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The final court order distributing a probate estate.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
decree of distribution
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decree of distribution — See order for distribution … Ballentine's law dictionary
decree — de·cree /di krē/ n [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1: an order having the force of law by judicial decree 2: a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court; broadly … Law dictionary
decree — The judgment of a court of equity or chancery, answering for most purposes to the judgment of a court of law. A decree in equity is a sentence or order of the court, pronounced on hearing and understanding all the points in issue, and determining … Black's law dictionary
decree — The judgment of a court of equity or chancery, answering for most purposes to the judgment of a court of law. A decree in equity is a sentence or order of the court, pronounced on hearing and understanding all the points in issue, and determining … Black's law dictionary
Decree on Land — title page The Decree on Land, written by Vladimir Lenin, was passed by the Second Congress of Soviets of Workers , Soldiers , and Peasants Deputies on 26 October 1917, following the success of the October Revolution. It decreed an abolition of… … Wikipedia
distribution — Division. The transmission of personal property of a decedent by the passing of title to the personal representative for the payment of decedent s debts and claims against the estate, and finally to distribute the remainder to the persons… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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record — re·cord 1 /ri kȯrd/ vt 1: to put in a record 2: to deposit or otherwise cause to be registered in the appropriate office as a record and notice of a title or interest in property record a deed record a mortgage see also recording act … Law dictionary
vested remainder — see remainder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. vested remainder … Law dictionary
