ancient will
ancient will 古遗嘱 从立遗嘱人死亡时算起已达30年或更久的遗嘱，已不需见证人〔attesting witness〕来证明。
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ancient fact
A fact about a person, thing, or event that existed or occurred a very long time ago, and about which no living person has firsthand knowledge. — Also termed fact in pais.
ancient lights doctrine
The common-law principle by which a landowner acquired, after 20 years of uninter-rupted use, an easement preventing a neighbor from building an obstruction that blocks light from passing through the landowner’s window. • The window (or other opening) is termed an ancient light. This doctrine has rarely been applied in the United States. — Also
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ancient law
ancient law. The law of antiquity, considered esp. either from an anthropological standpoint or from the stand-point of tracing precursors to modern law. “Ancient law uniformly refuses to dispense with a single gesture, however grotesque; with a single syllable, however its meaning may have been forgotten; with a single witness, however superfluous may be his
ancient law
The law of antiquity, considered esp. either from an anthropological standpoint or from the stand-point of tracing precursors to modern law.
ancient messuages
ancient messuages 〈英〉古宅 指理查一世〔Richard Ⅰ〕之前修建的房屋，但后来也指建造年代无法追忆且无法证明是源于现代的建筑。通常古宅及在其旧址上的建筑均附属有相关的共用权〔right of common〕。
ancient lights doctrine
ancient-lights doctrine. The common-law principle by which a landowner acquired, after 20 years of uninter-rupted use, an easement preventing a neighbor from building an obstruction that blocks light from passing through the landowner’s window. • The window (or other opening) is termed an ancient light. This doctrine has rarely been applied in the United States.
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