distribution of estate

  • 1estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… …

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  • 2distribution — dis·tri·bu·tion /ˌdis trə byü shən/ n 1: the act or process of distributing: as a: the apportionment by a court of the property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise …

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  • 3Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc. — Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc. (194 F.3d 1211 (11th Cir. 1999)) is a United States court case that involved a longstanding dispute about the public domain copyright status of Martin Luther King, Jr. s famous speech, known by …

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  • 4estate tax — n: an excise in the form of a percentage of the taxable estate that is imposed on a property owner s right to transfer the property to others after his or her death – called also succession tax; see also unified transfer tax compare gift tax,… …

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  • 5Distribution — Dis tri*bu tion, n. [L. distributio: cf. F. distribution.] 1. The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children. [1913… …

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  • 6estate tax — estate′ tax n. law a tax imposed on the net worth of a decedent s property prior to distribution to the heirs Also called death tax 1) • Etymology: 1905–10 …

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  • 7estate tax — a tax imposed on a decedent s property, assessed on the gross estate prior to distribution to the heirs. Also called death tax. [1905 10] * * * Levy on the value of property changing hands at the death of the owner, fixed mainly by reference to… …

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  • 8Distribution of wealth — World Distribution of Wealth and Population in the Year 2000 The distribution of wealth is a comparison of the wealth of various members or groups in a society. It differs from the distribution of income in that it looks at the distribution of… …

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  • 9estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …

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  • 10estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …

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