JACENS
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
in the phrase “hAreditas jacens,” which is an inheritance or estate lying vacant or in abeyance prior to the ascertainment of the heir or his assumption of the succession.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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