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Pedigree [fr. per and degre, Fr.-Skinner], genealogy; lineage; account of descent. Falsifying a pedigree, upon which title does or may depend, is punishable under the (English) Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859, s. 24, now L.P. Act, 1925, s. 183 (1) (b); and see the Forgery Act, 1913. As to the admissibility of hearsay evidence in questions of pedigee, see Taylor on Evidence, s. 571; Hubback on Succession, p. 648; and see ACCESS.