DE STATU DEFUNCTORUM

By SovConn | July 7, 2014

de  statu  defunctorum  (dee  stay-t[y]oo  dee-f<<schwa>>ngk-tor-<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin]

Scots law. Concerning the status of the decedent. • The phrase was often used to refer to questions

about the decedent’s legitimacy. [Blacks Law 8th]

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