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co·leg·a·tee /ˌkō-ˌle-gə-'tē/ n: a joint legatee
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
colegatee
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colegatee — n. joint inheritor … English contemporary dictionary
colegatee — co·legatee … English syllables
colegatee — |kō+ noun Etymology: co + legatee : a joint legatee … Useful english dictionary
conjunctive legacy — noun : a legacy awarding under Roman law the same thing to two or more persons in one dispositive clause and giving each colegatee the right of increasing his share proportionately to his interest if the share of any other colegatee lapses or… … Useful english dictionary
accretion — ac·cre·tion /ə krē shən/ n 1: the process or a result of growth or enlargement: as a: the increase or extension of the boundaries of land or the consequent acquisition of land accruing to the owner by the gradual or imperceptible action of… … Law dictionary
droit d'accroissement — /drwo dakr(o)wasmon/ The right which an heir or legatee has of combining with his own interest in a succession the interest of a coheir or colegatee who either refuses to or cannot accept his interest … Black's law dictionary
droit d'accroissement — /drwo dakr(o)wasmon/ The right which an heir or legatee has of combining with his own interest in a succession the interest of a coheir or colegatee who either refuses to or cannot accept his interest … Black's law dictionary
