Scotch law. The name of an action by which a suit, which was pending at the time the parties died, is transferred from the deceased to his representatives, in the same condition in which it stood formerly. If it be the pursuer who is dead, the action is called a transference active; if the defender, it is a transference passive. … [Read more...] about TRANSFERENCE
TRANSFER AGENT
A person or a company which handles the transfer of shares of a corporations stock to new owners. … [Read more...] about TRANSFER AGENT
TRANSFEREE
He to whom a transfer is made. … [Read more...] about TRANSFEREE
TRANSFRETATIO
Lat. In old English law. A crossing of the strait [of Dover;] a passing or sailing over from England to France. The royal passages or voyages to Gascony, Brittany, and other parts of France were so called, and time was sometimes computed from them. … [Read more...] about TRANSFRETATIO
TRANSMISSION
civ. law. The right which heirs or legatees may have of passing to their successors, the inheritance or legacy to which they were entitled, if they happen to die without having exercised their rights. … [Read more...] about TRANSMISSION