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Dowager
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DowagerA widow endowed; one who has a jointure.
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Widow
An unmarried woman whose husband is dead.
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Double plea
The alleging, for one single purpose, two or more distinct grounds of defence, when one of them would be as effectual in law, as both or all.
Double renvoi
The application by the forum court to the conflict rules, including the renvoi rules, of a foreign state. Double renvoi, also known as the "foreign court theory", appears to be limited to England; see also renvoi.
Double voucher
A common recovery is sometimes suffered with double voucher, which occurs when the person first vouched to warranty, comes in and vouches over a third person.
Double waste
When a tenant, bound to repair, suffers a house to be wasted, and then unlawfully fells timber to repair it, he is said to commit double waste.
Dove
The name of a well known bird.
Dowager
Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
Dower unde nihil habet
This is a writ of right in its nature. It lies only against the tenant of the freehold.
Dowress
A woman entitled to dower.
Dowry
Formerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her hushand in marriage; this is now called a portion.
Dragoman
An interpreter employed in the east, and particularly at the Turkish court.
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Widow
An unmarried woman whose husband is dead.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Double plea
The alleging, for one single purpose, two or more distinct grounds of defence, when one of them would be as effectual in law, as both or all.
Double renvoi
The application by the forum court to the conflict rules, including the renvoi rules, of a foreign state. Double renvoi, also known as the "foreign court theory", appears to be limited to England; see also renvoi.
Double voucher
A common recovery is sometimes suffered with double voucher, which occurs when the person first vouched to warranty, comes in and vouches over a third person.
Double waste
When a tenant, bound to repair, suffers a house to be wasted, and then unlawfully fells timber to repair it, he is said to commit double waste.
Dove
The name of a well known bird.
Dowager
Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
Dower unde nihil habet
This is a writ of right in its nature. It lies only against the tenant of the freehold.
Dowress
A woman entitled to dower.
Dowry
Formerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her hushand in marriage; this is now called a portion.
Dragoman
An interpreter employed in the east, and particularly at the Turkish court.
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