mid-14c., catholik, "of the doctrines of the ancient Church" (before the East/West schism), literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "about" + genitive of holos "whole" (from PIE root *sol-"whole, well-kept" catholic (adj.) mid-14c., catholik, "of the doctrines of the ancient Church" (before the East/West schism), literally "universally accepted," from … Continue reading catholic
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Allodial title
Allodial title Allodial title constitutes ownership of real property that is independent of any superior landlord. Allodial title is related to the concept of land held in allodium, or land ownership by occupancy and defence of the land. Most property ownership in common law jurisdictions is fee simple. In the United States, the land is subject to eminent … Continue reading Allodial title
Annex
annex (v.) late 14c., "connect with," from Old French annexer "to join, attach" (13c.), from Medieval Latin annexare, frequentative of Latin annecetere "to bind to," from ad "to" (see ad-) + nectere "to tie, bind" (from PIE root *ned - "to bind, tie"). Usually meaning "to join in a subordinate capacity," but that notion is … Continue reading Annex
Consortium
con•sor •ti•um ken'sôrdeam, kan'sôrSH(ē)am | noun (plural consortia | kan'sôrdeo, ken 'sôrSH(e)a | or plural consortiums | kan 'sôrdeamz, ken'sôrSH(e)emz |) 1 an association, typically of several business companies. 2 Law the right of association and companionship with one's husband or wife: the amount awarded for loss of consortium must be included. ORIGIN early 19th … Continue reading Consortium
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inference
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social aggregate
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Personhood
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