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Definition of Devolves
1. devolve [v] - See also: devolve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devolves
Literary usage of Devolves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, American News Company (1882)
"Vacancy or disqualification in the office of Governor, devolves it upon (1) the
... Vacancy by reason of death, absence or otherwise devolves the office of ..."
2. Prideaux's Precedents in Conveyancing: With Dissertations on Its Law and by Frederick Prideaux, John Whitcombe (1889)
"Where by reason of the death or disclaimer of the estate devolves trustees
appointed by a will, the land devolves on the death^'dis*- heir-at-law of the ..."
3. Law of Wills, Executors and Administrators by James Schouler (1915)
"Title to Personal Property devolves upon Representative by Relation from Decedent's
Death; Liability, etc. We have observed that, in modern practice, ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"When, in a given case, it appears that the defendant is insane or a lunatic or
an idiot, and the burden has been shifted, it devolves upon the state to ..."
5. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"The duty of summoning jurors which devolves by law upon the sheriff may be
performed by special constables appointed by him to assist him during the term of ..."
6. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"A broader definition of the content and scope of the concept of Semi- pelagianism
devolves upon a critical consideration of the development of the Roman ..."
7. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1840)
"... the arrangements for I/me campaign Sir H. Fane resigns the command of the
expedition, which devolves on Sir Jo/zn Keane—Interview of Lord Auckland wit/i ..."
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