decedent's assets
121plene administravit praeter — A plea of an executor or administrator in an action against him on a debt of his decedent, alleging that he has fully administered the estate, excepting as to assets which are insufficient to meet the plaintiff s claim …
122proof of claim — A written and verified statement of a claim against a decedent, presented for payment by filing in the probate court or serving the same upon the personal representative as the statute may require. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad §§ 298 et seq. In bankruptcy,… …
123refunding bonds — The replacement of one obligation with another, including the selling of new securities for the purpose of redeeming those outstanding. 43 Am J1st Pub See § 156. Bonds issued in replacement of outstanding bonds, constituting obliga tions in… …
124sale by executor or administrator — A sale by a personal representative of assets of the decedent s estate. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad §§ 341 et seq …
125temporary administrator — An administrator of a decedent s estate appointed for some cause, such as the pendency of a will contest, whereby regular administration is delayed, the property being exposed in the meantime to waste and loss in the absence of an authorized… …
126vitious intromission — A term of the Scottish law for meddling with the assets left by a decedent. 31 Am 12d Ex & Ad § 661 …
127waste — In the popular sense, the failure to conserve. Loss of assets in the estate of a decedent through mismanagement by the executor or administrator. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad § 265. In the technical sense, the destruction, misuse, alteration, or neglect of… …
128LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM — UNDER THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1876–1917) Judiciary Throughout the period from the promulgation of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876 until the present time there have been both secular and religious courts exercising jurisdiction in the territory of… …
