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prescribe
right to something (as an easement) by prescription [a precarious possessor cannot against the owner] 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : to become unenforceable or invalid by prescription [any party having an interest in a
possession
this entry c : knowing dominion and control over a controlled substance or other contraband d in the civil law of Louisiana : the detention or enjoyment of a corporeal thing e : control or occupancy of
plea
of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided] 1 a : an allegation of fact in civil litigation made in response to a claim compare demurrer b : a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's claim
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legacy
a gift of personal property by will : bequest see also ademption compare devise conjoint legacy in the civil law of Louisiana : a legacy by a single disposition to more than one legatee or of indivisible
condition
stated by the parties to a contract compare constructive condition in this entry potestative condition [pō-tes-tā-tiv] in the civil law of louisiana : a condition whose fulfillment was completely within the power of the obligated party NOTE:
collate
[back-formation from collation, from Latin collatio (bonorum) bringing together (of property) for distribution to heirs] vt in the civil law of Louisiana : to return to an estate for equal division [children or grandchildren, coming to the
succession
legatees, or devisees ;also : the estate of the deceased including assets and liabilities used chiefly in the civil law of Louisiana intestate succession 1 : the transmission of property or property interests of a decedent as
Legal representative
810. It has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957, s. 2 (lb)] It means a person who in law represents the estate
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
principal succeeding ones, the Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 42), the (English) Civil Procedure Act (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27) [see Read v. Price, (1909) 2 KB 724], and
Lien
Lien [answering to the tacita hypotheca of the Civil Law], a right in one man to retain that which is in his possession belonging to another, until
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