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HOUSEHOLD Definition & Legal Meaning

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A family living together. May v. Smith, 48 Ala. 4S8; Woodward v.Murray, 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402; Arthur v. Morgan, 112 U. S. 495, 5 Sup. Ct. 241, 28 L.Ed. 825. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. Webster. Aman’s family living together constitutes his household, though he may have gone to another state.Belonging to the house and family; domestic. Webster.

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