half nephew
The son of one’s half brother or half sister.
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nephew
nephew. 1. The son of a person’s brother or sister; sometimes understood to include the son of a person’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law. • This term is extended in some wills to include a grandnephew. Cf. NIECE. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 32. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 40–41.] half nephew. The son of one’s half brother
grandnephew
grandnephew n. 侄孙；侄外孙；甥孙；甥外孙 指侄子、侄女、外甥或外甥女的儿子。侄子或外甥〔nephew〕一词在遗嘱中通常不指侄孙这一类人；侄孙这一类人又通常不包括侄子、侄女、外甥或外甥女收养的男性儿童。
collateral heir
One who is neither a direct descendant nor an ancestor of the decedent, but whose kinship is through a collateral line, such as a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or cousin. Cf. lineal heir. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 32, 37. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 40–41, 44–49.]
nepos
nepos (nep-ohs), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A grandson. 2. Hist. A nephew. • The term nepos later became neveu and then “nephew.” See NEPHEW.
descendant
descendant (di-sen-d[schwa]nt), n. One who follows in lineage, in direct (not collateral) descent from a person. • Examples are children and grandchildren. Cf. ASCENDANT. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 25. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution § 32.] — descendant, adj. collateral descendant. Loosely, a blood relative who is not strictly a descendant, like a niece or nephew.
pass
pass, vb. 1. To pronounce or render an opinion, ruling, sentence, or judgment ( the court refused to pass on the constitutional issue, deciding the case instead on procedural grounds). 2. To transfer or be transferred (the woman’s will passes title to the house to her nephew, much to her husband’s surprise) (title passed when