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Ancestor

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000501

A person from whom one is descended, such as a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent. In legal contexts, particularly in inheritance law, an ancestor is a person from whom property is inherited. The concept is central to determining lines of succession and kinship for purposes of intestacy statutes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000501
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000501",
  "term": "Ancestor",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A person from whom one is descended, such as a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent. In legal contexts, particularly in inheritance law, an ancestor is a person from whom property is inherited. The concept is central to determining lines of succession and kinship for purposes of intestacy statutes.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ancestor/"
}

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