Heritable
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Inhebitaxce.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Capable of being taken by descent. A term chiefly used in Scotch law, where it enters into several phrases.
— Heritable boud. A bond for a sum of money to which is added, for further security of the creditor, a conveyance of land or heritage to be held by the creditor as pledge. 1 Ross, Conv. 76 ; 2 Ross, Co.nv. 324
— Heritable jurisdictions. Grants of criminal jurisdiction formerly bestowed on great families in Scotland, to facilitate the administration of justice. Whishaw. Abolished in effect by St. 20 Geo. II. c. 50. Tomlins
— Heritable obligation. In Louisiana. An obligation is heritable when the heirs and assigns of one party may enforce the performance against the heirs of the other. C5v. Code La. art 1997.
— Heritable rights. In Scotch law. Rights of the heir; ali rights to land or whatever is connected with land, as mills, fishings, tithes, etc.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Capable of being taken by descent. A term chielly used tn Seutch law, where it enters into several phrases.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Inheritance.