QUIA SUCCEDUNT IN UNIVERSUM JUS QUOD DEFUNCTUS HABUIT

quia succedunt in universum jus quod defunctus habuit (kwI-<<schwa>> orkwee-<<

schwa>> s<<schwa>>k-see-d<<schwa>>nt in yoo-ni-v<<schwa>>r-s<<schwa>>m j<< schwa>>s

kwod di-f<<schwa>>ngk-t<<schwa>>s hab-yoo-it). [Latin] Roman & Scots law. Because they

succeed to every right that the decedent had. • The phrase appeared in reference to the position of

heirs-at-law. [Blacks Law 8^th]