Cestui
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
He; that one; the one. Also spelled cesiuj/. See Addenda^- // ^ Pronounced cgst-we. A law- Erench term,' corresponding to the classic French c' est lui {ce Xu€): it is for him that, etc. Plural, cestuis.
Cestui que trust
He for whom a trust exists, or was created: the beneficiary under a trust.2 The que is pronounced kS. See further TRttsT, Cestui, etc.
Cestui que use
He for whom a use — exists: he for whose benefit land is held by another.'
See further Use, 3, Cestui, etc.
Cestui que vie
He for whose life — land is held by another: * he whose life measures the duration of an estate.^ CP. An abbreviation of the Latin conferre, compare. Used in references to analogous cases or subjects.
CH.
An abbreviation of chancellor, chapter, chief.
CHALN". See Absteaot; Evidence, Circumstantial; OBLiaATION, 1.
It is incorrect to speak of a body of circumstantial evidence as a "chain," and allude to the different circumstances as the "links." A chain cannot be stronger than its weakest link. The metaphor may perhaps be correctly applied to the ultimate and essential facts necessary to conviction in a criminal' case; but it is not true that every minor circumstance introduced to sustain the ultimate facts must be proven with the same degree of, certainty.^