Affinity - Law Dictionary Search Results
Savour
Savour, to partake of the nature of; to bear affinity to. Money in any way connected with land, e.g., money secured by mortgage of real or leasehold property,
Gossipred
Gossipred, compaternity, spiritual affinity, Canon Law.
Affinitas affinitatis
Affinitas affinitatis, the connection which has neither consanguinity nor affinity, as, the connection between a husband's brother and his wife's sister.
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respect of partiality or some default in the sheriff, Co. Litt. 156 a. If the sheriff to be affinity to any of the parties, or if anyone or more of the jurors are returned at the nomination
Stranger in blood
to legitimated children, see Legitimacy Act, 1926, s. 7. One not related by blood, such as relative by affinity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1433.
Lyndhurst's (Lord) Act
(Lord) Act (5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 54) rendered marriages within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity absolutely null and void. Theretofore such marriages were voidable merely. See MARRIAGE.
Merger
referred; yet of all other rules none affords principles to which the cases on merger bear a nearer affinity.' When the same person has a legal estate in the fee, and is also entitled to the trust
Nirmala sadhus
Nirmala sadhus, nirmalas have a close affinity to Hindus and in the Census Report for the Punjab for the year 1891 a large number of
Relative
marriage or adoption. [Mental Health Act, 1987, s. 2 (t)] A person connected with another by blood or affinity; a kinsman, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1291.
Relationship
The state of being related by kindred affinity or other alliance
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