Legal Definition and Related Resources of Obit
Meaning of Obit
That particular solemnity or office for the dead which the Roman Catholic church appoints to be read or performed over the body of a deceased member of that communion before interment; also, the office which, upon the anniversary of his death, wag frequently used as a commemoration or observance of. the day. 2 Cro. 51; Dyer, 313.
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This definition of Obit is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Obit”
Traditional meaning of obit in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) (He dies.) A funeral solemnity; the anniversary office. Obiit sine prole: he died without issue.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Obit”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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