successive

successive
suc·ces·sive /sək-'se-siv/ adj
1 a: of or relating to succession
successive rights
b: created by succession
2: following in order: following each other without interruption
successive bankruptcy filings
3: of, relating to, or being a petition for habeas corpus that raises a claim already adjudicated
suc·ces·sive·ly adv
suc·ces·sive·ness n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

successive
I adjective after, consecutive, ensuing, following, later, subsequent, succeeding, sequent, sequential associated concepts: successive application, successive continuance, successive proceeding, successive term of imprisonment, successive writ II index consecutive, direct (uninterrupted), disjunctive (tending to disjoin), ensuing, periodic, progressive (going forward), regular (orderly), repeated

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  • Successive — Suc*ces sive, a. [Cf. F. successif. See {Succeed}.] 1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • successive — early 15c., from M.L. successivus, from success , stem of succedere (see SUCCEED (Cf. succeed)). Related: Successively …   Etymology dictionary

  • successive — *consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial Analogous words: continuous, *continual, constant, incessant: rotating, alternating (see ROTATE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • successive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ following one another or following others. DERIVATIVES successively adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • successive — [sək ses′iv] adj. [ME < LL successivus] 1. coming in succession; following one after another in sequence; consecutive 2. of or involving succession successively adv. successiveness n …   English World dictionary

  • successive — [[t]səkse̱sɪv[/t]] ADJ Successive means happening or existing one after another without a break. Jackson was the winner for a second successive year... Britain was suffering from the failure of successive governments to co ordinate a national… …   English dictionary

  • successive — /səkˈsɛsɪv / (say suhk sesiv) adjective 1. following in order or in uninterrupted course: three successive days. 2. following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day. 3. characterised by or involving succession. –successively,… …  

  • successive — successively, adv. successiveness, n. /seuhk ses iv/, adj. 1. following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days. 2. following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day. 3. characterized by or… …   Universalium

  • successive — ● successif, successive adjectif (bas latin successivus, du latin classique succedere, succéder) Se dit des choses qui se succèdent, des personnes qui viennent à la suite les unes des autres : Des refus successifs ont fini par l écœurer. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • successive — suc|ces|sive [səkˈsesıv] adj [only before noun] coming or following one after the other ▪ The team has had five successive victories. ▪ Successive governments have tried to deal with this issue. >successively adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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