designation of beneficiary

  • 81beneficial — Tending to the benefit of a person; yielding a profit, advantage, or benefit; enjoying or entitled to a benefit or profit. This term is applied both to estates (as a beneficial interest ) and to persons (as the beneficial owner ) @ beneficial… …

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  • 82beneficial — Tending to the benefit of a person; yielding a profit, advantage, or benefit; enjoying or entitled to a benefit or profit. This term is applied both to estates (as a beneficial interest ) and to persons (as the beneficial owner ) @ beneficial… …

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  • 83policy — The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures. A general term used to describe all contracts of insurance. See policy of insurance. This term, as applied to a law,… …

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  • 84great-grandchild — The son or daughter of one s grandchild. Ordinarily not a grandchild within the meaning of such term as it appears in a will by way of designation of a beneficiary, although such construction will be adopted where necessary to carry out the… …

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  • 85illegitimate child — A natural child, a child born out of wedlock, or born to a married woman under conditions where the presumption of legitimacy is not conclusive and has been rebutted. 10 Am J2d Bast § 1. Not an heir within the meaning of a devise or bequest to… …

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  • 86poor or poorest — An ineffectual designation of the objects of one s bounty. Whenever the term poor or the term poorest has been used to describe a beneficiary in a bequest or devise, it has been held to be insufficient for uncertainty. McDonough s Executors v… …

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  • 87servant — In older usage, a menial or domestic. In modern times, an employee performing any particular sort of service, at least service which is directed so as not to require the exercise of discretion or executive ability. 35 Am J1st M & S § 2. A person… …

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