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Dowress
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DowressA woman entitled to dower.
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Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
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Dowry
Formerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her hushand in marriage; this is now called a portion.
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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
A widow endowed; one who has a jointure.
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
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.
Drain
Conveying the water from one place to another, for the purpose of drying the former.
Drawback
Common law. An allowance made by the government to merchants on the reexportation of certain imported goods liable to duties, which, in some cases, consists of the whole; in others, of a part of the duties which had been paid upon the importation.
Drawee
A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed, and who is requested to pay the amount of money therein mentioned.
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Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Dowry
Formerly applied to mean that which a woman brings to her hushand in marriage; this is now called a portion.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
A widow endowed; one who has a jointure.
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
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.
Drain
Conveying the water from one place to another, for the purpose of drying the former.
Drawback
Common law. An allowance made by the government to merchants on the reexportation of certain imported goods liable to duties, which, in some cases, consists of the whole; in others, of a part of the duties which had been paid upon the importation.
Drawee
A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed, and who is requested to pay the amount of money therein mentioned.
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