descendant or descendent

descendant or descendent
descendant or descendent
Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of "ascendants". Bassett v. Merlin, Inc., Fla.App., 304 So.2d 543, 544.
In the plural, the term means issue, offspring or posterity in general. Also, all those to whom an estate descends, whether it be in a direct or collateral line from the intestate.
See descent.
@ lineal descendant
One who is in the line of descent from the ancestor. The term may include an adopted child
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  • descendant or descendent — Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants . Bassett v.… …   Black's law dictionary

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  • descendent — descendant or descendent Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendent — descendant or descendent Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendant — or descendent Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendant — or descendent Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendent — DESCENDÉNT, Ă, descendenţi, te, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj. Care coboară; coborâtor. 2. s.m. şi f. Persoană care coboară din..., care se trage din...; urmaş. – Din fr. descendant, lat. descendens, ntis. Trimis de LauraGellner, 11.07.2004. Sursa …   Dicționar Român

  • descendent — descendant, descendent In BrE descendant is the noun and descendent is the adjective, but in AmE either form is used in both cases …   Modern English usage

  • Descendant — De*scend ant, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. {Descendent}.] Descendent. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • descendant — descendant, descendent In BrE descendant is the noun and descendent is the adjective, but in AmE either form is used in both cases …   Modern English usage

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