hereditary succession — Inheritance by law; title by descent. The title whereby a person, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate by right of representation as his heir at law. See descent … Black's law dictionary
hereditary succession — Inheritance by law; title by descent. The title whereby a person, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate by right of representation as his heir at law. See descent … Black's law dictionary
hereditary succession — The passing of title under the laws of descent … Ballentine's law dictionary
Line of hereditary succession — Successor to hereditary title, property, office or like, in case of the hereditacy being indivisible, goes to one person at a time. There are also other sorts of order of succession than hereditary succession (such as line of non hereditary… … Wikipedia
Imperial Firman Relative to Hereditary Succession — The Imperial Firman Relative to Hereditary Succession was a firman (i.e. decree) issued by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdülaziz on 17 May 1866 at the request of Isma il Pasha, the wāli (i.e. governor) of Egypt, which was then an Ottoman… … Wikipedia
deprive of hereditary succession — index disinherit, disown (refuse to acknowledge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
succession — suc·ces·sion /sək se shən/ n 1 a: the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, position, title, or throne the sequence of succession to the presidency b: the right of a person or line… … Law dictionary
hereditary — he·red·i·tary /hə re də ˌter ē/ adj [Latin hereditarius, from hereditas inheritance, from hered heres heir] 1: received or passing by inheritance or required to pass by inheritance hereditary shares 2: having ownership or possession through… … Law dictionary
succession — The devolution of title to property under the law of descent and distribution. The act or right of legal or official investment with a predecessor s office, dignity, possession, or functions; also the legal or actual order of so succeeding from… … Black's law dictionary
succession — Following another; succeeding to the rights of another, as where a new corporation which is a reorganization of another corporation takes the rights of the old corporation. 19 Am J2d Corp § 1524. The passing of property in possession or enjoyment … Ballentine's law dictionary
