devolution of property

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• devolution — de·vo·lu·tion /ˌde və lü shən, ˌdē / n: the transfer (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. devolution …   Law dictionary

• Property law — is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division… …   Wikipedia

• devolution — [dev΄ə lo͞o′shən, dē΄vəlo͞o′shən] n. [ML devolutio, a rolling back < L devolutus, pp. of devolvere: see DEVOLVE] 1. Obs. a rolling down or falling 2. a passing down from stage to stage 3. the passing (of property, rights, authority, etc.) from …   English World dictionary

• Devolution — Devolve and Devolved redirect here. For other uses, see Devolution (disambiguation). Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local,… …   Wikipedia

• devolution — devolutionary, adj., n., devolutionist, n. /dev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /dee veuh /, n. 1. the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage. 2. the passing on to a successor of an unexercised right. 3. Law. the passing of …   Universalium

• Devolution, War of — (1667–68) Conflict between France and Spain over possession of the Spanish Netherlands. Louis XIV began the war on the pretext that the custom of devolution, whereby daughters of a first marriage were preferred to sons of subsequent marriages… …   Universalium

• devolution — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin devolution , devolutio, from Latin devolvere Date: 1545 1. transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another; especially the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• devolution — /divəˈluʃən/ (say deevuh loohshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage. 2. the passing on to a successor of an unexercised right. 3. Law the passing of property, as upon death or bankruptcy. 4. Biology… …  

• devolution — The transfer of property from one person to another by operation of law. See clause of devolution …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• devolution — [ˌdi:və lu:ʃ(ə)n, dɛv ] noun 1》 the devolving of power by central government to local or regional administration. 2》 Law the legal transfer of property from one owner to another. 3》 formal descent or degeneration to a lower or worse state.… …   English new terms dictionary

• devolution — dev•o•lu•tion [[t]ˌdɛv əˈlu ʃən[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈdi və [/t]] n. 1) the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage 2) the passing on to a successor of property or an unexercised right 3) dvl evo disappearance or… …   From formal English to slang