ALLEGATION OF FACULTIES
\ˌalɪɡˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv fˈakə͡ltˌiz], \ˌalɪɡˈeɪʃən ɒv fˈakəltˌiz], \ˌa_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v f_ˈa_k_əl_t_ˌi_z]\
Definitions of ALLEGATION OF FACULTIES
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A statement made by the wife of the property of her husband. in order to her obtaining alimony. See Faculties.
By Henry Campbell Black
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When a suit is instituted in the English ecclesiastical courts, in order to obtain alimony, before it is allowed, an alIegation must be made on the part of the wife, stating the property of the husband. This allegation is called an allegation of faculties. Shelf. on Mar. and Div. 587.
By John Bouvier
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- allegata and probata
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