idiochira
idiochira (id-ee-oh-kI-r[schwa]). [Greek “one’s own hand”] Hist. An instrument executed privately, rather than before a public officer; esp., a deed written in one’s own hand.
Search Results for: EXECUTED
duplicate will
A will executed in duplicate originals by a testator who retains one copy and gives the second copy to another person. • The rules applicable to wills apply to both wills, and upon application for probate, both copies must be tendered into the registry of the probate court. [Cases: Wills 175. C.J.S. Wills §§ 395,
take effect
take effect, vb. 1. To become operative or executed. 2. To be in force; to go into operation.
quadripartite
quadripartite, adj. Hist. (Of an indenture, etc.) drawn, divided, or executed in four parts. quadripartite, n. A book or treatise divided into four parts.
plea of release
A plea that admits the claim but sets forth a written discharge executed by a party authorized to release the claim. See RELEASE(2).
remainder
Property. 1. A future interest arising in a third person — that is, someone other than the estate’s creator, its initial holder, or the heirs of either — who is intended to take after the natural termination of the preceding estate. • For example, if a grant is “to A for life, and then to
exequatur
exequatur (ek-s[schwa]-kway-t[schwa]r). [Latin “let it be executed”] A written official recognition and authorization of a consular officer, issued by the government to which the officer is accredited. “Consuls on exhibiting proof of their appointment, if not objectionable persons, receive an exequatur, or permission to discharge their functions within the limits prescribed, which permission can be
latent ambiguity
An ambiguity that does not readily appear in the language of a document, but instead arises from a collateral matter when the document’s terms are applied or executed [the contract contained a latent ambiguity: the shipping terms stated that the goods would arrive on the Peerless, but two ships have that name]. — Also termed
acte
acte (akt), n. [French] French law. 1. An instrument; a proof in writing, such as a deed, bill of sale, or birth cer-tificate. acte authentique (akt oh-tawn-teek). A deed executed with certain prescribed formalities, in the presence of a notary or other official. acte de décès (akt d[schwa] day-say). A death certificate. acte de francisation
dormant judgment
A judgment that has not been executed or enforced within the statutory time limit. • As a result, any judgment lien may have been lost and execution cannot be issued unless the judgment creditor first revives the judgment. See REVIVAL(1).