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Legal Definitions - luctuosa hereditas

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Definition of luctuosa hereditas

Definition: Luctuosa hereditas is a Latin term that means "mournful inheritance." It refers to an inheritance that disturbs the natural order of mortality, such as a parent inheriting a child's estate.

Example: If a parent inherits their child's estate, it is considered a luctuosa hereditas because it goes against the natural order of a child inheriting from their parent.

This term is more literary than legal and is not commonly used in modern legal contexts.

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Simple Definition

Luctuosa Hereditas: A Latin term meaning "mournful inheritance". It refers to an inheritance that is sad or disturbing, such as a parent inheriting a child's estate. This term is more literary than legal. In Roman law, hereditas refers to an inheritance by universal succession to a decedent, whether they died testate or intestate, and whether in trust for another or not. It is also used to describe a burdensome inheritance, an estate transmissible by descent, and a succession or inheritance devolving by operation of law rather than by will.

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