Jacens
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Lying down; in abeyance.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In abeyance. Toml. JACENS H/EREDITAS. See H^bbditas Jacens.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. Lying In abeyance, as in the phrase "hœreditas jacens," which is an inheritance or estate lying vacant or in abeyance prior to the ascertainment of the heir or his assumption of the succession.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I In civil and old English law. be fallen; to be in abeyance; to be Jacens: lying; fallen; prostrate; in In old English law. Jacet in ore: it
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. Lying in abeyance,