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Succession duties

D (1)] The Act of 1881, by s. 41, abolished the duty of 1 per cent. payable by lineal ancestors or descendants, in cases where the duty on affidavit for probate had been paid; and the (English)

Sapinda

the first generation. (ii) two persons are said to be 'sapindas' of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant

Bonded labour system

to the effect than,- (i) in consideration of an advance obtained by him or by any of his lineal ascendants or descendants (whether or not such advance is evidenced by any document) and in consideration of the

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Atavus

Atavus, the father of a great-great-grandfather or great-great grandmother. The ascending line of lineal ancestry runs thus:-Pater, Avus, Proavus, Avabus, Atavus, Tritavus, the seventh generation in the ascending scale will be Tritavi-pater,

Saunkefin

Saunkefin, the determination of the lineal race; a descent of kindred, Brit. c. 119. End of Blood; the failure of a line of succession,

Sanavas

Sanavas, connotes the same idea as the word 'Santana' lineal male descendants, Buddha Singh v. Lalta Singh, AIR 1915 PC 70: 42 IA 208.

Naslan bad naslan

Naslan bad naslan, the expression means heritable and heritable only by the lineal male descendants - It also means heritable and alienable estate, Bajrang Bahadur Singh v. B. Kher, AIR 1953

Kin or Kindred

or Kindred [fr. cynren, Sax.], relation by blood. There are two degrees of kindred: the one in the lineal or direct line ascending or descending, and the other in the collateral or indirect line. The right of

In the son or daughter of such a female

the scheme and purpose of sub-s. (2) which essentially is to vest the right of pre-emption in the lineal descendants of the last male holder. It would follow that under cl. (b) the right of pre-emption would

Garter

Edward III. About 1348, has since June 28, 1831, consisted of the Sovereign and twenty-five Knight Companions, such lineal descendants of King George I. as may have been elected, and of Sovereigns and extra Knights who have

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