heirship
noun[U]
LAWuk/ˈeəʃɪp/usthelegalrighttoreceivemoney,property, or possessions from someone who hasdied:
France, Italy, and Spain all have someformofforcedheirshipregimeundertheircivillawcodes.
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Congress has attempted to mollify the impact ofheirshipby granting tribes the capacity to acquire fragmented allotments owing to heirship by financial grants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The latter was then asked if he came as a mourner or a rival claimant to theheirship.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The act was later deemed unconstitutional and a new decree ofheirshipwas made.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Degrees of relationship are not identical toheirshipor legal succession.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Forcedheirshipis generally a feature of civil-law legal systems which do not recognize total freedom of testation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Of this commission he was the most notable member, and many of the most important titles, notably those on marriage andheirship, are his work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Little thought was given at the time to the consequences of making permanent theheirshipof allotments.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a total of four children, two from each of his two wives, and this has led to his wives squabbling over theheirshipto his throne.
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