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Relict

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reliction

reliction [Latin relictio act of leaving behind, from relinquere to leave behind] 1 : the gradual recession of water

Reliction

Reliction, the sudden recession of the sea from land. See DERELICT LANDS. A process by which a river or

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Relict

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Relicted

Left uncovered as land by recession of water

Reliction

A leaving dry a recession of the sea or other water leaving dry land land left uncovered by such recession

Ann, or Annat

Annat half a year's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's relict, child, or nearest of kin, after his decease, Scots Law.

Jus relictae

Jus relictae, means 'right of a widower'. A widow's claim to her share of her deceased husband's movable estate. If

Legal right

Hospital 'Z', (1998) 8 SCC 296. Legal rights of spouses and children in Scotland. See TERCE; COURTESY; JUS RELICT'; JUS RELICTI; LEGITIM.

accretion

usual watermark) ;also : accession in which the boundaries of land are enlarged by this process compare avulsion, reliction b : increase in the amount or extent of any kind of property or in the value of

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