statute of descent

statute of descent
: a statute regulating the descent from ancestor to heir of real and sometimes other property — compare descent 3c

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  • descent — de·scent n: transmission or devolution of the estate of a person who has died without a valid will compare distribution Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. descent …   Law dictionary

  • descent — Hereditary succession. Succession to the ownership of an estate by inheritance, or by any act of law, as distinguished from purchase. Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • descent — Hereditary succession. Succession to the ownership of an estate by inheritance, or by any act of law, as distinguished from purchase. Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Statute of Wills — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Statute of Wills parliament=Parliament of England long title=The Act of Wills, Wards, and Primer Seisins, whereby a Man may devise Two Parts of his Land. statute book chapter=Hen. 8 32, c.1 introduced by=… …   Wikipedia

  • descent — Hereditary succession. Freeman v Allen, 17 Ohio St 527. Technically, the transmission of real estate, or, some interest in real estate, on the death of its owner intestate; to be distinguished from the transmission of personal property, the title …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • statute of distribution — A statute which provides a system of succession to the personal property left by a decedent or, as is frequently the case, for the descent and distribution of both real estate and personal property. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 9 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… …   Black's law dictionary

  • heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… …   Black's law dictionary

  • heirs — The plural of heir; persons taking by descent. Designation of grantees in a deed: the persons who are entitled under the law of intestate succession. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 215. Sometimes construed as meaning children, as where otherwise the deed will …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • heirs — /erz/ At common law, the person appointed by law to succeed to the estate in case of intestacy. One who inherits property, whether real or personal. A person who succeeds, by the rules of law, to an estate in lands, tenements, or hereditaments,… …   Black's law dictionary

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