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To set at liberty, to free from prison. … [Read more...] about DISINCARCERATE

civil law. The act of depriving a forced heir of the inheritance which the law gives him. 2. In Louisiana, forced heirs may be deprived of their legitime, or legal portion, and of the seisin granted them by law, for just cause. The disinherison must be made in proper form, by name and expressly, and for a just cause, otherwise it is null. 3. The just causes for which parents … [Read more...] about DISINHERISON

To prevent someone from inheriting part of the estate of the deceased. Most common is the desire to disinherit a surviving spouse which one was at odds with while alive. In several states the surviving spouse has a statutory right to claim a portion of the deceased spouse's estate, usually 1/3 to 1/2. With some exceptions, children may be disinherited. … [Read more...] about DISINHERIT

The act by which a person deprives his heir of an inheritance, who, without such act, would inherit. 2. By the common law, any one may give his estate to a stranger, and thereby disinherit his heir apparent. The act by which the owner of an estate deprives a person of the right to inherit the same, who would otherwise be his heir. … [Read more...] about DISINHERITANCE

In the civil law. A proceeding, at the instance of a surety, by which the creditor is obliged to exhaust the property of the principal debtor, towards the satisfaction of the debt, before having recourse to the surety; and this right of the surety is termed the "benefit of discussion." Civ. Code La. art 3045, et seq. In Scotch law. The ranking of the proper order in which … [Read more...] about DISCUSSION