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suc·ces·sion /sək-'se-shən/ n1 a: the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, position, title, or thronethe sequence of succession to the presidencyb: the right of a person or line of ancestry to succeedc: the line of ancestry having such a right2 a: the act or process of following in orderb: the act or process of one person's taking the place of another in the enjoyment of or liability for rights or duties or both3: the act or process by which a person becomes entitled to the property or property interest of a deceased person and esp. an intestate: the transmission of the estate of a decedent to his or her heirs, legatees, or devisees; also: the estate of the deceased including assets and liabilities— used chiefly in the civil law of Louisianaintestate succession1: the transmission of property or property interests of a decedent as provided by statute as distinguished from the transfer in accordance with the decedent's will; also: the operation of such statutory provisions in transmitting intestate propertywould take the property by intestate succession2 in the civil law of Louisiana: property that is not disposed of by will but by operation of statutewho presents himself to claim an intestate succession — Louisiana Civil Codetestate succession: the transmission of property in accordance with a valid willvacant succession in the civil law of Louisiana: an estate that has not been claimed, of which the heirs are unknown, or that has been renounced by all of the heirs4 a: the continuance of a corporation's status as a legal personperpetual corporate successionb: the act or process by which one corporation assumes ownership of anotherdocuments...that all aim to prepare your company for its new owner's succession — Saul Berkowitz5: the act or process by which one state takes over or follows upon another and becomes entitled to its rights and position in international law
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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chain, concatenation, consecution, consecutive order, continuatio, cycle, descent, devolution, family, issue, lineage, offspring, order, posterity, procession, progeny, progression, sequence, series, successorship, train
associated concepts: hereditary succession, intestate succession, legal succession, line of succession, natural succession, successor employer, successor interest, testamentary succession
foreign phrases:
- Haereditas est successio in universum fus quod defunctus habuerit — Inheritance is the succession to every right which the deceased had possessed- Haereditas nihil aliud est, quam successio in universum jus, quod defunctus habuerit. — An inheritance is nothing other than the succession to all the rights which the deceased had- Qui in fus dominiumve alterius succedit jure ejus uti debet. — One who succeeds to the ownership rights of another, should enjoy the rights of the other- Non debeo melioris conditionis esse, quam auctor meus a quo jus in me transit. — I ought not to be in better condition than he to whose rights I succeedII index birth (lineage), bloodline, chain (series), continuity, cycle, devolution, frequency, hierarchy (arrangement in a series), sequence, subrogation
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) Several people or things of the same type following one after the other.(2) Inheriting a title or right to property through a will.(3) Following someone in a position, office, or other situation.See also succeed
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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following another, used in relation to the taking over of a body corporate including the Crown. Succession to the Crown is governed by law but can be upset by abdication. Technically, the area of law regulating the passing of property from a deceased person. See intestacy, testate.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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The passing of property or legal rights after death. The word commonly refers to the distribution of property under a states intestate succession laws, which determine who inherits property when someone dies without a valid will. When used in connection with real estate, the word refers to the passing of property by will or inheritance, as opposed to gift, grant, or purchase.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate CourtCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The taking over of a previous official's office, rank, or duties by a new person; the process by which a decedent's property or rights passes to the inheritors thereof, under the laws of descent and distribution.See also descent.@ intestate successionState laws governing inheritance of property belonging to individual who dies without a will.The process used to distribute the property of one who died without a will.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The transfer of title to property under the law of descent and distribution. The transfer of legal or official powers from an individual who formerly held them to another who undertakes current responsibilities to execute those powers.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The transfer of title to property under the law of descent and distribution. The transfer of legal or official powers from an individual who formerly held them to another who undertakes current responsibilities to execute those powers.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the statutory rules of inheritance of a dead person's estate when the property is not given by the terms of a will, also called laws of "descent and distribution."See also: inheritance
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
