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Mahr (dower)

Mahr (dower), Mahr (dower) is neither dowry nor price for marriage: As explained in an old judgment by Justice Syed Mahmood, maher is 'not the

Maritagium

Maritagium, 1. A lord's right to arrange a married for his infant ward 2. Dower 3. Dowry; a marriage gift, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 980. Maritagium, the portion which is given with a

Morgangani or morgangiva

or morgangiva [fr. morgen, Sax., the morning, and gifan, gift], a gift on the morning after the wedding; dowry; the husband's gifts to his wife on the day after the wedding, Du Cange

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Valuable security

Valuable security, certificates the appellant has been found to have forged to get admission in the Arts and Commerce College affiliated to Poona Univer-sity could not be described as 'valuable security' within the meaning of s....

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