Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
descent cast — noun English law : the descent of an estate to an heir by the death of one who held it adversely to the real owner which prior to 1833 barred the latter s right of entry so that he could recover only by suing compare adverse possession … Useful english dictionary
descent — Hereditary succession. Succession to the ownership of an estate by inheritance, or by any act of law, as distinguished from purchase. Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the… … Black's law dictionary
descent — Hereditary succession. Succession to the ownership of an estate by inheritance, or by any act of law, as distinguished from purchase. Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the… … Black's law dictionary
Descent (The Outer Limits) — Descent The Outer Limits episode Episode no. Season 5 Episode 14 Directed by Steve Anker Written by Erik Saltzgaber … Wikipedia
Descent (2005 film) — For the similarly named 2005 British horror film, see The Descent. Descent Genre Sci Fi Distributed by Sci Fi Channel Directed by Terry Cunningham … Wikipedia
cast — Verb: To decide against; to convict; to allege; to proffer: to deposit, as a ballot; to form a solid piece, such as iron, from molten metal; to devolve by operation of law, as in the descent of an estate to the heirs. Estate of Donahue, 36 Cal… … Ballentine's law dictionary
mediate descent — In one sense of the term, a descent not cast immediately, as where a grandson takes by descent land once owned by his intestate grandfather, but not directly from his grandfather, the descent having first been cast upon his father and then from… … Ballentine's law dictionary
immediate descent — In one sense of the term, a descent cast directly upon the heir, as where the descent is to a grandson of the intestate, the father or intermediate person being dead. In another and distinct sense, a descent directly from the intestate without… … Ballentine's law dictionary
The Descent — For the book by Jeff Long, see The Descent (novel). For other similarly named films, see Descent (2005 film) and Descent (2007 film). For other uses, see Descent. The Descent Theatrical release poster … Wikipedia
The Descent 2 — Infobox Film name = The Descent 2 image size = caption = director = Jon Harris producer = Neil Marshall (executive) Christian Colson writer = James Watkins narrator = starring = Shauna Macdonald Natalie Mendoza music = David Julyan cinematography … Wikipedia
