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TAKE THE QUIZ“of descent”
The following 2 entries include the term of descent.
doctrine of descent
: a theory in biology: all animals and plants are direct descendants of previous animals or plants —opposed to special creation
statute of descent
: a statute regulating the descent from ancestor to heir of real and sometimes other property compare descent sense 3c
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