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pretermitted child. See pretermitted heir under HEIR. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolutism    (ab-s<<schwa>>-loo-tiz-<<schwa>>m),    n.    In    politics,    the    atmosphere surrounding a dictator whose  power has no restrictions, checks, or balances; the belief in such a dictator. — absolutist (ab-s<<schwa>>-loo-tist), adj. & n. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolution  (ab-s<<schwa>>-loo-sh<<schwa>>n).1.  Release  from  a  penalty;  the  act  of absolving. 2.Civil law. An acquittal of a criminal charge. — Also termed absolutio. 3.Eccles. law. Official forgiveness of sins. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretermit (pree-t<<schwa>>r-mit), vb. 1. To ignore or disregard purposely <the court pretermitted the constitutional question by deciding the case on procedural grounds>. 2. To neglect, overlook, or omit accidentally <the third child was pretermitted in the will>. • Although in ordinary usage sense 1 prevails, in legal contexts (esp. involving heirs) sense 2 is usual.…

pretermission statute. See PRETERMITTED-HEIR STATUTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretermission (pree-t<<schwa>>r-mish-<<schwa>>n). 1. The condition of one who is pretermitted, as an heir of a testator. 2. The act of omitting an heir from a will. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 47. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 51–54.] [Blacks Law 8th]

preterlegal (pree-t<<schwa>>r-lee-g<<schwa>>l), adj. Rare. Beyond the range of what is legal; not according to law <preterlegal customs>. [Blacks Law 8th]

pretensive joinder. See JOINDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

prête-nom (pret-nohm). [French] One who lends his name. [Blacks Law 8th]  

pretax earnings. See EARNINGS. [Blacks Law 8th]