy year.
inventio
inventio (in-ven-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. A thing found; a finding. • Beginning in the reign of Hadrian, the finder of treasure either acquired title to the property or shared it with the landowner on whose land it was found. See TREASURE TROVE; THESAURI INVENTIO. Pl. inventiones (in-ven-shee-oh-neez).