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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。
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(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 ）
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(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.
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simultaneous death
The executors argued that a simultaneous death had occurred, so the statutory survivorship rule would determine the distribution of the estate.
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The executors argued that a simultaneous death had occurred, so the statutory survivorship rule would determine the distribution of the estate.
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