common-law marriage n. an agreement between a man and woman to live together as husband and wife without any legal formalities, followed and/or preceded by cohabitation on a regular basis ( usually for seven years). Common-law marriage is recognized in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa...
common ˈlawnoun a system of unwritten laws based on old customs and on judges' earlier decisions.derecho consuetudinario ˈcommon-lawadjective referring to a relationship between two people who are not officially married, but have the same rights as husband and wife.a common-law marriage;a...
The Philippines lacks a common language and about eighty languages and dialects are spoken in the islands. Most boys my age I found to be a total mystery, and I could find little common interest. This type of moral narrative appears to have been common to Near Eastern civilizations. ...
In the first section of this paper, we examine the rules governing the creation of the chattel mortgage, pledge, and the trust receipt, in particular the formality and technicality surrounding the creation of the chattel mortgage and pledge. Second, we examine the external and internal rules ...
A few days ago a good friend posed an intriguing question on her Facebook page: “Common sense is no longer so common, is it?” My reply: “There’s too muchcommon nonsensethese days.” America used to be a bastion of common sense: think of Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, Will Rogers or...
Many years ago, a scammer from Lagos, Nigeria, emailed my wife and me, pretending to be a known pastor from the Philippines. He claimed to have been robbed of his passport, all money and was stranded in his hotel room in Lagos. He said that he wanted money so he could buy a ticket...
Because of this Common Word, I am dreaming of the coming say soon, when we Christians can also build in liberty and toleration Christian churches in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran, Indonesia, and Egypt, as our Muslim brothers can also build freely their own mosques here in the Philippines,...