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Collateral Descent

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Descent In a transverse or zigzag toe, i. e., up through

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Descent from a common ancestor, but not in direct line. See 31 U. S. 101, 8 L. Ed. 334.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Descent in a collateral or oblique line, ¢. e., up through the common ancestor and then down from him; descent to collaterals,