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dis·trib·u·tee /di-ˌstri-byü-'tē/ n: one to whom something is or will be distributed; esp: one sharing in or entitled to share in an estate
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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Someone who receives something. Usually, the term refers to someone who inherits property from a deceased person (a distribution from the deceased person's estate) or receives distributions from a trust. Also called a beneficiary.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate CourtCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Trusts & Avoiding Probate
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. An heir or beneficiary entitled to receive payment or personal property from an estate.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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An heir; a person entitled to share in the distribution of an estate. This term is used to denote one of the persons who is entitled, under the statute of distributions, to the personal estate of one who is dead intestate.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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An heir; a person entitled to share in the distribution of an estate. This term is used to denote one of the persons who is entitled, under the statute of distributions, to the personal estate of one who is dead intestate.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.