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Quasi posthumous child
Quasi posthumous childCivil law. One who, born during the life of his grand father, or other male ascendant, was not his heir at the time he made his testament, but who by the death of his father became his heir in his lifetime. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Civil 1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction. Law A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system. Life The aggregate of the animal functions which resist death. Bichat. Grand An epithet frequently used to denote that the thing. to which it is joined is of more importance and dignity, than other things of the same name; as, grand assize, a writ in a real action to determine the right of property in land; grand cape, a writ used in England, on a plea of land, when the tenant makes default in appearance at the day given for the king to take the land into his hands; grand days, among the English lawyers, are those days in term which are solemnly kept in the inns of court and chancery, namely, Candlemas day, in Hilary term; Ascension day, in Easter term; and All Saint's day, in Michaelmas term; which days are dies non juridici. Grand distress is the name of a writ so called because of its extent, namely, to all. the goods and chattels of the party distrained within the county; this writ is believed to be peculiar to England. Grand Jury. Grand serjeantry, the name of an ancient English military tenure. Father Domestic relations. He by whom a child is begotten. Male Of the masculine sex; of the sex that begets young; the sex opposed to the female. Heir One born in lawful matrimony, who succeeds by descent, and right of blood, to lands, tenements or hereditaments, being an estate of inheritance. It is an established rule of law, that God alone can make an heir. According to many authorities, heir may be nomen collectivuum, as well in a deed as in a will, and operate in both in the same mannar, as heirs in the plural number. Time Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions. Testament Civil law. The appointment of an executor or testamentary heir, according to the formalities prescribed by law. Death Cessation of life; extinction of political existence. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Quash To vacate or void a summons, subpoena. Quasi A Latin word in frequent use in the civil law signifying as if, almost. It marks the resemblance, and supposes a little difference between two objects. Quasi corporation This term is applied to such bodies or municipal socie-ties, which, though not vested with the general powers of corporations, are yet recognized by statutes or immemorial usage, as persons or aggregate corporations, with precise duties which may be enforced, and privileges which may be maintained by suits at law. They may be considered qua corporations, with limited powers, coextensive with the duties imposed upon them by statute or usage; but restrained from a general use of the authority, which belongs to those metaphysical persons by the common law. Quasi delict Civil law. An act whereby a person, without malice, but by fault, negligence or imprudence not legally excusable, causes injury to another. Quasi in rem jurisdiction An American term referring to jurisdiction exercised by way of the attachment over the chattels of a defendant who cannot be found within the district. Quasi offences Torts, civil law. Those acts which, although not committed by the persons responsible for them, are by implication of law supposed to have been committed by their command, by other persons for whom they are answerable. They are also injuries which have been caused by one person to another, without any intention to hurt them. Quasi partners Partners of lands, goods, or chattels, who are not actual partners, are sometimes so called. Quasi purchase This term is used in the civil law to denote that a thing is to be considered as purchased from the presumed consent of the owner of the thing; as, if a man should consume a cheese, which is in his possession and belonging to another, with an intent to pay the price of it to the owner, the consent of the latter will be presumed, as the cheese would have been spoiled by keeping it longer. Quasi tradition Civil law. A term used to designate that a person is in the use of the property of another, which the latter suffers and does not oppose. Quasi-affinity A term used in the civil law to designate the affinity which exists between two persons, one of whom has been betrothed to the kindred of the other, but who have never been married. For example, my brother is betrothed to Maria, and, afterwards, before marriage he dies, there then exists between Maria and me a quasi-affinity. Quasi-contract An obligation created by the law in the absence of an agreement or contract; not based upon the intentions or expressions of the parties. Quasi-contractus A term used in the civil law. A quasi-contract is the act of a person, permitted by law, by which he obligates himself towards another, or by which another binds himself to him, without any agreement between them. Quasi-criminal action A classification of actions such as violation of a city ordinance that is not also violation of a criminal statute, which are wrongs against the public punishable through fines but are not usually indictable offenses. Quasi-deviation An American term for certain types of breach of a contract of carriage of goods by sea, analogous to unreasonable geographic deviation, notably overcarriage, non-delivery and delayed delivery. Quasi-judicial Refers to decisions made by administrative tribunals or government officials to which the rules of natural justice apply. In judicial decisions, the principles of natural justice always apply. But between routine government policy decisions and the traditional court forums lies a hybrid, sometimes called a "tribunal" or "administrative tribunal" and not necessarily presided by judges. These operate as a government policy-making body at times but also exercise a licensing, certifying, approval or other adjudication authority which is "judicial" because it directly affects the legal rights of a person. Some law teachers sugest that there is no such thing as a "quasi-judicial" decision or body; the body or decision is either judicial or not. Quasi-maritime liens A term used to describe claims for pilotage, general average contributions and dock charges in Canada. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Quasi corporation This term is applied to such bodies or municipal socie-ties, which, though not vested with the general powers of corporations, are yet recognized by statutes or immemorial usage, as persons or aggregate corporations, with precise duties which may be enforced, and privileges which may be maintained by suits at law. They may be considered qua corporations, with limited powers, coextensive with the duties imposed upon them by statute or usage; but restrained from a general use of the authority, which belongs to those metaphysical persons by the common law. Quasi delict Civil law. An act whereby a person, without malice, but by fault, negligence or imprudence not legally excusable, causes injury to another. Quasi in rem jurisdiction An American term referring to jurisdiction exercised by way of the attachment over the chattels of a defendant who cannot be found within the district. Quasi offences Torts, civil law. Those acts which, although not committed by the persons responsible for them, are by implication of law supposed to have been committed by their command, by other persons for whom they are answerable. They are also injuries which have been caused by one person to another, without any intention to hurt them. Quasi partners Partners of lands, goods, or chattels, who are not actual partners, are sometimes so called. Quasi posthumous child Quasi purchase This term is used in the civil law to denote that a thing is to be considered as purchased from the presumed consent of the owner of the thing; as, if a man should consume a cheese, which is in his possession and belonging to another, with an intent to pay the price of it to the owner, the consent of the latter will be presumed, as the cheese would have been spoiled by keeping it longer. Quasi tradition Civil law. A term used to designate that a person is in the use of the property of another, which the latter suffers and does not oppose. Quasi-affinity A term used in the civil law to designate the affinity which exists between two persons, one of whom has been betrothed to the kindred of the other, but who have never been married. For example, my brother is betrothed to Maria, and, afterwards, before marriage he dies, there then exists between Maria and me a quasi-affinity. Quasi-contract An obligation created by the law in the absence of an agreement or contract; not based upon the intentions or expressions of the parties. Quasi-contractus A term used in the civil law. A quasi-contract is the act of a person, permitted by law, by which he obligates himself towards another, or by which another binds himself to him, without any agreement between them. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Quasi posthumous child. 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