(law of distribution and descent)
1descent — de·scent n: transmission or devolution of the estate of a person who has died without a valid will compare distribution Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. descent …
2descent and distribution — n. The rules that determine transmission of a person’s real property if he or she dies intestate, i.e., without a valid will. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. descent… …
3distribution — dis·tri·bu·tion /ˌdis trə byü shən/ n 1: the act or process of distributing: as a: the apportionment by a court of the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise …
4descent — Hereditary succession. Freeman v Allen, 17 Ohio St 527. Technically, the transmission of real estate, or, some interest in real estate, on the death of its owner intestate; to be distinguished from the transmission of personal property, the title …
5distribution — Division. The transmission of personal property of a decedent by the passing of title to the personal representative for the payment of decedent s debts and claims against the estate, and finally to distribute the remainder to the persons… …
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