Civil law. A secret will signed by the testator, sealed and delivered to a notary in the presence of three to seven witnesses, accompanied by the testator’s declaration that it is a valid will. • The notary is then required to indorse on the envelope containing the will a statement of all the facts surrounding […]
bill in aid of execution 撤销财产负担或财产转让的诉状指以欺诈为由请求撤销财产负担〔encumbrance〕或财产转让〔conveyance〕的诉状。
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pupillaris substitutio 〈拉〉(罗马法)未适婚人的补充指定；指定未适婚人的补充继承人 指家长在遗嘱中指定未适婚人〔pupillus〕即未达适婚年龄的家属为继承人，然后又在遗嘱中为其指定补充继承人，如果幼儿或未适婚人于继承遗产后、达到适婚年龄——男子14岁，女子12岁——之前死亡，即由补充继承人继承遗产。 (→substitutio haeredis)
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bill number. The number assigned to a proposed piece of legislation, typically designating the house in which it was introduced (S. for senate or H.R. for house of representatives) followed by a sequential number.
Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act. See PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ACT.
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stillicidium (stil-[schwa]-sid-ee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin fr. stilla “a drop” + cadere “to fall”] Roman law. Eavesdropping. See AQUAE IMMITTENDAE; servitus stillicidii under SERVITUS.
An original bill that begins an action in a court of equity. See COMPLAINT(1). [Cases: Equity 128–153.]
An arrangement that looks like a trust but, because of powers retained in the settlor, has no real substance and is not a completed trust. [Cases: Trusts 1. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion §§ 1–9, 14–18.]
A compound of a supplemental bill and a bill of revivor, joined for convenience. • Its distinct parts must be framed and proceeded on separately. [Cases: Equity 294–309.]
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