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Annus deliberandi
Annus deliberandi, the year allowed by Scots law for the heir to deliberate whether he will enter upon his ancestor's land and represent him. By 21 … By 21 & 22 Vict. c. 76, s. 27, the period of deliberation was reduced to six months, Scots Law.
Poinding
debt or for rent, etc. There is also a species of poinding by attaching cattle trespassing, See Bell's Scots Law Dict.
Singular successor
Singular successor. A purchaser is so termed in Scots Law, in contradistinction to the heir of a landed proprietor, who succeeds to the whole heritage by regular title … the purchaser acquires right solely by the single title acquired by the disposition of the former proprietor, Bell's Scots Law Dict.
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Heir
want of proper heirs. He was either the lord of the manor or the Crown. See ESCHEAT. In Scots law 'heir' has a more extended significance, comprehending not only those who succeed to lands, but successors to personal
Wills
Theobald on Wills; and Chit. Stat., tit. 'Wills'; and EXECUTION OF WILLS; LAPSE; PROBATE; MARRIED WOMEN; and, for Scots Law, HOLOGRAPH.
Law Reports
the series, and the initial of the editor, thus: '12 R. 121.' Cases are also reported in The Scots Law Times (S.L.T.).
Quarter Seal
Testimonial of the Great Seal. Gifts of land from the Crown pass this seal in certain cases, Bell's Scots Law Dict.
Entry
years from its date. See INTERESSEE TERMINI. A right of entry may be disposed of by deed. In Scots law, the term refers to the acknowledgment of the title of the heir, etc., to be admitted by the
Compensation
Act, 1936, ss. 40 and 42 and Schedules, and Lloyd or Cripps on Compensation, 7th Edn. Also (in Scots Law) a sort of right by set-off or stoppage, whereby a person who has been sued for a debt
Adjudication contra h'reditatem jacentem
the debt may be ascertained so that the real estate may be adjudged, Scots term. Consult Encyc. Of Scots Law.
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