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Ante-nuptial
Ante-nuptialWhat takes place before marriage; as, an ante-nuptial agreement, which is an agreement made between a man and a woman in contemplation of marriage. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Place Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality. Marriage A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage. Ante-nuptial What takes place before marriage; as, an ante-nuptial agreement, which is an agreement made between a man and a woman in contemplation of marriage. Agreement A verbal or written resolution of disputes. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Ante (United Kingdom) Before. Ante litem motam Before suit brought, before controversy moved. Antecedent Something that goes before. In the construction of laws, agreements, and the like, reference is always to be made to the last antecedent; ad proximun antecedens fiat relatio. Antedate To put a date to an instrument of a time before the time it was written. Antenati Born before. Antenuptial An event or document which pre-dates a marriage. For example, an "antenuptial agreement" is one which is signed before marriage. A antenuptial gift is a gift given by one spouse to the other before marriage. Antenuptial agreement A legal contract signed by two people prior to marriage which states limitations to spouse's rights to property, support, or inheritance if the marriage ends in divorce. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Ante litem motam Before suit brought, before controversy moved. Antecedent Something that goes before. In the construction of laws, agreements, and the like, reference is always to be made to the last antecedent; ad proximun antecedens fiat relatio. Antedate To put a date to an instrument of a time before the time it was written. Antenati Born before. Antenuptial An event or document which pre-dates a marriage. For example, an "antenuptial agreement" is one which is signed before marriage. A antenuptial gift is a gift given by one spouse to the other before marriage. Ante-nuptial Antenuptial agreement A legal contract signed by two people prior to marriage which states limitations to spouse's rights to property, support, or inheritance if the marriage ends in divorce. Anthetarius Obsolete. The name given to a man who endeavors to discharge himself of the crime of which he is accused, by retorting the charge on the accuser. Antichresis Contracts. A word used in the civil law to denote the contract by which a creditor acquires the right of reaping the fruit or other revenues of the immovables given to him in pledge, on condition of deducting, annually, their proceeds from the interest, if any is due to him, and afterwards from the principal of his debt. Anticipation The act of doing or taking a thing before its proper time. Anti-manifesto The declaration of the reasons which one of the belligerents publishes, to show that the war as to him is defensive. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Ante-nuptial. If you have a better definition for Ante-nuptial than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Ante-nuptial may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Ante-nuptial and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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