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71curtesy — /kartasiy/ The estate to which by common law a man is entitled, on the death of his wife, in the lands or tenements of which she was seised in possession in fee simple or in tail during her coverture, provided they have had lawful issue born… …
72corruption of blood — a legal taint that was one of the results of a conviction by attainder, that barred the attainted person from inheriting, retaining, or transmitting any estate, rank, or title, and that was abolished in England in 1870 and never was recognized in …
73in|her|it|ance — «ihn HEHR uh tuhns», noun. 1. the act of inheriting: »He received his house by inheritance from an aunt. 2. the right of inheriting. 3. anything inherited: »The house was his inheritance. Good health is a fine inheritance from one s parents. Her… …
74GENETIC DISEASES IN JEWS — The abnormal genes and DNA sequences underlying most inherited genetic diseases in Jews have been identified. This progress has helped to understand the nature of these diseases, to increase the prospects for treatment, to facilitate genetic… …
75Breach of privilege — Privilege Priv i*lege, n. [F. privil[ e]ge, L. privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right …
76Corruption — Cor*rup tion (k?r r?p sh?n), n. [F. corruption, L. corruptio.] 1. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration. [1913… …
77Corruption of blood — Corruption Cor*rup tion (k?r r?p sh?n), n. [F. corruption, L. corruptio.] 1. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction;… …
78Curtesies — Curtesy Cur te*sy (k?r t? s?), n.; pl. {Curtesies} ( s?z). [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See {Court},… …
79Curtesy — Cur te*sy (k?r t? s?), n.; pl. {Curtesies} ( s?z). [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See {Court}, {Courtesy}.]… …
80Fetichistic — Fe tich*is tic, Fetishistic Fe tish*is tic, a. Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism. [1913 Webster] A man of the fifteenth century, inheriting its strange web of belief and unbelief, of epicurean levity and fetichistic dread. G. Eliot. [1913… …