Heritable Jurisdictions

Heritable jurisdictions were, in the

law of Scotland Scots law () is the legal system of Scotland. It is a hybrid or mixed legal system containing civil law and common law elements, that traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. Together with English law and Northern Irela ...

, grants of

jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. Jur ...

made to a man and his

heirs Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officia ...

. They were a usual accompaniment to

feudal tenures In Scotland, a baron or baroness is the head of a feudal barony, also known as a prescriptive barony. This used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which was situated the ''caput'' (Latin for "head") or essence of the barony, normal ...

and conferred power on great families. Both before and after the Union frequent attempts were made by statute to restrict them since they were recognized as a source of danger to the state. All were finally abolished by the

Heritable Jurisdictions Act The Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 (20 Geo. II c. 43) was an Act of Parliament passed in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 abolishing judicial rights (Scotland), judicial rights held by Scots heritors. These were a signific ...

in 1747, following the

Jacobite rising of 1745 The Jacobite rising of 1745, also known as the Forty-five Rebellion or simply the '45 ( gd, Bliadhna Theàrlaich, , ), was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the Monarchy of Great Britain, British throne for his father, James Franci ...

, with compensation available upon formal application by the dispossessed. ---- Feudalism in Scotland Scots law legal terminology Property law of the United Kingdom Jurisdiction Real property law 1747 disestablishments in Europe 1747 disestablishments in Great Britain 1747 disestablishments in Scotland Inheritance {{Scotland-law-stub