hotchpot (hoch-pot), n. 1. The blending of items of property to secure equality of division, esp. as practiced either in cases of divorce or in cases in which advancements of an intestate’s property must be made up to the estate by a contribution or by an accounting. — Also termed hotchpotch; hotchpot rule. Cf. RAPPORT […]
uxorial ([schwa]k-sor-ee-[schwa]l or [schwa]g-zor-), adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife (uxorial property).
The association between one in authority and a subordinate, esp. between an employer and an employee. • At common law, this term also designated the husband–wife relationship for purposes of analyzing loss of consortium, but that usage is now obsolete. — Also termed employer–employee relationship. See MASTER AND SERVANT.
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remit, vb. 1. To pardon or forgive (the wife could not remit her husband’s infidelity). 2. To abate or slacken; to mitigate (the receipt of money damages remitted the embarrassment of being fired). 3. To refer (a matter for decision) to some authority, esp. to send back (a case) to a lower court (the appellate
communio bonorum (k[schwa]-myoo-nee-oh b[schwa]-nor-[schwa]m). [Latin “community of goods”] Civil law. Commonly owned goods, esp. those held in common by a husband and wife. Pl. communiones bonorum.
venter (ven-t[schwa]r), n. [Latin “womb”] 1. The womb of a wife or mother. 2. One of two or more women who are sources of the same man’s offspring. “venter… is a term nowadays considered objectionable, as it refers to the woman merely as the possessor of a birth canal.” Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of
contrahere (k[schwa]n-tray-h[schwa]-ree), vb. [Latin “draw together”] Roman law. 1. To establish or enter into a formal relationship, as between husband and wife, creditor and debtor, by mutual agreement. 2. To commit a crime. 3. To accept an inheritance. 4. Generally, to perform any act of legal significance. See CONTRACTUS.
marital rights. Rights and incidents (such as property or cohabitation rights) arising from the marriage contract. [Cases: Husband and Wife 1–301. C.J.S. Estates § 19.]
A tort by one spouse against the other. • Since most jurisdictions have abolished interspousal tort immunity, courts have had to decide which tort claims to recognize between married persons. Among those that some, but not all, courts have chosen to recognize are assault and battery, including claims for infliction of sexually transmitted disease, and
marital privilege 配偶特权；夫妻特权 指配偶一方有权就其与配偶另一方的秘密交流不予作证或阻止配偶另一方就此作证。在刑事案件中，指配偶一方有权拒绝担任配偶另一方的反方证人而提供证言。在诽谤案件中，指夫妻之间的陈述可免于构成诽谤诉讼。亦作「spousal privilege」或「husband-wife privilege」。 (→privilege)