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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

Lat. Description of the person. By this is meant a word or phrase used merely for the purpose of identifying or pointing out the person intended, and not as an intimation that the language in connection with which it occurs is to apply to him only In the official or technical character which might appear to be indicated by the word. In wills, it frequently happens, that the … [Read more...] about DESCRIPTIO PERSONAE