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Lineal descendant
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Lineal descendantA person who is a direct descendant such as a child to his or her natural parent.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Direct
Straight forward; not collateral.
Descendant
Those person who are born of, or from children of, another are called that person's descendants. Grandchildren are descendants of their grandfather as children are descendants of their natural parents. The law also distinguishes between collateral descendants and lineal descendants.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
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Line
1) Measures. A line is a lineal measure containing the one twelfth part of a on inch. 2) Estates. The division between two estates. Limit; border; boudary.
Lineage
Properly speaking lineage is the relationship of persons in a direct line; as the grandfather, the father, the son, the grandson, &c.
Lineal
That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. Lineal descent, is that which takes place among lineal kindred.
Lineal warranty
Old English law. A warranty by the heir, when he derived title to the land warranted, either from or through, the ancestor who made the warranty.
Liner
A vessel habitually employed on a regular schedule and loading and discharging at specified ports.
Liner terms
Liner terms refer to the ordinary responsibility of the shipowner under a charterparty to control and pay for the loading, stowage, trimming and discharge of the cargo of the charterer.
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Limited partner
A unique colleague in a partnership relationship who has agreed to be liable only to the extent of his (or her) investment. Limited partners, though, have no right to manage the partnership. Limited partners are usually just investors or promoters who seek the tax benefits of a partnership
Limitrophe
Adjacent, bordering or contiguous.
Line
1) Measures. A line is a lineal measure containing the one twelfth part of a on inch. 2) Estates. The division between two estates. Limit; border; boudary.
Lineage
Properly speaking lineage is the relationship of persons in a direct line; as the grandfather, the father, the son, the grandson, &c.
Lineal
That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. Lineal descent, is that which takes place among lineal kindred.
Lineal descendant
Lineal warranty
Old English law. A warranty by the heir, when he derived title to the land warranted, either from or through, the ancestor who made the warranty.
Liner
A vessel habitually employed on a regular schedule and loading and discharging at specified ports.
Liner terms
Liner terms refer to the ordinary responsibility of the shipowner under a charterparty to control and pay for the loading, stowage, trimming and discharge of the cargo of the charterer.
Liquidated
That which is made clear, certain, and manifest; as, liquidated damages, ascertained damages liquidated debt, an ascertained debt, as to amount. A debt is liquidated when it is certain what is due, and how much is due, cum certum est an et quantum debeatur; for although it may appear that something is due, if it does not also appear how much is due, the debt is not liquidated. An unliquidated claim is one which one of the parties to the contract cannot alone render certain.
Liquidated damages
By this term is understood the fixed amount which a party to an agreement promises to pay to the other, in case he shall not fulfil some primary or principal engagement into which he has entered by the same agreement it differs from a penalty.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Direct
Straight forward; not collateral.
Descendant
Those person who are born of, or from children of, another are called that person's descendants. Grandchildren are descendants of their grandfather as children are descendants of their natural parents. The law also distinguishes between collateral descendants and lineal descendants.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
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Line
1) Measures. A line is a lineal measure containing the one twelfth part of a on inch. 2) Estates. The division between two estates. Limit; border; boudary.
Lineage
Properly speaking lineage is the relationship of persons in a direct line; as the grandfather, the father, the son, the grandson, &c.
Lineal
That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. Lineal descent, is that which takes place among lineal kindred.
Lineal warranty
Old English law. A warranty by the heir, when he derived title to the land warranted, either from or through, the ancestor who made the warranty.
Liner
A vessel habitually employed on a regular schedule and loading and discharging at specified ports.
Liner terms
Liner terms refer to the ordinary responsibility of the shipowner under a charterparty to control and pay for the loading, stowage, trimming and discharge of the cargo of the charterer.
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Limited partner
A unique colleague in a partnership relationship who has agreed to be liable only to the extent of his (or her) investment. Limited partners, though, have no right to manage the partnership. Limited partners are usually just investors or promoters who seek the tax benefits of a partnership
Limitrophe
Adjacent, bordering or contiguous.
Line
1) Measures. A line is a lineal measure containing the one twelfth part of a on inch. 2) Estates. The division between two estates. Limit; border; boudary.
Lineage
Properly speaking lineage is the relationship of persons in a direct line; as the grandfather, the father, the son, the grandson, &c.
Lineal
That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. Lineal descent, is that which takes place among lineal kindred.
Lineal descendant
Lineal warranty
Old English law. A warranty by the heir, when he derived title to the land warranted, either from or through, the ancestor who made the warranty.
Liner
A vessel habitually employed on a regular schedule and loading and discharging at specified ports.
Liner terms
Liner terms refer to the ordinary responsibility of the shipowner under a charterparty to control and pay for the loading, stowage, trimming and discharge of the cargo of the charterer.
Liquidated
That which is made clear, certain, and manifest; as, liquidated damages, ascertained damages liquidated debt, an ascertained debt, as to amount. A debt is liquidated when it is certain what is due, and how much is due, cum certum est an et quantum debeatur; for although it may appear that something is due, if it does not also appear how much is due, the debt is not liquidated. An unliquidated claim is one which one of the parties to the contract cannot alone render certain.
Liquidated damages
By this term is understood the fixed amount which a party to an agreement promises to pay to the other, in case he shall not fulfil some primary or principal engagement into which he has entered by the same agreement it differs from a penalty.
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