settled law
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settled property — for capital gains tax and inheritance tax purposes, property is property held on trust for persons in succession, or upon a contingency (e.g. the attainment by a beneficiary of a specified age) or where the income or capital is payable at the… … Law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
law of the case — law of the case: a doctrine in legal procedure: an issue esp. of law that has been decided (as by an appeals court) will not be reconsidered in the same case unless compelling circumstances warrant such reconsideration; also: a matter of law… … Law dictionary
settled principle — index law, principle (axiom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
settled — index absolute (conclusive), agreed (harmonized), categorical, certain (fixed), certain (posi … Law dictionary
settled belief — index conviction (persuasion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
settled decision — index adjudication, holding (ruling of a court) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
settled determination — index intention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
settled disposition — index practice (custom) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
settled judgment — index conviction (persuasion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
