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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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].  1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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].  1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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].  1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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).  2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20l%C3%A9gal

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Heir by propinquity was where the heir took as being the nearest blood relation, as opposed to heir by representation, where he took as representing or standing in the place of his ancestor.(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 897)  1, record 2, English, - heir%20by%20representation

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

héritier par représentation : 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).  2, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20par%20repr%C3%A9sentation

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish