inheritance laws

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• laws of succession — laws of inheritance, laws that set rules and regulations for inheritance …   English contemporary dictionary

• inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… …   Universalium

• Inheritance — For other uses, see Inheritance (disambiguation) and Heir (disambiguation). William Hogarth s plate 1 from A Rake s Progress, The Young Heir Takes Possession Of The Miser s Effects as his inherita …   Wikipedia

• inheritance — in·her·i·tance /in her ə təns/ n 1: the act of inheriting: as a: the acquisition of real or personal property under the laws of intestacy or sometimes by will b: the succession upon the death of an owner either by will or by operation of law to… …   Law dictionary

• Inheritance tax — An inheritance tax or estate tax is a levy paid by a person who inherits money or property or a tax on the estate (total value of the money and property) of a person who has died.[1] In international tax law, there is a distinction between an… …   Wikipedia

• inheritance */*/ — UK [ɪnˈherɪt(ə)ns] / US noun Word forms inheritance : singular inheritance plural inheritances 1) a) [countable] property or money that you receive from someone when they die advice for people who have recently received an inheritance b)… …   English dictionary

• inheritance — in|her|i|tance [ ın herıtns ] noun ** 1. ) count property or money that you receive from someone when they die: advice for people who have recently received an inheritance a ) uncount the process of inheriting money or property: French laws of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• laws and justice —    Fortunately for interested modern observers, a number of legal codes, individual laws, and trial records have survived from ancient Mesopotamia. These laws did not cover every aspect of life by any means, but they were often surprisingly… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• INHERITANCE —    While it is not possible to make generalized statements about the extent of “private property” in Mesopotamia at any one period, one must bear in mind that the economy of the country depended on surplus production and astute managerial control …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

• LAWS —    The Mesopotamian justice system relied primarily on customary law that was upheld by the assembly of elders or town official or courts. Judges could be chosen from the local community or be appointed by the king. Affected parties represented… …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

• Laws of Manu — (c. 200)    The Laws of Manu is a seminal text in Indian social history. It gives greatest attention to the social obligations of BRAHMINS, whose supremacy in the social order is assumed, but it also outlines the obligations of rulers and other… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism