notarial will
A will executed by a testator in the presence of two witnesses and a notary public.
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clare constat
clare constat (klair-ee kon-stat). [Law Latin] Scots law. It clearly appears. • The phrase appeared in reference to a precept, later a writ, for the grant of seisin to a vassal’s heir, so called because the opening lines in the declaration stated that it clearly appeared that the grantee was the proper heir. “A Precept
reeve
reeve (reev). Hist. 1. A ministerial officer of high rank having local jurisdiction; the chief magistrate of a hundred. • The reeve executed process, kept the peace, and enforced the law by holding court within the hundred. 2. A minor officer serving the Crown at the hundred level; a bailiff or deputy-sheriff. 3. An overseer
lost or not lost
lost or not lost. Marine insurance. A policy provision fixing the effective date of the policy to a time preceding the policy date, even if the insured ship has already been lost when the policy is executed, as long as neither party then knows, or has means of knowing, that the ship has been lost.
sanctuary
sanctuary. 1. A safe place, esp. where legal process cannot be executed; asylum. “Every consecrated church was a sanctuary. If a malefactor took refuge therein, he could not be extracted; but it was the duty of the four neighbouring vills to beset the holy place, prevent his escape and send for a coroner…. [A]fter he
do not resuscitate order
A document, executed by a competent person, directing that if the person’s heartbeat and breathing both cease while in a hospital, nursing home, or similar facility, no attempts to restore heartbeat or breathing should be made. — Abbr. DNR order. See advance directive.
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hanging in chains
hanging in chains. Hist. In England, in atrocious cases, the practice of suspending an executed murderer’s body by chains near where the crime was committed. • Hanging in chains was abolished in 1834.
leading of a use
Hist. In a deed, the specification, before the levy of a fine of land, of the person to whose use the fine will inure. • If the deed is executed after the fine, it “declares” the use.
hoc intuitu
hoc intuitu (hok in-t[y]oo-[schwa]-t[y]oo). [Law Latin] Scots law. In this prospect. • The phrase appeared in reference to deeds executed in expectation of an event, such as a marriage.
joint will
A single will executed by two or more testators, usu. disposing of their common property by transferring their separate titles to one devisee. — Also termed conjoint will. [Cases: Wills 56–68, 100. C.J.S. Wills §§ 133–165, 2026–2038, 2047–2062.]