Law Dictionary Definitions

gesture. A motion of the body calculated to express a thought or emphasize a certain point . [Blacks Law 8th]

gestum (jes-t<<schwa>>m), n. [Latin] Roman law. A deed or an act; a thing done. • Gestum is synonymous with factum. See FACTUM(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

gestu et fama (jes-t[y]oo et fay-m<<schwa>>). [Latin “demeanor and reputation”] Hist. A writ used by a person who had been imprisoned because of a poor reputation in the community to gain release from jail pending the arrival of justices with commissions of gaol delivery. See COMMISSION OF GAOL DELIVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]

gestor (jes-tor), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. One who carries on a business. 2.NEGOTIORUM GESTOR. Pl. gestores. [Blacks Law 8th]

gestio pro haerede (jes-chee-oh proh her-<<schwa>>-dee). [Latin “behavior as heir”] Roman & Hist. Scots law. An appointed heir’s conduct (such as selling or leasing the decedent’s property) that indicates the heir’s intent to receive the inheritance and thereby take on the estate’s debts; behavior as an heir. — Also spelled gestio pro herede. [Blacks Law…

gestio (jes-chee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. Behavior or conduct. See GESTIO PRO HAEREDE . 2. The management of a thing, esp. a transaction. See NEGOTIORUM GESTIO . [Blacks Law 8th]

gestational surrogate.See surrogate mother (1) under MOTHER. [Blacks Law 8th]

gestational surrogacy.See SURROGACY. [Blacks Law 8th]

gestational mother.See birth mother under MOTHER. [Blacks Law 8th]

GESTATIONAL CARRIER   gestational carrier.See surrogate mother (1) under MOTHER. [Blacks Law 8th]