See Also: moiety(medicine)
moiety(dictionary)
moiety(dictionary)
MOIETY(law)

satellitism (iou) and MOIETY (law)


satellitism (iou)



satellitism noun. M20.
[from SATELLITE noun + -ISM.]
Bacteriology. The occurrence of satellites (SATELLITE noun 8); the Promotion of bacterial growth by the proximity of a colony of different bacteria. M20.
Politics. The fact or condition of being a satellite country or State; the role of a satellite. M20.

MOIETY (law)


MOIETY. The half of anything; as, if a testator bequeath one moiety of his estate to A, and the Other to B, each shall take an equal part. Joint estate to A, and the Other to B, each shall take an equal part. Joint tenants are said to hold by moieties. Lit. 125; 3 M. G.