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MARRIAGE

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

to intermarry, or one of them, or by a parent or relation on their behalf, by which the title to certain property is settled, t. e., fixed or limited to a prescribed course of succession; the object being, usually, to provide for the wife and children. Thus, the estate might be limited to the husband and issue, or to the wife and issue, or to husband and wife for their joint lives, remainder to the survivor for life, re mainder over to the issue, or otherwise. Such settlements may also be made after marriage, in which case they are called “post-nuptial.”—
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.