JUS ACCRESCENDI

jus accrescendi (j[schwa]s ak-r[schwa]-sen-dI), n. [Latin “right of accretion”] A right of accrual; esp., the right of survivorship that a joint tenant enjoys. See RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP. Cf. JUS NON DECRESCENDI. [Cases: Joint Tenancy 6. C.J.S. Joint Tenancy §§ 3, 5, 7, 10–15, 19–20, 38–40.]