HALF-BLOOD
\hˈɑːfblˈʌd], \hˈɑːfblˈʌd], \h_ˈɑː_f_b_l_ˈʌ_d]\
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In this country the common law principle on this subject may be considered as not in force, though in some states some distinction is still preserved between the whole and the half-blood. 4 Kent, Com. 403, n.; 2 Yerg. 115; 1 M'Cord, 456; Dane's Ab. Index, h. t.; Reeves on Descents, passim. Vide Descents.
By John Bouvier
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