New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 21-B – Common Law Rule Abrogated
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| 21-B:1 | Age of Majority Changed |
| 21-B:2 | Recognition of Emancipation Decrees From Other States |
| 21-B:3 | Emancipation by Marriage |
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 21-B - Common Law Rule Abrogated
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4