Collateral descendant

Collateral descendant

A collateral descendant is a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor, and thus a niece, nephew, or cousin.[1]

Compare with lineal descendant.

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  • collateral descendant — A relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor for example, a cousin, niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle. Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills Nolo’s Plain… …   Law dictionary

  • Descendant — or Descendent may refer to: Lineal descendant, a blood relative in the direct line of descent Collateral descendant, a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor Descendant (astrology), the point directly opposite from the… …   Wikipedia

  • collatéral — collatéral, ale, aux [ kɔ(l)lateral, o ] adj. • colatéralXIVe; lat. médiév. collateralis, de latus, lateris « côté » 1 ♦ Qui est latéral par rapport à qqch. Anat. Artère collatérale, qui se détache d un tronc principal et chemine parallèlement à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • collateral — col·lat·er·al 1 /kə la tə rəl, la trəl/ adj 1 a: accompanying as a secondary fact, activity, or agency but subordinate to a main consideration b: not directly relevant or material a collateral evidentiary matter a collateral issue 2: belonging to …   Law dictionary

  • descendant or descendent — Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants . Bassett v.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendant — or descendent Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendant or descendent — Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants . Bassett v.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • descendant — or descendent Those persons who are in the blood stream of the ancestor. Term means those descended from another, persons who proceed from a body of another such as a child or grandchild, to the remotest degree; it is the opposite of ascendants …   Black's law dictionary

  • Collatéral —     Définition de Collatéral     Les collatéraux sont les parents d un individu qui ne font pas partie des personnes appartenant à la ligne directe : les frères et soeurs, les oncles et tantes et leurs descendants, cousins et cousines.     Textes …   Lexique de Termes Juridiques

  • lineal descendant — index child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 lineal descendant n. A person who …   Law dictionary

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