married woman

married woman
A status no longer of much more legal significance than the comparable status of married man. Blackstone said: "By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law,-that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband, under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs everything." 1 Bl Comm 442. But modern legislation has made one change after another until "what there is left of subjugation by her husband or subjection to him to incapacitate her to make any kind of contract she pleased is difficult to perceive." Harrington v Lowe, 73 Kan 1, 84 P 570. See Married Women's Acts.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • married woman — noun a married woman; a man s partner in marriage • Syn: ↑wife • Ant: ↑husband (for: ↑wife) • Derivationally related forms: ↑wifely (for …   Useful english dictionary

  • married woman — woman who has a husband …   English contemporary dictionary

  • married woman's acknowledgment — An acknowledgment by a married woman of an instrument in the execution of which she joins with her husband, the examination and the act of acknowledgment being separate from the acknowledgment by the husband. 26 Am J1st H & W § 154. A distinctive …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • married woman — A woman who has a husband living and not divorced; a feme covert …   Black's law dictionary

  • married woman — A woman who has a husband living and not divorced; a feme covert …   Black's law dictionary

  • A Married Woman — Infobox Film name = A Married Woman image size = caption = director = Jean Luc Godard producer = writer = Jean Luc Godard narrator = starring = Bernard Noël Macha Méril music = cinematography = Raoul Coutard editing = Andrée Choty distributor =… …   Wikipedia

  • condition of a married woman — index coverture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • legal status of a married woman — index coverture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • state of a married woman — index coverture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • married woman's equity for a settlement — See equity for a settlement …   Ballentine's law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”