Devolution
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power; for example, when a person has the right of presentation, and he does not present within the time prescribed, the right devolves on his next immediate superior. Ayliffe, Par. 331. In the law of decedents' estates, it comprehends the, processes whereby title is transmitted on the death of the owner of property.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Ecclesiastical Law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power; for example, when a person has the right of presentation and he does not present within.the time prescribed, the right devolves on his next immediate superior. Ayliffe. Parerg. 331. See 3 App. Cas. 520.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The transfer or transition from one person to another of a right, liability, title, estate or office. Francisco v. Aguirre, 94 Cal. 180, 29 Pac. 495; Owen v. Insuranco Co., 56 Hun, 455, 10 N. Y. Supp. 75 In ecclesiastical law. The forfeiture of a right or power (as the right of presentation to a llving) in consequence of its non-user by the person holding it, or of some other act or omission on his part, and its resulting transfer to the person next entitled.
In Scotch law. The transference of the right of purchase, from the highest bidder at an auction sale, to the next highest, when the former fails to pay his bid or furnish security for Its payment within the time appointed. Also, the reference of a matter in controversy to a third person (called "overs-man") by two arbitrators to whom it has bcen submitted and who are unable to agree,
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In ecclesiastical law. The forfeiture of a right or power (as the right of presentation to a living) in consequence of its non-user by the person holding it, or of some other aet or omission on his part, and its resulting transfer to the person next entitled.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
1. Transfer to a successor in office, S. A passing from a person dying to a person living: as, the devolution of a title.2 "Devolution by law " occurs when the title is such that an heir takes under it by descent from an " ancestor " according to the rules of law applicable to the descent of heritable estates; and in all cases of descent, the estate of the successor is imme4iately " derived " from the " ancestor " from whom the estate descends.' DI. See Dis.