inheritance

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 all the estate, rights, and liabilities of the decedent
2 a: something that is or may be inherited
b: something to which one is entitled as heir
increasing the son's potential inheritance under [the] willLesnick v. Lesnick, 577 So. 2d 856 (1991)

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

inheritance
I noun appanage, benefaction, bequest, devise, dispensation, endowment, gift, hereditas, heritage, inherited property, legacy, presentation, property obtained by descent, property obtained by devise, provision, seisin, succession of property associated concepts: coparcenary, curtesy, descent, distribution, dower, inheritance estate, inheritance tax, intestate succession, patrimony, wills foreign phrases:
- Haereditas, alia corporalis, alia incorporalis; corporalis est quae tangi potest et videri; incorporalis quae tangi non potest nee videri. — An inheritance is either corporeal or incorporeal, corporeal is that which can be touched and seen, incorporeal is that which can neither be touched nor seen
- Feodum simplex quia feodum idem est quod haereditas, et simplex idem est quod legitimum vel purum; et sic feodum simplex idem est quod haereditas legitima vel haereditas pura. — A fee-simple is so called because fee is the same as inheritance, and simple is the same as lawful or pure, and so fee-simple is the same as a lawful inheritance or pure inheritance.
- Filius est nomen naturae, sed haeres nomen juris. — Son is the natural name, but heir is a name of law
- Haeredum appellatione veniunt haeredes haeredumin infinitum. — Under the name heirs come the heirs of heirs without limit
- Haereditas est successio in universum jus 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
- Si quis praegnantem uxorem reliquit, non videtur sine liberis decessisse. — If a man dies, leaving his wife pregnant, he is considered as having died childless
- Major haereditas venit unicuique nostrum a jure et legibus quam a parentibus. — A greater inheritance comes to each one of us from justice and the laws than from our parents
II index bequest, birth (lineage), birthright, dower, estate (hereditament), hereditament, heritage, legacy

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


inheritance
Property received upon the death of a relative due to the laws of descent and distribution.
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


inheritance
n.
1 Property received via bequest or intestate succession.
2 The act of receiving such property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


inheritance
Property received from a decedent, either by will or through state laws of intestate succession, where the decedent has failed to execute a valid will.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


inheritance
Property received from a decedent, either by will or through state laws of intestate succession, where the decedent has failed to execute a valid will.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

inheritance
n.
   whatever one receives upon the death of a relative due to the laws of descent and distribution, when there is no will. However, inheritance has come to mean anything received from the estate of a person who has died, whether by the laws of descent or as a beneficiary of a will or trust.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Inheritance — In*her it*ance, n. [Cf. OF. enheritance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inheritance — in‧her‧i‧tance [ɪnˈhertns] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW money, property, or other things that become yours after someone has died: • people who suddenly have large lump sums to invest, perhaps from an inheritance * * * inheritance UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • Inheritance —   Auteur Christopher Paolini Genre Fantasy Version originale Titre original Inheritance Éditeur original …   Wikipédia en Français

  • inheritance — [in her′i təns] n. [ME inheritauns < Anglo Fr & OFr enheritance] 1. the action of inheriting 2. something inherited or to be inherited; legacy; bequest 3. ownership by virtue of birthright; right to inherit 4. anything received as if by… …   English World dictionary

  • inheritance — inheritance. См. наследование. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Inheritance — (engl., spr. Inherritänns), Erblehen, Erbgut. Inheritor, Erbe …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Inheritance — (engl. –änß), Erbgut; Inheritor, Erbe …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Inheritance —   [engl.], Vererbung …   Universal-Lexikon

  • inheritance — late 14c., enheritaunce fact of receiving by hereditary succession; early 15c. as that which is inherited, from Anglo Fr. enheritance, O.Fr. enheritaunce, from enheriter (see INHERIT (Cf. inherit)). Heritance act of inheriting is from mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • inheritance — *heritage, patrimony, birthright …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”