Legal Definitions - destinatione

DESTINATIONE

Destinatione (des-ti-nay-shee-oh-nee) is a legal term used historically to refer to the appointment of an heir through a destination clause. This process allowed for the succession of an heir to be determined in a specific order.

An example of destinatione would be if a person wrote a will that stated their estate would be passed down to their eldest son, followed by their second eldest son, and so on. This would be considered a destination clause, and the appointment of the heirs would be determined by the order specified in the will.

Another example would be if a person designated a specific individual as their heir, rather than relying on the laws of inheritance to determine who would receive their estate. This would also be considered a form of destinatione.

Destinatione refers to the appointment of an heir through a destination clause, which allows for the succession of an estate to be determined in a specific order or by a specific individual. The examples illustrate how this process was used historically in legal contexts to ensure that a person's estate was passed down according to their wishes, rather than relying on the laws of inheritance to determine who would receive it.