personal warrandice
An obligation to indemnify that binds the grantor and the grantor’s heirs.
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independence
independence, n. The state or quality of being independent; esp., a country’s freedom to manage all its affairs, whether external or internal, without control by other countries.
estate duty
Hist. English law. A tax imposed on the principal value of all property that passed on death. • Estate duties were first imposed in 1889. A capital transfer tax replaced it in 1975. Since 1986, an inheritance tax has applied instead, with exceptions for certain transactions entered into before then. See death duty.
employer–employee relationship
The association between a person employed to perform services in the affairs of another, who in turn has the right to control the person’s physical conduct in the course of that service. • At common law, the relationship was termed “master-servant.” That term is still used often, but “employer–employee” dominates in modern legal usage.
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devisee
devisee (dev-[schwa]-zeeor di-vI-zee). A recipient of property by will. Cf. LEGATEE. first devisee. The first devisee designated to receive an estate under a will. next devisee. The devisee who receives the remainder of an estate in tail, as distinguished from the first devisee. See FEE TAIL. [Cases: Wills 604. C.J.S. Wills § 1258.] residuary devisee.
office of protocol
Office of Protocol. A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for advising the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, and other U.S. officials on matters of custom and decorum, and for planning and hosting state dinners and other affairs, esp. involving foreign heads of state and other diplomats. • The Office
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commencement of infringement
commencement of infringement. Copyright. The first of a series of discrete copyright violations, such as the first of many separate sales of infringing items. See INFRINGEMENT. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 53(1).]
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worthiest of blood
worthiest of blood, n. Hist. Of or relating to males, because of the preference given them in the laws of descent. See PRIMOGENITURE. “Thus sons shall be admitted before daughters; or, as our male lawgivers have somewhat uncomplaisantly expressed it, the worthiest blood shall be preferred. As if John Stiles hath two sons, Matthew and
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skiptracing agency
skiptracing agency. A service that locates persons (such as delinquent debtors, missing heirs, witnesses, stockholders, bondholders, etc.) or missing assets (such as bank accounts).
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