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alienation of affections.A tort claim for willful or malicious interference with a marriage by a third party without justification or excuse. • Where the cause of action still exists, the elements are (1) some wrongful conduct by the defendant with the plaintiff’s spouse, (2) the loss of affection or loss of consortium of the plaintiff’s…

alienation clause. 1. A deed provision that either permits or prohibits the further conveyance of  the  property.  [Cases:  Deeds    144(1),  149.C.J.S.  Deeds  §§  275,  305–307,  309,  313.] 2.Insurance.  A  clause  in  an  insurance  policy  voiding  coverage  if  the  policyholder  alienates  the insured property. [Cases: Insurance    3051. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 574, 640–652, 772.] [Blacks Law 8th]

alienation (ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nay-sh<<schwa>>n or ayl-y<<schwa>>-nay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. Withdrawal from former attachment; estrangement <alienation of affections>.2. Conveyance or  transfer  of  property  to  another  <alienation  of  one’s  estate>.  [Cases:  Property    11.  C.J.S. Property §§ 27, 33.] — alienative (ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nay-tiv orayl-y<<schwa>>-), adj. “[A]ny  transfer  of  real  estate  short  of  a  conveyance  of  the  title  is  not  an  alienation  of  the…

alienatio      feudifirmae      feudifirmarum     (ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nay-shee-oh     fyoo-di-f<< schwa>>r-mee    fyoo-di-f<<schwa>>r-mair-<<schwa>>m).    [Law    Latin    “disposition    of    a feuholding  of  feuholders”]  Hist.  A  conveyance  to  avoid  the  prohibition  on  alienation  of  Crown lands. • It was nullified by statute in 1597. [Blacks Law 8th]

alienatio feudi (ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nay-shee-oh  fyoo-dI). [Law Latin] Hist. Disposition of a feudal right. [Blacks Law 8th]

alienate (ay-lee-<<schwa>>-nayt orayl-y<<schwa>>-), vb. To transfer or convey (property or a property right) to another. —Also termed alien. — alienator,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

Alien and Sedition Acts.Hist. Four statutes passed in 1798 designed to silence critics of the Federalist party by tightening residency requirements for citizenship, granting to the President the power to jail aliens considered dangerous to the country, and restricting freedoms of the press and speech  by  criminalizing  speech  hostile  to  the  government.  •  All  the …

alien amy.See alien friend under ALIEN. [Blacks Law 8th]

alien ami.See alien friend under ALIEN. [Blacks Law 8th]

alienable (ay-lee-<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l orayl-y<<schwa>>-), adj. Capable of being transferred to the ownership of another; transferable <an alienable property interest>. — alienability,n. [Blacks Law 8th]