Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Maternal

adj. Of, relating to, or coming from one's mother <maternal property>. Cf. PATERNAL.

maternal line

A person's ancestry or relationship with another traced through the mother.

maternal property

Property that comes from the mother of a party, and other ascendants of the maternal stock.

maternal-line descent

See DESCENT.