Source Word
simultaneous death
Noun
(law)
In
the
law
of
wills,
the
death
of
two
persons,
each
of
whom
would
inherit
the
estate
of
the
other
if
deemed
to
have
survived
the
other,
where
such
deaths
occur
within
a
time
period
set
by
statute
(typically
120
hours),
because
of
which
the
law
treats
each
person
as
if
they
had
died
before
the
other
in
determining
the
distribution
of
estates.
Japanese Meaning
遺言法において、相互に遺産相続権がある者が法定の期間内（通常は120時間以内）に同時に死亡した場合、それぞれが他方に先んじて死亡したとみなされ、遺産の分割方法に影響を与える状況を指す。
Sense（1）
(law)
In
the
law
of
wills,
the
death
of
two
persons,
each
of
whom
would
inherit
the
estate
of
the
other
if
deemed
to
have
survived
the
other,
where
such
deaths
occur
within
a
time
period
set
by
statute
(typically
120
hours),
because
of
which
the
law
treats
each
person
as
if
they
had
died
before
the
other
in
determining
the
distribution
of
estates.
（ plural ）
