Simple English definitions for legal terms
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De una parte: This means that only one person is giving something to another person. It is different from when two or more people are involved in giving or receiving something. For example, when someone signs a deed to give their property to someone else, and there is only one person signing it, it is called de una parte.
Deuterogamy: This is when someone gets married for the second time after their first marriage has ended. It can happen because of a divorce, the death of their first spouse, or if their first marriage was annulled. Another word for deuterogamy is digamy.
DE UNA PARTE
De una parte means "of one party". It is used to describe a legal document, such as a deed, where only one party is granting something to another party. This is different from a deed inter partes, where both parties are involved in the transaction.
When John signed the deed to transfer ownership of his house to Jane, it was considered de una parte because only John was granting something to Jane.
DEUTEROGAMY
Deuterogamy refers to a second marriage after the death of or divorce from the first spouse, or after an annulment of a first marriage.
After her divorce from her first husband, Sarah entered into deuterogamy when she married her second husband.
Another example of deuterogamy is when a widower remarries after the death of their first spouse.
These examples illustrate that deuterogamy refers to a second marriage after the end of a previous marriage, whether it be through divorce, annulment, or death.