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MALE ISSUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

This is a term of art, meaning male descendants claiming exclusively through the male line, although it will yield to a contrary indication in the context. "Male descendants" is a term of ordinary speech, though it may mean "male issue" in its context.

OBS

The expression "male descendants" is not a term of art but one of ordinary speech. It may be presumed to mean the same as "male issue" but the presumption is rebutted by a very small indication to the contrary in the context.

French

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

Spanish

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