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Spinster
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SpinsterAn addition given, in legal writings, to a woman who never was married.
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Legal
That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust.
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Spelling
The art of putting the proper letters in words.
Spendthrift
Spendthrift is defined to be a person who by excessive drinking) gaming, idleness or debauchery of any kind, shall so spend, waste, or lessen his estate as to expose himself or his family to want or suffering, or expose the town to charge or expense, for support of himself or family.
Spendthrift trust
A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.
Sperate
That of which there is hope.
Spes recuperandi
The hope of recovery. This term is applied to cases of capture of an enemy's property as a booty or prize. As between the belligerent parties, the title to the property taken as a prize passes the moment there is no longer any hope of recovery.
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Split custody
A form of custody in which the actual time of physical custody is split between both parents, which gives both parents the right to make decisions.
Splitting a cause of action
The bringing an action for only a part of the cause of action. This is not permitted either at law nor in equity.
Spoliation
1) English ecclesiastical law. The name of a suit sued out in the spiritual court to recover for the fruits of the church, or for the church itself. 2) Torts. Destruction of a thing by the act of a stranger; as, the erasure or alteration of a writing by the act of a stranger, is called spoliation. This has not the effect to destroy its character or legal effect.
Sponsalia
Sponsolia or stipulatio sponsolitia. A promise lawfully made between persons capable of marrying each other, that at some future time they will marry
Sponsions
International law. Agreements or engagements made by certain public officers, as generals or admirals, in time of war, either without author-ity, or by exceeding the limits of authority under which they purport to be made.
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Legal
That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Spelling
The art of putting the proper letters in words.
Spendthrift
Spendthrift is defined to be a person who by excessive drinking) gaming, idleness or debauchery of any kind, shall so spend, waste, or lessen his estate as to expose himself or his family to want or suffering, or expose the town to charge or expense, for support of himself or family.
Spendthrift trust
A trust set up for the benefit of someone who the grantor believes would be incapable of managing his or her own financial affairs.
Sperate
That of which there is hope.
Spes recuperandi
The hope of recovery. This term is applied to cases of capture of an enemy's property as a booty or prize. As between the belligerent parties, the title to the property taken as a prize passes the moment there is no longer any hope of recovery.
Spinster
Split custody
A form of custody in which the actual time of physical custody is split between both parents, which gives both parents the right to make decisions.
Splitting a cause of action
The bringing an action for only a part of the cause of action. This is not permitted either at law nor in equity.
Spoliation
1) English ecclesiastical law. The name of a suit sued out in the spiritual court to recover for the fruits of the church, or for the church itself. 2) Torts. Destruction of a thing by the act of a stranger; as, the erasure or alteration of a writing by the act of a stranger, is called spoliation. This has not the effect to destroy its character or legal effect.
Sponsalia
Sponsolia or stipulatio sponsolitia. A promise lawfully made between persons capable of marrying each other, that at some future time they will marry
Sponsions
International law. Agreements or engagements made by certain public officers, as generals or admirals, in time of war, either without author-ity, or by exceeding the limits of authority under which they purport to be made.
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