collaterally
- adverb
- /kəˈlætərəli/
- Formal
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colateralmente
- In some legal systems, assets may pass collaterally to relatives outside the direct family line.
Examples
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The title was transferred collaterally to a cousin when no direct heirs could be found.
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He inherited the property collaterally from his uncle.
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The property was inherited collaterally by his nephew after he died without children.
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The estate was passed down collaterally to his cousins.
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The property was inherited collaterally by his nephew after he died without children.
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In some legal systems, assets may pass collaterally to relatives outside the direct family line.
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The estate was passed down collaterally to his cousins when no direct heirs were available.
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
collaterally = collateral (transparent) = collateral + ly
Formed by straightforward adverbial suffixation of the adjective 'collateral' with '-ly'; the adverbial meanings are predictable from the adjective (including the legal/inheritance sense).
Etymology
Collaterally comes from the parts com- 'with' and lateral 'side', so it literally means 'on the side'. For inheritance, think of relatives 'on the side' (like cousins) who get property when there are no direct children, which is why 'collaterally' means by those side relations.