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LINE

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(A) measures. A line is a lineal measure containing the one twelfth part of a on inch. (B) estates. The division between two estates. Limit; border; boundary. 2. When a line is mentioned in a deed as ending at a particular monument, it is to be extended in the direction called for, without regard to distance, until it reach the boundary. 1 Taylor, 110, 303 2 Hawks, 219; 3 … [Read more...]

LINE DESCENTS

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The series of persons who have descended from a common ancestor, placed one under the other, in the order of their birth. It connects successively all the relations by blood to each other. Vide Consanguinity; Degree. … [Read more...]

LINE OF CREDIT

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Credit that is extended and made available for a period of time. … [Read more...]

LINEA

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Lat. A line; line of descent. See Line. Linea obliqua. In the civil law. The oblique line. More commonly termed "linea transversahs^Tiinea recta. The direct line; the vertical line. In computing degrees of kindred and the succession to estates, this term denotes the direct line of ascendants and descendants. Where a person springs from another immediately, or mediately through … [Read more...]

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