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separate estate see estate 2
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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Separate estate — Separate Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate estate — noun : an estate the ownership and control of which is enjoyed by a person free from any rights or control of others; especially : an estate enjoyed by a married woman independent of her husband … Useful english dictionary
separate estate — /ˌsep(ə)rət ɪ steɪt/ noun the property of one of the partners in a partnership, as opposed to the property belonging to the partnership itself … Dictionary of banking and finance
married woman's separate estate — See separate estate of wife … Ballentine's law dictionary
wife's separate estate — See separate estate of wife … Ballentine's law dictionary
separate estate of wife — A property owned, held and controlled by a married woman free from the dominion or control by the husband, as provided in equity or by Married Woman s Acts. 26 Am J1st H & W §§ 34 et seq. A property placed by law in the ownership, management, and … Ballentine's law dictionary
Separate — Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. Unconnected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Separate maintenance — Separate Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… … Black's law dictionary
estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… … Black's law dictionary
