law of descents

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• shifting descents — The rule of the English common law that a descent of land, once vested, is liable to be defeated by the later birth of an heir, even a remote heir who, however, is in a nearer degree of kinship than the heir in whom the descent first vested. 23… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Tapping Reeve — Tapping Reeve; Stich von George Catlin Tapping Reeve (* 1. Oktober 1744 in Brookhaven, Long Island; † 13. Dezember 1823 in Litchfield, Connecticut) war einer der bedeutendsten amerikanischen Juristen der frühen Republik. 1784 gründete er eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• next of kin — In the law of descent and distribution, this term denotes the persons nearest of kindred to the decedent, that is, those who are most nearly related by blood; but it is sometimes construed to mean only those who are entitled to take under the… …   Black's law dictionary

• next of kin — In the law of descent and distribution, this term denotes the persons nearest of kindred to the decedent, that is, those who are most nearly related by blood; but it is sometimes construed to mean only those who are entitled to take under the… …   Black's law dictionary

• agnates — /aegneyts/aegneytiyz/ In the law of descents, relations by the father, or on the father s side. This word is used in the Scotch law, and by some writers as an English word, corresponding with the Latin agnati (q.v.) …   Black's law dictionary

• agnates — /aegneyts/aegneytiyz/ In the law of descents, relations by the father, or on the father s side. This word is used in the Scotch law, and by some writers as an English word, corresponding with the Latin agnati (q.v.) …   Black's law dictionary

• obliquus — /ablaykwas/ In the old law of descents, oblique; cross; transverse; collateral. The opposite of rectus, right, or upright. In the law of evidence, indirect; circumstantial …   Black's law dictionary

• per stirpes — /par starpiyz/ By roots or stocks; by representation. This term, derived from the civil law, is much used in the law of descents and distribution, and denotes that method of dividing an intestate estate where a class or group of distributees take …   Black's law dictionary

• rectus — /rektas/ In the old law of descents, right; upright; the opposite of obliquus (q.v.) …   Black's law dictionary

• Inheritance Act — The statute of 3 and 4 Wm. IV., c. 106, which amended the English law of descents. For an outline of this statute see footnote in 2 Cooley s Blackstone, Commentaries 201 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Descent from antiquity — (DFA) is the project of establishing a well researched, generation by generation descent of living persons from people living in antiquity. It is an ultimate challenge in prosopography and genealogy. The idea is by no means new. Hellenistic… …   Wikipedia