Uxor
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat In the civll law. A wlfe; a woman lawfully married.
— Et uxor. And his wife. A term used in indexing, abstracting, and describing conveyances made by a man and his wife as grantors, or to a man and his wife as grantees. Often abbreviated "et ux." Thus, "John Doe et ux. to Richard Roe."
—-Jure uxoris. In right of his wife. A term used of a husband who joins in a deed, is seised of an estate, brings a suit, etc., in the right or on the behalf of his wife. 3 Bl. Comm. 210.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. Wife; a wife; the wife. wife and son are names of natura bitur ex facto yiri, quia virum furtum suum, nee leloniam, cum sed Tir: the wife of a thief will band, because she ought not to theft or felony, since she has not Uxor non est sui juris sed sub dicere non potest: a wife is not tection of her husband, whom she V. ' An abbreviation of versus, vice, Y. F.: verba fecit. Y. K.: Victoria B. C: vous voies Men coment.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Ux', I. Wife. Uxor non tate viri, oni in vita at but under right of property in a thing or by long possession; an acquisior profits of a thing, nsually for Usura manifesta: open usury as usury, or dry exchange, where the principal of the bond given for the maritime interest; v. Fcemis rumtimm. interest. warlike uses. Usus fori: the jurisdiction. antiquum: as if ancient; y. Feudum. credo: as I believe. Ut currun. Ut de feodo: as of fee. pereat: that the thing rather ad paucos, metus ad omnes reach all, but the penalty few. day after a feast. you possess): a phrase indicating are to keep what they now have. I. (The useful is not spoilt by not vitiate what is otherwise good enjoys the rights of his assignor. his own rights. Utlage,^. An outlaw. tenemental land without the demesne circulation. barristers: the outer barristers, not without the bar. est sui juris, sed sub potescontradicere non potest: a wife is the husband, V. For vide, I., see; aud versus, against. V. C: Vice-Chancellor. V. R.: for Victoria regina, /.: Victoria, Queen.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
civ. law. A woman lawfully married. V. over his estate to the lender, until he had received that sum out of the issues and profits of the land; it waa so called because neither the money nor the lands were lost, and were not left in dead pledge, but this was a living pledge, for the profits of the land were constantly paying off the debt. Litt. sect. 206; 1 Pow. on Mort. 3; Termes de la Ley. h. t.