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decedent

decedent [Latin decedent- decedens, present participle of decedere to depart, die] : a deceased person [the estate of the

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Income in respect of a decedent

Income in respect of a decedent, means income earned by a person, but not collected before death. This income is included in the decedent's

heir

heir who exercises the benefit of inventory which limits the amount of his or her liability for the decedent's debts bod·i·ly heir : heir of the body in this entry forced heir : an heir who cannot

succession

property interest of a deceased person and esp. an intestate : the transmission of the estate of a decedent to his or her heirs, legatees, or devisees ;also : the estate of the deceased including assets and

survival action

wrongful death action NOTE: A survival action depends on the existence of a cause of action that the decedent would have had if he or she had survived. A wrongful death suit is concerned with injury to

Qu' plura

Car. 2, c. 24. Means a writ ordering the escheator, when it appeared that not all of a decedent's property had been located, to inquire about any additional lands and tenements the decedent held at the time

wrongful death action

a wrongful death and that seeks damages for the benefit of the survivors or the estate of the decedent compare survival action NOTE: A wrongful death action is intended to compensate for injury to beneficiaries and not

retrocession

to its former or true owner ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : the return to a decedent's heirs of property of the decedent that had been sold or assigned by coheirs NOTE: An heir's right

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