accretion

• an increase by natural growth or addition
• something contributing to growth or increase
• (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
• (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
• (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
• (law) an increase in a beneficiary´s share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
• The act of increasing by natural growth
• The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally
• Concretion
• A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers toes
• The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another
• Gain to an heir or legatee, failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share

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