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doctrine of practical location.See AGREED-BOUNDARY DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine of parens patriae.See PARENS PATRIAE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine of optional completeness.See RULE OF OPTIONAL COMPLETENESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine  of  obligation.English law. The rule that if a foreign court of competent jurisdiction has adjudicated a certain sum to be due from one person to another, the liability to pay that sum becomes a legal obligation enforceable domestically by a debt action. • Once the plaintiff proves the  judgment,  the  burden  shifts  to  the …

doctrine of notice.See NOTICE DOCTRINE.[Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine  of  necessaries.  1.  The  rule  holding  a  parent  or  spouse  liable  to  anyone  who  sells goods  or  provides  medical services to  that  person’s  child  or  spouse  if  the  goods  or  services are required  for  sustenance,  support,  or  healthcare.  2.Archaic.  The  common-law  rule  holding  a husband or father liable to anyone who sells goods to…

doctrine of marital privacy.See MARITAL-PRIVACY DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine of legal unities.See LEGAL-UNITIES DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine of intervening rights.See INTERVENING RIGHTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

doctrine of inherency.See INHERENCY DOCTRINE.[Blacks Law 8th]