abandonee
abandonee ([schwa]-ban-d[schwa]-nee). One to whom property rights are relinquished; one to whom something is formally or legally abandoned.
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inheritance
inheritance. 1. Property received from an ancestor under the laws of intestacy. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 1, 8. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 1–5, 9–12; Right of Privacy and Publicity§ 42.] 2. Property that a person receives by bequest or devise. dual inheritance. An adopted child’s intestate inheritance through both his adopted family and his
rule of doubt
rule of doubt. 1. Copyright. The doctrine that unreadable or incomprehensible identifying material deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office may not be protected under copyright law because it cannot be easily examined to determine whether it qualifies. • This rule usu. applies to computer object code. Unlike a certificate of registration, a filing under the
pro derelicto
pro derelicto (proh der-[schwa]-lik-toh). [Latin] As derelict or abandoned. • This refers to property subject to usucapio. See USUCAPIO.
folkland
folkland. Hist. Land held by customary law, without written title. — Also spelled folcland. Cf. BOOKLAND. “In all discussions on Anglo-Saxon law bookland is contrasted with ‘folkland.’ The most recent and probably the most correct view is that folkland simply means land subject to customary law, as opposed to land which was held under the
waif
waif, n. 1. An abandoned article whose owner is unknown, esp. something stolen and thrown away by the thief in flight, usu. through fear of apprehension. • At common law, if a waif, whether stolen or merely abandoned, was seized before the owner reclaimed it, the title vested in the Crown. The owner was thus
prejudice
prejudice, n. 1. Damage or detriment to one’s legal rights or claims. See dismissal with prejudice, dismissal without prejudice under DISMISSAL. legal prejudice. A condition that, if shown by a party, will usu. defeat the opposing party’s action; esp., a condition that, if shown by the defendant, will defeat a plaintiff’s motion to dismiss a
derelict
derelict (der-[schwa]-likt), adj. 1. Forsaken; abandoned; cast away (derelict property). See quasi-derelict under DERELICT. 2. Lacking a sense of duty; in breach of a legal or moral obligation (the managers were derelict in their duties). derelict, n. 1. Personal property abandoned or thrown away by the owner with no intent to claim it any longer,
exoneration
exoneration (eg-zon-[schwa]-ray-sh[schwa]n). 1. The removal of a burden, charge, responsibility, or duty. 2. The right to be reimbursed by reason of having paid money that another person should have paid. 3. The equitable right of a surety — confirmed by statute in many states — to proceed to compel the principal debtor to satisfy the