universal succession

universal succession

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universal succession (大陆法)概括继承；根据继受 指由一人或多人共同继承死者全部的权利和义务。在罗马法中，它可以因收养或者由丈夫取得已是自权人的妇女的支配权而发生，但最为常见的则是基于死亡而发生的概括继承，即由继承人对死者权利义务综合继受。在现代，概括继承人就是遗嘱执行人或遗产管理人，而与继承人不同，因为它只是遗产代理人，被指定执行立遗嘱人的意愿或者适用非遗嘱继承的相关规定，但并不承担死者的全部法律人格，尤其对死者的债务不承担责任。而单一继承(受)人〔singular successor〕则只是继受某一特定的财产，并通常以赠与或购买的方式为之。

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universal succession

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Succession to an entire estate of another at death. • This type of succession carries with it the predecessor’s liabilities as well as assets. Originally developed by Roman law and later continued by civil law, this concept has now been widely adopted as an option endorsed and authorized by the Uniform Probate Code. La. Civ.

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