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blood heir [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

An inheritor who succeeds to the estate by virtue of consanguinity with the decedent, either in the ascending or descending line including illegitimate children, but excluding husbands, wives, and adopted children. (Black's, 6th ed., 1990, p. 723)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

héritier du sang : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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