lawful — law·ful adj 1 a: being in harmony with the law a lawful judgment a lawful purpose b: constituted, authorized, or established by law a lawful duty 2: law abiding … Law dictionary
heirs — /erz/ At common law, the person appointed by law to succeed to the estate in case of intestacy. One who inherits property, whether real or personal. A person who succeeds, by the rules of law, to an estate in lands, tenements, or hereditaments,… … Black's law dictionary
heirs — /erz/ At common law, the person appointed by law to succeed to the estate in case of intestacy. One who inherits property, whether real or personal. A person who succeeds, by the rules of law, to an estate in lands, tenements, or hereditaments,… … Black's law dictionary
heirs — The plural of heir; persons taking by descent. Designation of grantees in a deed: the persons who are entitled under the law of intestate succession. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 215. Sometimes construed as meaning children, as where otherwise the deed will … Ballentine's law dictionary
Heirs of the body — is the term for the English legal principle that certain types of property pass to a descendant of the grantee according to a fixed order of kinship. Upon the death of the grantee, a designated inheritance such as a parcel of land, a peerage, or… … Wikipedia
lawful issue — As used in will the words primarily and generally mean descendants, In re Marsh s Will, 143 Misc. 609, 257 N.Y.S. 514, 521; including descendants more remote than children. In re Woodcock s Will, Sur., 55 N.Y.S.2d 656, 658. At common law, the… … Black's law dictionary
lawful issue — As used in will the words primarily and generally mean descendants, In re Marsh s Will, 143 Misc. 609, 257 N.Y.S. 514, 521; including descendants more remote than children. In re Woodcock s Will, Sur., 55 N.Y.S.2d 656, 658. At common law, the… … Black's law dictionary
lawful representatives — Where real property is involved as subject matter, term lawful representatives includes or means legal heirs. Where personal property is involved the term, when not qualified by context, is limited to executors and administrators … Black's law dictionary
lawful representatives — Where real property is involved as subject matter, term lawful representatives includes or means legal heirs. Where personal property is involved the term, when not qualified by context, is limited to executors and administrators … Black's law dictionary
lawful issue — In the broader sense, all the descendants of a person; the technical equivalent of heirs of the body. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1379. Primarily words of limitation, but words of purchase where it appears on the face of a will that the clause should be… … Ballentine's law dictionary
