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Succession

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004756

The process by which a person's property, rights, and obligations are transferred to others upon their death. This can occur either through a will, known as testate succession, or by operation of law if no will exists, known as intestate succession. Laws of succession vary significantly by jurisdiction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004756
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "The process by which a person's property, rights, and obligations are transferred to others upon their death. This can occur either through a will, known as testate succession, or by operation of law if no will exists, known as intestate succession. Laws of succession vary significantly by jurisdiction.",
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