common-law status
1Common-law marriage — Family law Entering into marria …
2Common-law marriage in the United States — was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Meister v. Moore (96 U.S. 76 (1877)), which ruled that Michigan had not abolished common law marriage merely by producing a statute establishing rules for the solemnization of marriages. Common… …
3Common law (disambiguation) — Common law may refer to: Common law, a major part of the law of those countries of the world with a history as British territories or colonies The Common Law a book by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Common law marriage, a form of interpersonal status …
4common law — 1. the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. 2. the unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. 3. the law… …
5Common-law relationships in Manitoba —   Same sex marriage in Canada Legal Civil Marriage Act Reference re Same Sex Marriage …
6Common Law Admission Test — (CLAT) is a centralised test for admission to prominent National Law Universities in India. The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation (also known as Bachelor s) courses in Law. This exam was conducted for the first time… …
7Common Law Wife — For the interpersonal status, see Common law marriage. Common Law Wife is a song by the funk band Parliament. Recorded in 1972, it was released as a bonus track on the 2003 reissue of the album Chocolate City. The song s lyrics discuss a… …
8Slavery at common law — in former colonies of the British Empire, developed slowly over centuries, characterised by inconsistent decisions and varying rationales for the treatment of slavery, the slave trade, and the rights of slaves and slave owners. Until 1807 there… …
9Civil law (common law) — This article is about civil law within the common law legal system. For other uses, see Civil law (disambiguation). Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which… …
10Law — /law/, n. 1. Andrew Bonar /bon euhr/, 1858 1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922 23. 2. John, 1671 1729, Scottish financier. 3. William, 1686 1761, English clergyman and devotional writer. * * * I Discipline and profession… …
