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Mormon
Christian denomination The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in the United States followers of Joseph Smith who professed to have found an addition to the Bible engraved on golden plates called the Book of
vel non
vel non : or not [the existence vel non of a genuine issue of material fact "Morris v. Smith, 837 P.2d 679 (1992)"]
sub nomine
sub nomine [Latin] : under the name of [the testator made him a trustee sub nomine “Charlie Smith”] often used in full or abbreviated form in legal citations to indicate the name under which the litigation
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plagiarize
plagiarize -rized -riz·ing [from plagiary plagiarist, from Latin plagiarius, literally, kidnapper, from plagium netting of game, kidnapping, from plaga net] vt : to copy and pass off (the expression of ideas or words of another) as...
intestacy
intestacy pl: -cies 1 : the state of dying intestate : an intestate state or condition [the invalidation of the will resulted in her ] 2 : intestate succession at succession [wills should be construed to...
disposition
by a court or quasi-judicial tribunal [the beneficiary of such a of charges against him "United States v. Smith, 354 A.2d 510 (1976)"] compare decision, holding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict b : the sentence given to a
accord
authority just cited, as for example in a sentence like “… a decision based on equitable principles. Accord Smith v. Jones, 1 F.2d 2 (1900).” n 1 : agreement of opinion [both cases in ] 2 :
Bounty
of industry, or of fostering and extending a trade that is believed to be of paramount importance. See Smith's Wealth of Nations, Bk. iv. c. v. Bounties have been entirely abolished in England, and the Sugar Convention
Caledonia
Caledonia, the northern part of Britannia. For the precise signification of the term consult, Smith's Dict. of Greek and Roman Geography.
Gentleman
a man of ancestry, however high his rank]. All persons above yeomen; whereby noblemen are truly called gentlemen, Smith de Rep. Ang., 1. 1, cc. xx., xxi. The word was not employed as a legal addition until
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