heredes proximi
heredes proximi (h[schwa]-ree-deez prok-s[schwa]-mI), n. [Latin] Nearest or next heirs.
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home rule
home rule. A state legislative provision or action allocating a measure of autonomy to a local government, conditional on its acceptance of certain terms. Cf. LOCAL OPTION. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 65. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 122, 140–141, 143.] “Home rule in the United States was sometimes envisioned in its early days as giving the cities
confidence man
confidence man. One who defrauds a victim by first gaining the victim’s confidence and then, through trickery, obtaining money or property; a swindler. • The equivalent term confidence woman is exceptionally rare, even though women are often involved in confidence games. — Often shortened to con man. See CONFIDENCE GAME. Cf. BUNCO-STEERER.
tenantlike
tenantlike, adj. In accordance with the rights and obligations of a tenant, as in matters of repairs, waste, etc.
essoin day
essoin day. Hist. English law. The first general return day of the term, when the courts sat to receive essoins. • By the Law Terms Act (1830), essoin days were eliminated as a part of the term. St. 11 Geo. 4;1 Will. 4, ch. 70, § 6.
lidford law
Lidford law (lid-f[schwa]rd). Hist. A form of lynch law permitting a person to be punished first and tried later. • The term took its name from the town of Lidford (now Lydford) where this type of action supposedly took place. Cf. Jedburgh justice under JUSTICE(1).
noncontribution clause
noncontribution clause. A fire-insurance-policy provision stating that only the interests of the property owner and the first mortgagee are protected under the policy. [Cases: Insurance 3449. C.J.S. Insurance § 1395.]
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continental congress
Continental Congress. The first national governmental assembly in the United States, formed in 1774 to protest British treatment of the colonies. • The Second Continental Congress, commencing in 1775, adopted the Decla-ration of Independence and served as the national government until the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781.
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freedom of association
The right to join with others in a common undertaking that would be lawful if pursued individually. • This right is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The government may not prohibit outsiders from joining an association, but the insiders do not necessarily have a right to exclude others. Cf. RIGHT OF
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portioner
portioner (por-sh[schwa]-n[schwa]r), n. 1. Scots law. One who owns a portion of a decedent’s estate. heir portioner. 1. One of two or more female heirs who, in the absence of male heirs, inherit equal shares of an estate. 2. One of two or more usu. female heirs in the same degree who take equal shares