Widow:
cannot legally sell anything,
59,
177,
145,
147children of second wife, their rights,
71children's inheritance,
58,
167-172,
71could not marry and desert children in minority,
146without consent of law court,
146free to marry the man of her choice,
146gift, made by deed, her own,
58,
171,
105has, as a portion, one son's share,
58,
172has right to remain in husband's house,
58,
172,
145her conduct and character inquired into,
58,
172,
145marriage-portion her own,
58,
171,
172,
145may leave, and be married again,
59,
172can only take her marriage-portion,
58,
171,
172,
59,
172,
145,
146children of both marriages share equally in the marriage-portion,
59,
173,
174,
145,
146;
or, if only one family,
59,
174,
146may marry again, but children's interests conserved,
59,
177,
145,
146must give bonds as trustee with second husband,
59,
177,
146gives inventory of property and obligation to preserve the property,
59,
177,
146
Wife:
as trustee of children of first marriage,
59,
177bad, may be prosecuted,
55,
141divorced without compensation,
55,
141,
141 sq.reduced to the status of slave,
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141betrothal and marriage ceremony,
132character of good,
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142childless, her marriage-portion returns to her father's house,
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Fchildren of second wife take one-third of property,
71,
Dconniving at her husband's murder, impaled,
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153consent of father-in-law,
128deceased, her marriage-portion is the children's,
57,
162degraded to the condition of slave,
142denies conjugal rights, its complications,
55,
142,
142;
may take her marriage-portion and return to her father,
55,
142,
142deserted by husband, free to marry,
54,
136,
143desertion by husband, involuntary,
143;
by husband, voluntary,
144divorced, her legal rights, if a mother,
54,
137,
142if not a mother,
55,
138,
142falsely accused, and cleared by oath,
54financial responsibilities between husband and wife,
56,
151,
152;
question as to ante-nuptial,
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151first home and home-going,
133her marriage registered,
128her rights, if sent away,
140,
142if childless, it returns to her father's house,
57,
163husband has no claim to it,
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163bride-price to be deducted from the marriage-portion,
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163in monogamy and polygamy,
134invalid cannot be put away,
56,
148,
142;
or divorced,
56,
148,
142;
but may claim her marriage-portion and go to her father,
56,
149,
142laws and conditions of divorce,
141 sq. See Divorcemarriage performed at
“wedding-house,” 128may be saved by husband from death penalty,
54,
129may be a votary,
55,
144-146,
137may claim separation on account of cruelty,
55,
142,
142may sell a childless concubine,
55,
147,
135must have marriage contract,
54,
128not to be slandered,
53,
127of captive and not maintained,
54,
134,
143marries another, and returns to first,
54,
135,
143,
144;
children remain with their father,
54,
135,
143penalty for adultery, strangling,
54,
129results to a bad wife,
142retains legal power over marriage deed of gift,
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150may leave it to her child, but not to her kindred,
56,
150rights if a widow, once or twice,
58,
171,
172,
59,
173,
174;
and of her children,
59,
172-174second, different kinds of,
134second, when allowed,
55,
137,
56,
138-141,
57,
148shares of two wives and their families,
58,
167slandered, cleared by ordeal,
54,
132son's wife, rude to mother-in-law, may be branded and sold,
140undutiful and slanderous, may be drowned,
55,
143,
142widow and childless, takes marriage-portion from the estate,
72,
Gtakes any marriage gift,
72,
Gand it shall be adjudged an equivalent,
72,
Gwidow, on remarriage, takes her marriage-portion,
73,
His succeeded in her marriage-portion by children of both marriages,
73,
Htakes her marriage gifts,
73,
H