1. The transmission of property, title, or rights from one person to another in a direct line, typically from parent to child or according to a predetermined order of heirs
Under the law of direct succession, the eldest son inherited the family estate.
Sob a lei de sucessão direta, o filho mais velho herdou a propriedade da família.
2. In legal and genealogical contexts, succession that follows a clear, unbroken line without complications or disputes
The direct succession of the throne ensured political stability.
A sucessão direta do trono garantiu estabilidade política.