remoter

English translation: direct descendants

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English term or phrase:remoter issue
Selected answer:direct descendants
Entered by: Ms Faith

05:40 Jan 25, 2013
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Law
English term or phrase: remoter
Context:

"issue" means children and remoter issue whether legitimate, illegitimate, legitimated or adopted and shall include such issue "en ventre sa mere" at the relevant time who shall be born alive and survive for a period of thirty days.
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1. What does "remoter" mean? Could this be a typo?
2. Don't know how to translate "issue". Could someone pls substitute it with another word, or paraphrase it, or provide some related links that can give me an idea what it is?

Thanks.
Ms Faith
remoter issue belong together
Explanation:
Remoter issue - these are relatives that are more than one generation away from the person - i.e. grandchildren, great grandchildren.


What does remoter issue mean? - Evi
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Note added at 14 mins (2013-01-25 05:54:50 GMT)
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see also

HM Revenue & Customs: Inheritance Tax: glossary of terms
www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/glossary.htm - Diese Seite übersetzen
where there are links within the definition, use these to find out more information; ring the Probate and Inheritance ..... Children or remoter issue of the deceased.

where reference is made to "remoter descendants"
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:32
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!
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remoter issue belong together


Explanation:
Remoter issue - these are relatives that are more than one generation away from the person - i.e. grandchildren, great grandchildren.


What does remoter issue mean? - Evi
www.evi.com/q/what_does_remoter_issue_mean - Diese Seite übersetzen
what does the term remoter issue mean; "remoter issue" meaning; meaning of remoter issue; define remoter issue; definition "remoter issue"; define 'remoter ...

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Note added at 14 mins (2013-01-25 05:54:50 GMT)
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see also

HM Revenue & Customs: Inheritance Tax: glossary of terms
www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/glossary.htm - Diese Seite übersetzen
where there are links within the definition, use these to find out more information; ring the Probate and Inheritance ..... Children or remoter issue of the deceased.

where reference is made to "remoter descendants"

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: for issue also: offspring
41 mins
  -> thanks Teresa, I meant to write that but then forgot.

agree  David Hollywood
1 hr

agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs

agree  Charles Davis: Issue = direct descendants (children, children's children, etc.), not cousins.
3 hrs

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: agree with Charles; issue =direct descendants
6 hrs

agree  jccantrell: My thought, too, and with Charles.
9 hrs
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