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  • 61inchoate right — A rudimentary interest …

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  • 62inchoate right of dower — The right, or expectation of a future right, that a wife has in real estate, of which her husband has become seized, while he is still living, such right becoming consummate as her dower if he dies leaving her surviving and she has not previously …

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  • 63Inchoately — Inchoate In cho*ate, a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. {In cho*ate*ly}, adv. [1913… …

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  • 64inchoately — inchoate ► ADJECTIVE 1) not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. 2) confused or incoherent. DERIVATIVES inchoately adverb. ORIGIN from Latin inchoare, variant of incohare begin …

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  • 65Choate (law) — Choate , as used in American law, means completed or perfected in and of itself, [1] or perfected, complete, or certain. [2] It is a controversial word due to its etymology as a back formation from the old and well established word inchoate that… …

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  • 66Burglary — Burglar redirects here. For the comedy film, see Burglar (film). Criminal law …

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  • 67Canonical Age —     Canonical Age     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Age     The word age, taken in its widest meaning, may be described as a period of time . The geologist, physiologist, and jurist define it differently, each from his own viewpoint.… …

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  • 68English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal …

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  • 69choate — cho·ate / kō ət, ˌāt/ adj [back formation from inchoate]: being complete and superior to subsequent liens see also choate lien at lien compare inchoate cho·ate·ness n …

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  • 70Assault — This article is about the criminal act. For tortious aspects of assault, see Assault (tort). For other uses, see Assault (disambiguation) …

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