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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.

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...]

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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.

Contracts. The act by which the owner of a thing delivers it to another person, with the intent of passing the rights which he has in it to the latter. 2. It is a rule founded on the plainest dictates of common sense, adopted in all systems of law, that no one can transfer a right to another which he has not himself: nemo plus juris ad alienum transfers potest quam ipse habet. … [Read more...]

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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.

mar. law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another. 2. When this is done from necessity, it does not affect the liability of an insurer on the goods. But when the master tranships goods without necessity, he is answerable for the loss of them by capture by public enemies. … [Read more...]

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