单词 | universal succession |
释义 | > as lemmasuniversal succession universal succession n. Law a type of succession in which the whole of an estate with its concomitant rights and duties is transferred to the successor. ΚΠ a1661 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. G. Capriata Hist. Wars Italy (1663) i. 8 Charles laid these three ground-works for his universal Succession to Montferrat. a1732 J. Ayliffe New Pandect Rom. Civil Law (1734) iii. xxi. 365 Heirships and Inheritances, wherein universal Succession consists. 1867 Times 11 Mar. 12 Will it be a ‘universal succession’? Undoubtedly not, I should say; the inheritance will have to be divided. 1903 Harvard Law Rev. 16 457 The objection to the theory of universal succession, that there are some debts which no conqueror will assume, seems equally valid. 1958 W. S. Carpenter Found. Mod. Jurispr. 83 Universal succession involves the notion that the estate of the deceased is preserved in its entirety, with all its rights and liabilities, and passes as a whole to the heir or heirs. 2009 Inside Counsel (Nexis) Oct. 32 The very distinct advantage of the regulations is that they incorporate the concept of universal succession by operation of law. < as lemmas |
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