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HERITABLE JURISDICTIONS , in the See also: law of Scotland, grants of jurisdiction made to a See also: man and his heirs
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They were a usual accompaniment to feudal tenures, and the power which they conferred on See also: great families, being recognized as a source of danger to the See also: state, led to frequent attempts being made by See also: statute to restrict them, both before and after the Union
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They were all abolished in '1746
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