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Descendants Of The Baal Shem Tov
Descendant(s) or descendent(s) may refer to: * Lineal descendant, a consanguinous (i.e. biological) relative directly related to a person ** Collateral descendant, a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor Books * The Descendant (short story), "The Descendant" (short story), a short story by early 20th-century science-fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft * The Descendants (novel), ''The Descendants'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings Film and television * Descendant (2003 film), ''Descendant'' (2003 film), a thriller film starring Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London * ''Descendants'' (2008 film), an animated short film, Winner Tokyo Anime Award 2009 * Descendents (2008 film), ''Descendents'' (2008 film), a Chilean experimental horror film * ''The Descendants'', a 2011 American drama film directed by Alexander Payne with George Clooney * The Descendants (2015 film), ''The Descendants'' (2015 film), an Iranian film directed by Yaser Talebi * Descendants (franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lineal Descendant
A lineal or direct descendant, in legal usage, is a blood relative in a person's direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition of estate by inheritance by parent from grandparent and by child from parent, whereas collateral descent refers to the acquisition of estate or real property by inheritance by sibling from sibling, and cousin from cousin. Adopted children, for whom adoption statutes create the same rights of heirship as children of the body, come within the meaning of the term "lineal descendants," as used in a statute providing for the non-lapse of a devise where the devisee predeceases the testator A testator () is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of their death. It is any "person who makes a will."Gordon Brown, ''Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates'', 3d ed. (2003), p. ... but leaves li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |