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661 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. MARRIAGE.1 (Noah Webster)
… ; the legal union of a man and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection …
662 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. NON-ABILITY.1 (Noah Webster)
NON-ABILITY, n. A want of ability; in law, an exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.
663 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. NONAGE.1 (Noah Webster)
… concerns. Legal maturity of age is different in different countries. In this country, as in Great Britain, a man’s nonage continues till he has completed twenty …
664 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. NULL.2 (Noah Webster)
NULL, a. Void; of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid. The contract of a minor is null in law, except for necessaries.
665 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. NULLIFY.1 (Noah Webster)
NULLIFY, v.t. [L. none, and to make.] To annul; to make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.
666 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. NULLITY.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Want of legal force, validity or efficacy.
667 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OBLIGATE.2 (Noah Webster)
… and legal sense; to impose on, as a duty which the law or good faith may enforce. A man may obligate himself to pay money, or erect a house, either by bond, by covenant …
668 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OBLIGATION.2 (Noah Webster)
… constitutes legal or moral duty, and which renders a person liable to coercion and punishment for neglecting it. The laws and commands of God impose on us …
669 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OBLIGE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. To constrain by legal force; to bind in law. We are obliged to pay toll for supporting roads and bridges.
670 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OBSERVATION.6 (Noah Webster)
He freed the christian church from the external observation and obedience of legal precepts not formally moral.
671 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OCCUPANT.3 (Noah Webster)
2. In law, one that first takes possession of that which has no legal owner. The right of property, either in wild beasts and fowls, or in land belonging to no person, vests in the first occupant. The property in these cases follows the possession.
672 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OWN.10 (Noah Webster)
1. To have the legal or rightful title to; to have the exclusive right of possession and use. A free holder in the United states owns his farm. Men often own land or goods which are not in their possession.
673 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OWN.11 (Noah Webster)
2. To have the legal right to, without the exclusive right to use; as, a man owns the land in front of his farm to the middle of the highway.
674 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OWNED.2 (Noah Webster)
1. The legal title being vested in; as, the property is owned by a company.
675 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OWNER.1 (Noah Webster)
OWNER, n. The rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
676 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OWNERSHIP.1 (Noah Webster)
OWNERSHIP, n. Property; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title. The ownership of the estate is in A; the possession is in B.
677 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. OWNING.2 (Noah Webster)
1. Having the legal or just title to.
678 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PARISH.3 (Noah Webster)
… , the legal appellation of such a society is ecclesiastical society.
679 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PAROL.2 (Noah Webster)
1. Properly, a word; hence, in a legal sense, words or oral declaration; word of mouth. Formerly, conveyances were made by parol or word of mouth only.
680 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASS.56 (Noah Webster)
13. To approve or sanction by a constitutional or legal majority of votes; as, the house of representatives passed the bill. Hence,