Legal Terms and Description
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| a.a.s.: died in the year of his/her age |
| Affinity: one's relationship to the spouse's relatives as opposed to the blood relationship of one's own relatives. |
| Bond: marriage, indenture, guardian |
| d.s.p.: died without issue |
| d.s.p.l.: died without legitimate issue |
| d.s.p.m.s.: died without surviving male issue |
| d.s.p.s.: died without surviving issue |
| d.unm.: died unmarried |
| d.v.p.: died in the lifetime of his father |
| d.v.m.: died in the lifetime of his mother |
| Et al: other parties are involved, but not listed in the name of the case. There can be many other defendants. |
| Ex P: sometimes used at the beginning of the name of a case, for example, Ex P Charles Smith. It is usually used to refer to a case that has been appealed as another way to designate that other parties are involved and multiple appeals have been filed. It can also be used when one party may want to remain anonymous and files a motion with the court. |
| Heirs at law: anyone who would legally be considered an heir to a deceased person |
| Inst: present month |
| Intestate: one who dies without a will |
| Liber: book or volume |
| Nepos: grandson |
| Nunc Nuncapative: will, an oral will, written by a witness |
| Ob: he/she died (obit) |
| Relict: widow or widower |
| Sic: so or thus, exact copy as written |
| Testator: one who dies with a valid will |
| Testis: witnesses |
| Utl: late |
| Ux or vs: wife |
| Viz: namely |