Scots law legal terminology

300px|thumb|From William Hogarth's ''[[A Rake's Progress''. "The Young Heir Takes Possession Of The Miser's Effects".]]

thumb|300px|Forced heirship rules by country In civil law and Roman law, the legitime (), also known as a forced share or legal right share, of a decedent's estate is that portion of the estate from which they cannot disinherit their children, or their parents, without sufficient legal cause. The word comes from French , meaning "rightful heir."

A commodate (), also known as loan for use, in civil law and Scots Law is a gratuitous loan; a loan, or free concession of anything moveable or immoveable, for a certain timeframe, on condition of restoring again the same individual after a certain time.

ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property

In medieval and early modern Europe, a tenant-in-chief (or vassal-in-chief) was a person who held his lands under various forms of feudal land tenure directly from the lord paramount to whom he did homage, as opposed to holding them from another nobleman or senior member of the clergy. The tenure was one that denoted great honour, but also carried heavy responsibilities. The tenants-in-chief were originally responsible for providing knights and soldiers for the king's feudal army.

form of trust in English common law

former verdict in Scottish law

legal concept associated with property that has no owner

legal concept of creating new property from previously existing materials or components