causa mortis

causa mortis
causa mor·tis /-'mȯr-tis/ adj [Latin mortis causa in contemplation of death]: made or done in contemplation of one's impending death
rejected his claim that the gift was causa mortis — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
— usu. used following the term it modifies see also gift causa mortis at gift compare inter vivos

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

causa mortis
n.
(Latin) In anticipation of death.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


causa mortis
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


causa mortis
(Latin: In contemplation of approaching death.)
A phrase sometimes used in reference to a deathbed gift, or a gift causa mortis, since the giving of the gift is made in expectation of approaching death. A gift causa mortis is distinguishable from a gift inter vivos, which is a gift made during the donor's (the giver's) lifetime.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


causa mortis
I
[Latin, In contemplation of approaching death.] A phrase sometimes used in reference to a deathbed gift, or a gift causa mortis, since the giving of the gift is made in expectation of approaching death. A gift causa mortis is distinguishable from a gift inter vivos, which is a gift made during the donor's (the giver's) lifetime.
 II In expectation of death.

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  • gift causa mortis — A gift of personal property made in expectation of the donor s death and upon condition that the property shall belong fully to the donee in case the donor dies as anticipated, leaving the donee surviving him, and the gift is not in the meantime… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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