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  2. Historical inheritance systems - Wikipedia

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    Until 1868, all immovable property, also called in Scottish law "heritable property" (buildings, lands, etc.) was inherited exclusively by the eldest son and couldn't be included in a will. [127] After 1868, it could be included in a will or testament, but if a person died intestate , it was still inherited exclusively by the eldest son. [ 128 ]

  3. Land registration (Scots law) - Wikipedia

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    A 'cadastre' or cadastral map is a topographic map of Scotland with the title boundaries of all properties registered in the Land Register. It can be seen as an "electronic megaplan for the whole of Scotland". [71] The Cadastral Map operates on the Ordnance Survey map of Scotland, which is termed the base map. [72]

  4. Scots property law - Wikipedia

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    Scots property law governs the rules relating to property found in the legal jurisdiction of Scotland.. In Scots law, the term 'property' does not solely describe land. Instead the term 'a person's property' is used when describing objects or 'things' (in Latin res) that an individual holds a right of owners

  5. Accession (Scots law) - Wikipedia

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    Accession (Latin accessio) is a method of original acquisition of property under Scots property law. It operates to allow property (the accessory) to merge with (or accede to) another object (the principal), either moveable or heritable. [1] Accession derives from the Roman-law concept of the same name. Other jurisdictions employ similar rules.

  6. Heritable jurisdictions - Wikipedia

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    Heritable jurisdictions were, in the law of Scotland, grants of jurisdiction made to a man and his heirs. They were a common accompaniment to feudal tenures and conferred power on great families. Both before and after the Union frequent attempts were made by statute to restrict them since they were recognized as a source of danger to the state. [1]

  7. Registers of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Registers of Scotland (RoS) (Scottish Gaelic: Clàran na h-Alba) is the non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government responsible for compiling and maintaining records relating to property and other legal documents.

  8. Udal law - Wikipedia

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    Udal law is a Norse-derived legal system, found in Shetland and Orkney in Scotland, and in Manx law [1] in the Isle of Man. It is closely related to Odelsrett ; both terms are from Proto-Germanic * Ōþalan , meaning "heritage; inheritance".

  9. Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 - Wikipedia

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    The Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 [1] (20 Geo. 2. c. c. 43) or the Sheriffs Act 1747 was an act of Parliament passed in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 abolishing judicial rights held by Scots heritors .

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