presumption of survivorship

presumption of survivorship
a presumption that one of two or more related persons was the last to die in a common disaster, made so that the estates may be settled and the final heirs determined.

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  • survivorship — sur·vi·vor·ship n 1: the right of one or more joint tenants who have survived another to take the interest of the person who has died 2: the state of being a survivor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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