demonstrative legacy

demonstrative legacy
demonstrative legacy see legacy

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

demonstrative legacy
See legacy.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


demonstrative legacy
England, Wales
A gift in a will that is not a gift of a particular asset in the testator's estate, but is to be paid for out of a particular asset. For example, "I give £100 from my current account with X bank to my nephew".
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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


demonstrative legacy
A gift by will of money or other personal property that is to be paid to an heir from a fund designated in the provisions of the will but, in any event, is to be paid if there are sufficient available assets in the estate.

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


demonstrative legacy
A gift by will of money or other personal property that is to be paid to an heir from a fund designated in the provisions of the will but, in any event, is to be paid if there are sufficient available assets in the estate.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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