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A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
eto. law, is the right which heirs or legatees may have of passing to their successors, the inheritance or legacy to which they were entitled, if they happen to die without having exercised their rights. Domat, ‘liv.
8, t.1, 8.10; 4 Toull. n. 186; Dig. 50, 17, 54; Code, 6, 51.