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Marrano (iou) and FAILURE, OF ISSUE (law)


Marrano (iou)



Marrano noun. Pl. -os. L16.
[Spanish, of unkn. origin.]
Hist. In medieval Spain: a christianized Jew or Moor, esp. one who merely professed conversion in order to avoid persecution.
Marranism noun the practice of Marranos of professing Christianity to avoid persecution M18.

FAILURE, OF ISSUE (law)


FAILURE, OF ISSUE. When there is a want of issue to take an estate limited over by an executory devise. over by an executory devise. 2. Failure of issue is definite or indefinite. When the precise time 2. Failure of issue is definite or indefinite. When the precise time for the failure of issue is fixed by the will, as is the case of a devise to for the failure of issue is fixed by the will, as is the case of a devise to Peter, but if he dies without issue living at the time of his death, then to Peter, but if he dies without issue living at the time of his death, then to another, this is a failure of issue definite. An indefinite failure of issue another, this is a failure of issue definite. An indefinite failure of issue is the very converse or opposite of this, and it signifies a General failure is the very converse or opposite of this, and it signifies a General failure of issue, whenever it may happen, without fixing any time, or a certain or of issue, whenever it may happen, without fixing any time, or a certain or definite period, within which it must happen. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1849. definite period, within which it must happen. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1849.