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Linea transversalis

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A collateral line.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A collateral, transverse, or oblique line. Where two persons are descended from a third, they are called "collaterals," and are said to be related in the collateral line, (linea transversa or obliqua.)

Defined under Linea in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A collateral, transverse, or oblique line. Wheretwo persons are descended from a third, they are called “collaterals,” and are said to be re-