lawful issue
lawful issue 直系卑亲属；合法子嗣 广义上指某人所有的直系卑亲属，而不限于子女，与直系继承人〔heir of the body〕同义。在普通法上，仅指合法婚姻所生的子女，不包括非婚生子女。该词实际上就是「issue」。 (→descendant; heir; issue)
lawful issue
lawful issue
Descendants, including descendants more remote than children. • At common law, the term included only those who were children of legally recognized subsisting marriages. See DESCENDANT; HEIR. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 25. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution § 32.]