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Succession crisis — The succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the violent death of the movement s founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., on June 27, 1844. For roughly six months after Smith s death, several people competed to take over his role. The … Wikipedia
succession — noun 1 series of people, things, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, long, never ending ▪ constant, continuous, unbroken, uninterrupted ▪ quick … Collocations dictionary
SUCCESSION — SUCCESSION, devolution of the deceased person s property on his legal heirs. Order of Succession The Pentateuchal source of the order of succession is If a man die and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Succession to the British throne — is governed both by common law and statute. Under common law the crown is passed on by male preference primogeniture.Bogdanor, p. 42] In other words, an individual s male children are preferred over his or her female children, and an older child… … Wikipedia
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
Succession — Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Succession duty — Succession Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Succession of crops — Succession Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succession — ► NOUN 1) a number of people or things following one after the other. 2) the action, process, or right of inheriting an office, title, etc. 3) Ecology the process by which a plant community successively gives way to another until stability is… … English terms dictionary
succession — [sək sesh′ən] n. [OFr < L successio < succedere: see SUCCEED] 1. the act of succeeding or coming after another in order or sequence or to an office, estate, throne, etc. 2. the right to succeed to an office, estate, etc. 3. a number of… … English World dictionary
