English Law. The reunion and blending together of properties in order to secure equality of division; bringing into account, esp. on intestacies…
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| 释义 | society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > that which is inherited > equal division of inherited property (10) hotchpot1528 English Law. The reunion and blending together of properties in order to secure equality of division; bringing into account, esp. on intestacies… gavelkind?1530 From the 16th cent., often used to denote the custom of dividing a deceased man's property equally among his sons, whether as an incident of the… hotchpotch1602 English Law. = hotchpot, n. 3. Also figurative. commixtion1607 Law. In civil law. = hotchpot, n. 3. Cf. commixture, n. 6a. Obsolete. commixture1706 Law. In civil law. = hotchpot, n. 3. Cf. commixtion, n. 6a. Obsolete. hodgepot1721 Law. = hotchpot, n. 3. gavel1827 A partition of land among the whole tribe or sept at the death of the holder, with reference to Celtic practice. collation1828 Roman Law and Scots Law. The throwing together of the possessions of several persons, in order to an equal division of the whole stock; hotch-pot… Subcategories:— in Wales (1) — in Ireland (1) |
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