Ascendant

Japanese: ascendant
Ascendant

…Under current law, the term has no more than a legally technical meaning to indicate preceding and succeeding generations, but as a term, it evokes a sense of hierarchical status, and is not an appropriate expression in the Japanese legal system, which is based on the principle of equality under the law. In Europe and the United States, words that simply mean the order of generations (ascendant, descendant) are used, and these are limited to direct blood relatives. It would be desirable to change the Japanese Civil Code to a purely technical term as well. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "ascendant" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在の法律では,単に先行世代と後続世代とを示す法技術的な意味以上の内容をもたないことになっているが,用語としては身分的上下関係を連想させる語感をもっている点で,法の下の平等を原則とする日本の法制上適切な表現ではない。欧米では単に世代の先後を意味する言葉(ascendant,descendant)を使っており,それも直系の血族のみに限っている。日本民法においても純技術的な用語に改正することが望ましい。…

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