Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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hereditas jacens

[Latin iaceo "to lie"] 1. Property belonging to an estate before an heir accepts it. ( This term had a similar meaning at common law. See ABEYANCE (2).

jacens

[Latin] Lying; fallen; in abeyance. See hereditas jacens under HEREDITAS.