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Casualty of superiority

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superioritynounThe state of being superior.
nonentrynoun(Scots law, historical) The casualty or advantage which formerly fell to the superior when the heir of a deceased vassal failed to renew the investiture, the superior being then entitled to the rent of the feu.
superiorHigher in rank, status, or quality.
nobile officiumnoun(law) The equitable jurisdiction of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
assythmentnoun(Scots law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
recognitionnounThe act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
remeidnoun(dialect) Remedy.
rerefiefnoun(Scots law, historical) A fief held by an intermediary or subtenant
base rightnoun(Scots law, historical) The right which a disposer acquires when disposing of feudal property.
cessio bonorumnoun(Scots law, historical) Before 1880, a debtor's surrender of his estate to his creditors in return for a judicial protection from imprisonment for his debts.
soc and sacnoun(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.
catholic creditornoun(Scots law) A creditor whose debt is secured over several or the whole subjects belonging to the debtor, e.g. over two or more heritable estates.
regalia minoranoun(Scots law) Things that inherently belong to the sovereign but may be conveyed to a subject.
ultimus haeresnoun(Scots law) The process whereby the estate of a deceased person with no will or traceable blood relatives goes to the Crown.
feu dutynoun(Scotland, property law, historical) Money payable by the tenant of a feu to the feudal superior.
vicarious liabilitynoun(law) The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.
servitudenounThe state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
collationnounBringing together.
socan and sacannoun(law, historical) Alternative form of soc and sac. [(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.]
sac and socnounAlternative form of soc and sac. [(UK, law, historical) The right of a lord to hear and decide legal cases on his estate without recourse to other courts.]

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