Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Lineal

adj. Derived from or relating to common ancestors, esp. in a direct line; hereditary. Cf. COLLATERAL (1).

lineal consanguinity

The relationship between persons who are directly descended or a:,cended from one another (for example,mother and daughter, great-grandfather and ez-andson, etc.).

lineal descent

Descent in a direct or straight line, as from father or grandfather to son or grandson. - Also termed direct-line descent.

lineal heir

A person who is either an ancestor or a descendant of the decedent, such as a parent or child. Cf. collateral heir.

lineal warranty

Hist. A warranty existing when an heir derives title to land from the warrantor; a warranty from the same ancestor as the one from whom the land derived.