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HEIR GENERAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-02-21

English

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

He who, after his ancestor dies intestate, has a right to all lands, tenements, and hereditaments which belonged to him or of which he was seised. The same as "heir general" ... [Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 854].

CONT

The feudal rules of succession applied to find the heir were based on the succession of males in preference to females, on primogeniture among males, and on representation, whereby a descendant of a pre-deceased heir, e.g. a grandson, took in preference to a collateral of the deceased, e.g. a brother. An heir general or heir at law is such an heir. [The "Oxford Companion to Law," 1980, p. 559].

CONT

The reason why words of procreation were required was that "heirs," extended to all the "heirs general," including relatives other than descendants of the grantee, such as his brothers, uncles or cousins. An entail, however, was an interest which could pass only to lineal descendants of the original grantee (heirs special) and so "heirs" had to be restricted by the addition of words of procreation. [Megarry and Wade, p. 57].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

héritier légal; héritier général : termes normalisés 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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Record 2 2014-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Law of Succession (civil law)
  • Property Law (civil law)
DEF

The person entitled to succeed to the real property of a person who dies intestate.

CONT

Heir general. He who, after his ancestor's death intestate, has a right to all lands, tenements and hereditaments that belonged to him or of which he was seized. The same as heir general.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Droit successoral (droit civil)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
CONT

Les héritiers légaux : La loi prévoit à qui reviennent les biens du défunt si celui-ci n'a pas laissé de disposition de dernière volonté : ce sera la "dévolution légale de la succession". Plusieurs possibilités peuvent se présenter en fonction du fait que le défunt laisse ou non un conjoint survivant ou un cohabitant légal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho privado
  • Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
  • Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
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