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devise

A transfer of real property by virtue of the provisions in a will. Contrast with descent, which is a transfer by virtue of statutory provisions controlling ownership of real estate when one dies without a will.
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There are plenty of precedents and parallels to the employment of a poet as deviser of painting and decorations: see Webb, 'Office of Devisor', 303-4.
Devising the revels
The 21-st problem from [10] is the following (see also Problem 26 from [16]): Smarandache proper devisor products:
Let us denote by [tau](n) the number of all devisors of n.
Remarks on some of the Smarandache's problem. Part 2
Therefore, (1 -u[v.sup.-1])I = 0 implies u = v because N(R, I)has no zero devisors and I [not equal to] 0.
Neutrosophic Units of Neutrosophic Rings and Fields
Another judge suggested that abandoning "landmarks" of the law would "greatly interfere with the enjoyment of property, and open the door to fraud and litigation." (132) They meant, in their rhetoric at least, that instability of the common law potentially unsettled security of land title and frustrated the intentions of devisors. (133)
A constitutional significance for precedent: originalism, stare decisis, and property rights
And underpinning the centre's importance in the contemporary arts scene the new spring programme demonstrates an interesting melange of events that its devisors believe reflect Liverpool's theme of A World in One City, as part of its bid for European Capital of Culture.
Bluecoat's pounds 8m plan means opportunities
All [alpha] values were acceptably high and close in value to those originally obtained by the devisors of the scales (see Table 2).
Anger on and off the road
I was keen to see the style and emphasis just because, almost 30 years ago, the TCPA's Education Unit was pioneering the modern style of guided urban walks, thanks to the work of Brian Goodey (who had introduced Kevin Lynch's development of cognitive mapping into the training of planners and of school geographers), and that of the devisors of the pioneering Leicester town trail, published as an issue of the TCPA's BEE (Bulletin of Environmental Education) in August 1972.
Trailing cities
Unofficial and unacknowledged borrowings continued to be frequent, so that in some instances, devisors were not even aware that adaptation of their programmes was happening in other territories.
Global television formats: genesis and growth
The show's devisors, Back to Back Theatre, are an ensemble of actors with mental disabilities.
Toronto, Canada
He was on duty when the programme's devisors asked for advice.
The real 999 heroes behind TV's hit shows; EVER WONDERED WHAT MAKES TV'S 999 DRAMAS SO LIFE-LIKE? SIMON KINNERSLEY MET FOUR OF THE MEN WHOSE EXPERTISE HELPS KEEP YOU GLUED TO YOUR SCREEN

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