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単純承認 (たんじゅんしょうにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

単たん純じゅん承しょう認にん

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Meanings

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noun

unconditional acceptance of an inheritance

law

Legal term for accepting an inheritance without any conditions, thereby assuming all assets and debts of the deceased.

相そう続ぞく人にんが単たん純じゅん承しょう認にんをすると、被ひ相そう続ぞく人にんの借しゃっ金きんもすべて引ひき継つぐことになる。
If an heir makes an unconditional acceptance, they will also take over all of the deceased's debts.

Kanji

単simple, one, single
純genuine, purity, innocence
承acquiesce, hear, listen to
認acknowledge, witness, discern

Similar words

限げん定てい承しょう認にん
Limited acceptance: the heir accepts the inheritance only up to the value of the assets, protecting personal assets from the deceased's debts.
相そう続ぞく放ほう棄き
Renunciation of inheritance: the heir declines the inheritance entirely, avoiding both assets and debts.

Etymology

Compound of 単純 (simple, unconditional) and 承認 (approval, acceptance). A modern legal term with no obscure historical derivation.