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Qu' plura

Qu' plura, a writ which lay where an inquisition had been taken by an escheator of lands, etc., of which a man died seised, and all the land was supposed not to be

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Devenerunt

Devenerunt, an obsolete writ, heretofore directed to the escheator on the death of the heir of the king's tenant, under age and in custody, commanding the escheator

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 of Estates Act, 1925, s. 45, all the then

Bona vacantia

Duke of Cornwall to bona vacantia, see (English) Administration of Estates Act 1925, ss. 45 and 46, and ESCHEAT. And see Law of Property Act, 1922, Sch. 12 (11) (c) and (English) Land Registration Act, 1925, s.

Bastard

have always had and have full disposing power. See Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 178. As to escheat to the Crown of a bastard's property, see ESCHEAT. Sub-ss. (1) and (2) of s. 9 of the

Heir

special. The issue in tail claiming per forman doni. (q) Ultimus h'res. He to whom lands come by escheat for want of proper heirs. He was either the lord of the manor or the Crown. See ESCHEAT.

Intestate

no will. In regard to all the deaths before 1925, if he left no heir, his real property escheated (see ESCHEAT) to the Crown or lord of the manor, and his personal property was administered by a

Intestates Estates Act, 1884 (English)

heir, his estate, legal or equitable, in any incorporeal hereditament, and any equitable estate in any corporeal hereditament, escheated to the Crown. Provision was also made for the waiver of the rights of the Crown in certain

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