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Et uxor

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001934

A Latin phrase meaning 'and wife,' historically used in legal documents, particularly deeds, to indicate that a husband and wife were conveying or receiving property together. This phrase is now largely obsolete in modern legal drafting. It served to clarify the marital status of parties involved in a transaction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001934
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001934",
  "term": "Et uxor",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning 'and wife,' historically used in legal documents, particularly deeds, to indicate that a husband and wife were conveying or receiving property together. This phrase is now largely obsolete in modern legal drafting. It served to clarify the marital status of parties involved in a transaction.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/et-uxor/"
}

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