JUS ACCRESCENDI

By SovConn | June 7, 2013

jus accrescendi (j<<schwa>>s ak-r<<schwa>>-sen-dI), n.[Latin “right of accretion”] A right of accrual; esp., the right of survivorship that a joint tenant enjoys. See RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP. Cf. JUS NON DECRESCENDI. [Cases: Joint Tenancy 6. C.J.S. Joint

Tenancy §§ 3, 5, 7, 10–15, 19–20, 38–40.]

[Blacks Law 8th]

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