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Caduca

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Caduca, the lapse of a testamentary disposition, Sand. Just. 1. Civil law. Inheritable property, property descending to an heir. 2. Roman Law. Property formerly belonging to an intestate owner who has died without heirs or to someone who has suffered forfeiture for crime, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.

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