Jointure - Law Dictionary Search Results
Settlement
v. Jamuna Prasad Sahu, AIR 1958 Pat 589. Settlement, the act of giving possession by legal sanction; a jointure granted to a wife; a disposition of either real or personal property or both for the benefit of
Strict settlement
ordinary settlement on marriage before 1926: To the use of the husband for life, remainder, subject to a jointure rent-charge to the wife and a term for raising portions for younger children, to the first and other
Widow-Bench
Widow-Bench, the share of her husband's estate which a widow is allowed besides her jointure
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Attendant term
created for many purposes, e.g., to furnish money for the payment of debts, to secure rent charges or jointures, to raise portions for younger children, daughters, etc. Now, although the purpose for which the term was originally
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