right of retainer
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right to retainer — The right which the executor or administrator of a deceased person has to retain out of the assets sufficient to pay any debt due to him from the deceased in priority to the other creditors whose debts are of equal degree. In re Smith s Estate,… … Black's law dictionary
administrator's right of retainer — See retainer … Ballentine's law dictionary
executor's right of retainer — See retainer … Ballentine's law dictionary
Retainer — Re*tain er, n. 1. One who, or that which, retains. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger on. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retainer (orthodontics) — Top (left) and bottom (right) Hawley retainers Vacuum form retainer in the foreground … Wikipedia
retainer — The act of withholding what one has in one s own hands by virtue of some right. In the practice of law, when a client hires an attorney to represent him, the client is said to have retained the attorney. This act of employment is called the… … Black's law dictionary
retainer — The act of a person in engaging an attorney at law professionally, whether by express agreement or impliedly by seeking and obtaining his advice and assistance. 7 Am J2d Attys § 91. A preliminary fee given to counsel to secure his services or to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
right of sepulture — Same as right of burial. right of setoff. See retainer; setoff … Ballentine's law dictionary
retaining fee — Retainer Re*tain er, n. 1. One who, or that which, retains. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger on. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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