Definition of Successive
Successive
suc·ces·sive
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Following one after another in a series or sequence.
e.g. The company has had three successive CEOs in the past five years.
(adjective)
of or relating to succession - the person next in line to receive an inheritance or to inherit;
e.g. He was the successive heir to the mansion.
(adjective)
of, relating to, or being a petition for habeas corpus that raises a claim already adjudicated;
e.g. Her success petition raised attention to the reform of her ways.
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