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de·mon·stra·tive bequest /di-'män-strə-tiv-/: a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then from other sources to the extent that the first is insufficientgeneral bequest: a bequest that is to be distributed from the general assets of the estate and that is not a particular thingspe·ci·fic bequest /spə-'si-fik-/: a bequest of a particular item or part of an estate or that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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bequeathal, birthright, demise, devisal, devise, endowment, entail, gift, heirdom, heirloom, hereditament, heritable, heritage, inheritance, legacy, legatum, patrimony, testamentary disposition, testamentary gift
associated concepts: bequest by implication, bequest for life, bequest in trust, devise, gift, inheritance
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- Nemo plus commodi haeredi suo relin quit quam ipse habuit. — No one leaves a greater advantage for his heir than he himself hadII index benefit (conferment), contribute (supply), contribution (donation), devolution, donation, dower, endowment, estate (hereditament), grant, hereditament, heritage, inheritance, legacy
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A gift of personal property made in a will; a legacy.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Personal property (anything but real estate) left under the terms of a will.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 A gift of personal property (usually other than money) by means of a will. Also, any personal property given by means of a will.2 In a broader sense, any gift of property by means of a will. Also, any property given by means of a will, including a devise or a legacy.@ conditional bequestA bequest that is effective or continues unless some particular event does or does not occur. For example, a bequest from a parent to a child that is to effective only if the child is still a minor at the time of the parent's death is a conditional bequest, because the parent may die after the child reaches adulthood.=>> bequest.@ executory bequestA bequest that does not take effect until after the occurrence of a particular event. For example, a bequest from a parent to a child that is effective only if the child is 18 years of age or older at the time of the parent's death is an executory bequest, because the child must have first reached his 18th birthday to receive it.=>> bequest.@ general bequestA bequest of a general type of property rather than of a specific item of personal property. For example, a bequest of "furniture" rather than "oak chair." A bequest to be paid out of the general assets of the testator's estate.=>> bequest.@ pecuniary bequest=>> legacy.=>> bequest.@ residuary bequestA bequest of what remains in the testator's estate after the payment of debts and the satisfaction of all other bequests.=>> bequest.@ specific bequestA bequest of a specific item of personal property.=>> bequest.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A gift of personal property, such as money, stock, bonds, or jewelry, owned by a decedent at the time of death which is directed by the provisions of the decedent's will; a legacy.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A gift of personal property, such as money, stock, bonds, or jewelry, owned by a decedent at the time of death which is directed by the provisions of the decedent's will; a legacy.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the gift of personal property under the terms of a will. Bequests are not always outright, but may be "conditional" upon the happening or non-happening of an event (such as marriage), or "executory" in which the gift is contingent upon a future event. Bequest can be of specific assets or of the "residue" (what is left after specific gifts have been made).
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
