demonstrative legacy

  • 1demonstrative legacy — see legacy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. demonstrative legacy …

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  • 2demonstrative legacy — ➔ legacy * * * demonstrative legacy UK US noun [C] LAW ► an amount of money, shares, etc. from a particular bank account that someone leaves in their will (= a legal document in which they state what should be done with their money and property… …

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  • 3demonstrative legacy — A legacy which differs from a general legacy in that it refers to a particular fund or particular property as a primary source of payment, the two essentials of such a legacy being an unconditional gift in the nature of a general legacy and a… …

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  • 4demonstrative legacy — noun : a legacy made payable out of a designated fund or asset …

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  • 5legacy — leg·a·cy / le gə sē/ n pl cies [Medieval Latin legatio, from Latin legare to bequeath]: a gift of property by will; specif: a gift of personal property by will: bequest see also ademption compare devise conjoint leg …

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  • 6demonstrative — I (expressive of emotion) adjective communicative, effusive, emotional, emotive, excitable, expressive, fanatical, fervent, feverish, fierce, fiery, free in expression, furious, histrionic, maudlin, overflowing, overwrought, passionate, prone to… …

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  • 7legacy — A disposition of personalty by will. A bequest. In a technical sense and strictly construed, legacy is a gift or bequest by will of personal property, whereas a devise is a testamentary disposition of real estate, but such distinction will not be …

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  • 8legacy — A disposition of personalty by will. A bequest. In a technical sense and strictly construed, legacy is a gift or bequest by will of personal property, whereas a devise is a testamentary disposition of real estate, but such distinction will not be …

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  • 9legacy — ▪ I. legacy leg‧a‧cy 1 [ˈlegəsi] noun legacies PLURALFORM [countable] 1. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time: • Hotels are in oversupply, a legacy of the last building boom. 2 …

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  • 10legacy, demonstrative — n. A bequest of money that is to be paid out of a specific fund. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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