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COMMON-LAW STATE
common-law state. 1. See NONCODE STATE. 2. Any state that has not adopted a community-property regime. • The chief difference today between a community-property state and a common-law state is that in a common-law state, a spouse’s interest in property held by the other spouse does not vest until (1) a divorce action has been…
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common-law specialty.1. See contract under seal under CONTRACT. 2.SPECIALTY (1). [Blacks Law 8th]
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common-law seal.See SEAL(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
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common-law rule. 1. A judge-made rule as opposed to a statutory one. [Cases: Common Law 1. C.J.S. Common Law §§ 1–4, 21.] 2. A legal as opposed to an equitable rule. 3. A general rule as opposed to one deriving from special law (such as a local custom or a rule of foreign law that,…
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common-law-property state.See COMMON-LAW STATE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
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common-law pleading.See PLEADING(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
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common-law mortgage.See deed of trust under DEED. [Blacks Law 8th]
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common-law marriage.See MARRIAGE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MoreCOMMON-LAW MALICE
common-law malice.See actual malice (2) under MALICE. [Blacks Law 8th]
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common-law lien.See LIEN. [Blacks Law 8th]
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