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Possession is nine points of the law
times better than his; but it places in a stronger light the legal truth that every claimant must succeed by the strength of his own title and not by the weakness of his antagonists. For instance, if
apparent
capable of being easily seen, perceived, or discovered [ defects] [ ambiguity] 2 : having a right to succeed to a title or estate that cannot be defeated 3 : appearing to one's senses and esp. one's
heir
heir : one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a : one who by operation
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Succession duties
a new set of duties, varying in amount from 1 per cent. in the case of a child succeeding a parent to 10 per cent. in the case of succession to a stranger in blood, upon real
Special occupancy
grantee dies before 1926 without alienation, and while the life for which he held continued, the heir would succeed, and he was called a special occupant. See Wills Act, 1837 (7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c.
Reasonable cause of action
to be decided by a Judge, the mere fact that the case is weak and not likely to succeed is no ground for striking it out, Mohan Rowale v. Damodar Tatyaba alias Dada Sahib, 1994 2 SCC
Quia Timet Bill
for the purpose of quieting a present apprehension of a probable future injury to property. In order to succeed in a quia timet action the plaintiff must prove imminent danger of a substantial kind, or that the
Prolem ante matrimonium natam, ut post legitimam, lex civilis succedere facit in h'reditate parentum; sed prolem, quam matrimonium non parit, succedere non sinit lex Anglorum
parents; but the law of the English does not suffer the offspring not produced by the marriage to succeed.) See LEGITIMATION; MERTON.
inherit
the laws of intestacy ;broadly : to receive (property) either by will or through intestate succession 2 : succeed vi : to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance in·her·i·tor [in-her-i-tər] n
Morganatic marriage
neither the wife nor her children shall partake of the titles, arms, or dignity of the husband, or succeed to his inheritance, but be contented with a certain allowed rank assigned to them by the morganatic contract.
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