Reliction - Law Dictionary Search Results
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reliction [Latin relictio act of leaving behind, from relinquere to leave behind] 1 : the gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered 2 : land uncovered by reliction compare accretion ...
Relict
Relict, a widow.Relict, means a widow, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1293....
Reliction
Reliction, the sudden recession of the sea from land. See DERELICT LANDS.A process by which a river or stream shifts its location, causing recession of water from its bank, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn...
accretion
accretion 1 : the process or a result of growth or enlargement: as a : the increase or extension of the boundaries of land or the consequent acquisition of land accruing to the owner by the gradual or imperceptible action of natural forces (as by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river or by a gradual recession of the water from the 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 any property [s to a trust fund resulting from the increase in value of…securities in which its corpus is invested "In re Estate of Gartenlaub, 244 P. 348 (1926)"] NOTE: Accretion in value of the principal of a trust is generally not considered income. c : enlargement of a bargaining unit by the addition of new employees 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : the passing to an heir or conjoint legatee of the right to accept a porti...
Relict
A woman whose husband is dead a widow...
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
Ann, or 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 the widow has children, her share in one-third; if not, her share is one-half, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 867.Jus relict', the right of a widow in her deceased husband's personality; if there be children, she is entitled to a third of it; if there be none, to a half. But see now the (English) Intestate Husband's Estate (Scotland) Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 10). See REASONABLE PARTS....
Legal right
Legal right, 'legal right' is a difficult concept, legal right in its strict sense is one which is an assertable claim, enforceable before Courts and administrative agencies; in its wider sense, a legal right has to be understood as any advantage or benefit conferred upon a person by a rule of law; there are legal rights which are not enforceable, though recognized by the law; there are rights recognised by the International Court, granted by international law; but not enforceable; a legal right is a capacity of asserting a secured interest rather than a claim that could be asserted in the Courts, Daniel Hailey Walcott v. State, AIR 1968 Mad 349 (355). (Penal Code, 1860, s. 30)It includes not only rights conferred by statute but also those which may be claimed independently of any statute, Anandrao Laxmanrao Mandloi v. Board of Revenue, AIR 1965 MP 237 (247) (FB).A legal right may be defined as an advantage or benefit conferred upon a person by a rule of law. Immunity in short is no li...
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