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Vacant succession






Vacant succession

An inheritance for which the heirs are unknown

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Inheritance
1) Estates. A perpetuity in lands to a man and his heirs; or it is the right to succeed to the estate of a person who died intestate. 2) The property which is inherited is called an inheritance. 3) Among the civilians, by inheritance is understood the succession to all the rights of the deceased.

Unknown
When goods have been stolen from some person unknown, they may be so described in the indictment; but if the owner be really known, an indictment alleging the property to belong to some person unknown is improper.



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Vacancy
A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled.

Vacant possession
Estates. An estate which has been abandoned by the tenant; the abandonment must be complete in order to make the possession vacant, and therefore if the tenant have goods on the premises, it will not be so considered.

Vacantia, bona
Civil law. Goods without an owner. Such goods escheat.

Vacate
To set aside.

Vacation
That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are urgent, by a judge at his chambers.



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Vacancy
A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled.

Vacant possession
Estates. An estate which has been abandoned by the tenant; the abandonment must be complete in order to make the possession vacant, and therefore if the tenant have goods on the premises, it will not be so considered.

Vacant succession

Vacantia, bona
Civil law. Goods without an owner. Such goods escheat.

Vacate
To set aside.

Vacation
That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are urgent, by a judge at his chambers.

Vaccaria
Old English law. A word which is derived from vacca, a cow, and signifies a dairy-house.

Vadium
Contracts. A pledge, or surety

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