- next legal heirs
- A term of art, ordinarily constituting words of limitation. See next heirs.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
next legal heirs
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legal — 1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law; of or pertaining to the law; lawful. Freeman v. Fowler Packing Co., 135 Kan. 378, 11 P.2d 276, 277. See… … Black's law dictionary
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