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HZREDITAS

Categories: Criminal Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

HADD. Iu Hindu law. A boundary or limit. A statutory punishment defined by law, and not arbitrary. Mozley & Whitley.

whether he would accept or decline, (potestas deliberandi,) the reason for this precaution being that (prior to Justinian’s enactment to the contrary) a heres after his aditio was Ifable to the full extent of the debts of the deceased person, and could have no rellef therefrom, except in the case of a damnum emergens or damnosa hereditas, i. €., an hereditus which disclosed (after the aditio) some enormous unsuspected lability. Brown.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.