Descent - Law Dictionary Search Results
Occupancy
him by reason of special occupancy of an estate of inheritance pur autre vie (q.v.) as assets by descent (as in the case of freehold land, in fee-simple); and should there be no special occupant of any
Marumakkattayam law
to the matters for which provision is made in this Act by any system of inheritance in which descent is traced through the female line; but does not include the aliyasantana law. [Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (30
Marumakkattayam
while the latter is founded upon the agnatic family. In the Mitakshara joint family the members claim their descent from a common ancestor but in a Marumakkattayam family which is known as the tarwad the descent is
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Copyhold
though he have no issue by his wife, but is forfeitable on a second marriage. (11) Upon every descent of a copyhold estate, a sum of money or fine is due to the lord from the heir
Fee-simple
are: a power of management and of alienation, whether by gift, sale, or will; and until 1926 were descent to the heirs of an intestate owner; and escheat (see ESCHEAT) for want of heirs. By the Administration
matrilineage
The line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family the mothers line of descent
Escheat
its prerogative; while an escheat results from tenure only, and arises from an obstruction in the course of descent; it originates in feudalism, and respects the intestate's succession. So, while forfeiture affects the rents and profits only,
distribution
the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise NOTE: The laws dealing with intestate succession are often called laws of descent and distribution. b :
purchase
purchase pur·chased pur·chas·ing vt 1 : to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance 2 : to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration ;specif : to take
entail
inheritance see tail ] : to make (an estate in real property) a fee tail : limit the descent of (real property) by restricting inheritance to specific descendants who cannot convey or transfer the property [estates are
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