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This term used in a will in relation to the management and distribution ofproperty has been interpreted by the courts with different shades of meaning varyingfrom the mere expression of a preference to a positive command. … [Read more...] about DESIRE

Hereditary succession. Descent is the title, whereby a person, upon the death of his ancestor, acquires the estate of the latter, as his heir at law: This manner of acquiring title is directly opposed to that of purchase. 2. It will be proper to consider, 1. What kind of property descends; and, 2. The general rules of descent. 3.-1. All real estate, and all freehold of … [Read more...] about DESCENT

To cease, to refrain, to stop doing something. … [Read more...] about DESIST

Law governing how the proceeds of an estate are distributed upon death. This may occur as per a will or via intestate laws in the event the decedent died without making a will. As such, the law defines the degrees of kinship and how property is to be distributed. … [Read more...] about DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION

A term used in the Spanish law, denoting the act by which the boundaries of an estate or portion of a country are determined. … [Read more...] about DESLINDE