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Next of kin
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Next of kinThis term is used to signify the relations of a party who has died intestate.
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Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Relations
Kindred. In its most extensive signification, this term includes all the kindred of the person spoken of. In a more limited sense, it signifies those persons who are entitled as next of kin under the statute of distribution.
Party
Practice, contracts. When applied to practice, by party is understood either the plaintiff or defendant. In contracts, a party is one or more persons who engage to perform or receive the performance of some agreement.
Intestate
One who, having lawful power to make a will, has made none, or one which is defective in form. In that case, he is said to die intestate, and his estate descends to his heir at law.
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Next friend
One who, without being regularly appointed guardian, acts for the benefit of an infant, married woman, or other person, not sui juris.
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New york
1) In Louisiana, by a new work is understood every sort of edifice or other work, which is newly commenced on any ground whatever. 2) The name of one of the original states of the United States of America. ln its colonial condition this state was governed from the period of the revolution of 1688, by governors appointed by the crown assisted by a council, which received its appointments also from the parental government, and by the representatives of the people.
New york convention
The "Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards" was signed on June 10, 1958 in New York. This convention deals with the recognition of foreign arbitral awards (supra) and the enforcement of arbitration clauses (supra).
Newly discovered evidence
That evidence which, after diligent search for it, was not discovered until after the trial of a cause.
Newspapers
Papers for conveying news, printed and distributed periodically.
Next friend
One who, without being regularly appointed guardian, acts for the benefit of an infant, married woman, or other person, not sui juris.
Next of kin
Nexum
Roman civil law. Viewed as to its object and legal effect, nexum was either the transfer of the ownership of a thing, or the transfer of a thing to a creditor as a security. Accordingly in one sense nexum included mancipium, in another sense mancipium and nexum are opposed in the same way in which sale and mortgage or pledge are opposed. The formal part of both transactions consisted in a transfer per Des et libram. The person who became nexus by the effect of a nexum, placed himself in a servile condition, not becoming a slave, his ingenuitas being only in suspense, and was said nexum inire. The phrases nexi datio, nexi liberatio, respectively express the contracting and the release from the obligation.
Nexus
(United Kingdom) Connection.
Niece
Domestic relations: The daughter of a person's brother or sister.
Nief
Old English law. A woman born in vassalage. In Latin she was called Nativa.
Nient comprise
Not included. It is an exception taken to a petition, because the thing desired is not contained in that deed or proceeding wltereoia the petition is founded.
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Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Relations
Kindred. In its most extensive signification, this term includes all the kindred of the person spoken of. In a more limited sense, it signifies those persons who are entitled as next of kin under the statute of distribution.
Party
Practice, contracts. When applied to practice, by party is understood either the plaintiff or defendant. In contracts, a party is one or more persons who engage to perform or receive the performance of some agreement.
Intestate
One who, having lawful power to make a will, has made none, or one which is defective in form. In that case, he is said to die intestate, and his estate descends to his heir at law.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Next friend
One who, without being regularly appointed guardian, acts for the benefit of an infant, married woman, or other person, not sui juris.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
New york
1) In Louisiana, by a new work is understood every sort of edifice or other work, which is newly commenced on any ground whatever. 2) The name of one of the original states of the United States of America. ln its colonial condition this state was governed from the period of the revolution of 1688, by governors appointed by the crown assisted by a council, which received its appointments also from the parental government, and by the representatives of the people.
New york convention
The "Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards" was signed on June 10, 1958 in New York. This convention deals with the recognition of foreign arbitral awards (supra) and the enforcement of arbitration clauses (supra).
Newly discovered evidence
That evidence which, after diligent search for it, was not discovered until after the trial of a cause.
Newspapers
Papers for conveying news, printed and distributed periodically.
Next friend
One who, without being regularly appointed guardian, acts for the benefit of an infant, married woman, or other person, not sui juris.
Next of kin
Nexum
Roman civil law. Viewed as to its object and legal effect, nexum was either the transfer of the ownership of a thing, or the transfer of a thing to a creditor as a security. Accordingly in one sense nexum included mancipium, in another sense mancipium and nexum are opposed in the same way in which sale and mortgage or pledge are opposed. The formal part of both transactions consisted in a transfer per Des et libram. The person who became nexus by the effect of a nexum, placed himself in a servile condition, not becoming a slave, his ingenuitas being only in suspense, and was said nexum inire. The phrases nexi datio, nexi liberatio, respectively express the contracting and the release from the obligation.
Nexus
(United Kingdom) Connection.
Niece
Domestic relations: The daughter of a person's brother or sister.
Nief
Old English law. A woman born in vassalage. In Latin she was called Nativa.
Nient comprise
Not included. It is an exception taken to a petition, because the thing desired is not contained in that deed or proceeding wltereoia the petition is founded.
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