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ADMINISTRATION SUIT

\ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈe͡ɪʃən sˈuːt], \ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈe‍ɪʃən sˈuːt], \ɐ_d_m_ˌɪ_n_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n s_ˈuː_t]\

Definitions of ADMINISTRATION SUIT

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In English practice. A suit brought In chancery, by any one interested, for administration of a decedent's estate, when there is doubt as to its solvency. Stimson.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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