Law Lexicon, Or Dictionary of Jurisprudence: Explaining the Technical Words and Phrases Employed in the Several Departments of English Law : Including the Various Legal Terms Used in Commercial Transactions : Together with an Explanatory as Well as Literal Translation of the Latin Maxims Contained in the Writings of the Ancient and Modern Commentators |
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... creditors . ABANDUN or ABANDUM , anything se- questered , proscribed , or abandoned . Abandon , i . e . , in bannum res missa , a thing banned or de- nounced as forfeited or lost , whence to abandon , desert , or forsake , as lost and ...
... creditors . ABANDUN or ABANDUM , anything se- questered , proscribed , or abandoned . Abandon , i . e . , in bannum res missa , a thing banned or de- nounced as forfeited or lost , whence to abandon , desert , or forsake , as lost and ...
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... creditors , their debts must abate in proportion , and they must be content with a dividend for æquitas est quasi æqualitas . So in the case of legacies upon a deficiency of assets after payment of the debts , they abate proportionably ...
... creditors , their debts must abate in proportion , and they must be content with a dividend for æquitas est quasi æqualitas . So in the case of legacies upon a deficiency of assets after payment of the debts , they abate proportionably ...
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... creditors , & c . , no abatement arises , for the deceased's representatives may come in un - in der the decree ; but if an original plaintiff in such a suit die after decree , his personal repre- sentatives may , if they like , revive ...
... creditors , & c . , no abatement arises , for the deceased's representatives may come in un - in der the decree ; but if an original plaintiff in such a suit die after decree , his personal repre- sentatives may , if they like , revive ...
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... creditor in payment of a debt ; and the abbreviate of the adjudication is an abridg- ment of the record , containing the names of the creditor , debtor and lands , with the amount of the debt ; it is signed by the judge who pro- nounced ...
... creditor in payment of a debt ; and the abbreviate of the adjudication is an abridg- ment of the record , containing the names of the creditor , debtor and lands , with the amount of the debt ; it is signed by the judge who pro- nounced ...
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... creditors , it is not an act of bankruptcy , unless a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy be filed within three calendar months from its execution , provided such deed be executed by every trustee within fifteen days after the ...
... creditors , it is not an act of bankruptcy , unless a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy be filed within three calendar months from its execution , provided such deed be executed by every trustee within fifteen days after the ...
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