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Jus deliberandi

which an heir has in Scots Law of deliberating for a certain time whether he will represent his predecessor. See ANNUS DELIBERANDI.

Juris utrum

Juris utrum, an abolished writ which lay for the parson of a church whose predecessor had alienated the lands and tenements thereof, Fitz. N.B. 48.

Institutions

the par-sonage house and glebe, and take the profits of the benefice as from the death of his predecessor; though he cannot grant, or let, or claim a freehold in them, or bring an action for them

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In such capacity

such capacity' mean nothing more than the capacity of a person who carries on the business as the predecessor, was carrying it on that is, with a liability to be taxed on its profits and gains, Executors

Assise de utrum

Assise de utrum, an obsolete writ, which lay for the parson of a church whose predecessor had alienated the land and rents of it, Fitz. N. B. 48.

Death Bed

an heir in Scotland was entitled to keep his heritage as against a disposition of it by his predecessor. But the law is repealed by 34 & 35 Vict. c. 81, the Act 'to abolish Reductions ex

Apportionment

or other periodical payment falls due, he takes, at Common Law, the whole, and the executors of his predecessor take nothing (Clun's Case, 1Rep. 127). This was remedied by 11 Geo. 2, c. 19, s. 25, which

Ruff

A game similar to whist and the predecessor of it

VerbarResidencia

by a newly elected official as the governor of a province to examine into the conduct of a predecessor

radiothorium

substance formed as one of series of products in the chain of radioactive decay of thorium Its immediate predecessor in the chain is Actinium 228 and it decays by alpha emission to radium 224 with a half

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