imprisonment in default of payment
He was silent in default of any excuse.
The successor(s) second in order shall inherit in default of any successor first in order.
He was acquitted in default of strong evidences of his guilt
He was acquitted in default of strong evidence of his guilt.
They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.
Most agreements will indicate that you are in default of the agreement if you violate any of its provisions.
The other lodgers had moved away or had died, or had been turned out in default of payment.
The Lender agrees that no interest will be payable on the loan for the term of the loan while the Borrower is not in default of repayment.
in default of examples, he invented parables, going directly to the point, with few phrases and many images, which characteristic formed the real eloquence of Jesus Christ.
The district-attorney concluded by insisting, that in default of Javert, the three witnesses Brevet, Chenildieu, and Cochepaille should be heard once more and solemnly interrogated.
An old custom in certain English boroughs whereby the right to inherit an estate intestate went to the youngest son or, in default of issue, to the youngest brother.
"The second deals with intestate succession i.e. the mode of distribution prescribed by law in default of any provision made by the deceased. The third deals with testate succession, i.e. the rules relative to the making, interpretation, and enforcement of wills."
