estate of deceased person
11estate tax — A tax upon the transmission of property by a deceased person, that is, upon the privilege of transmitting property. 28 Am J Rev ed Inher T § 5. A tax imposed upon the net or taxable estate of a decedent without reference to the relationship of… …
12estate tax — noun a tax on the estate of the deceased person • Syn: ↑inheritance tax, ↑death tax, ↑death duty • Hypernyms: ↑transfer tax * * * noun, pl ⋯ taxes [count, noncount] : a tax that you pay on the money and other property that comes to you because… …
13estate tax — noun A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the personal representatives of the deceased. Syn: death duty, inheritance tax …
14deceased estate — /dəˌsist əˈsteɪt/ (say duh.seest uh stayt) noun the property (def. 2) of a deceased person …
15estate — es•tate [[t]ɪˈsteɪt[/t]] n. 1) a piece of landed property, esp. one of large extent with an elaborate house on it 2) law Law. a) property or possessions b) the amount, degree, or nature of a person s interest in land or other property c) the… …
16estate duty — /əˈsteɪt djuti/ (say uh stayt dyoohtee), /ˈɛs / (say es ) noun tax paid on a deceased person s property and other assets before they can pass into the hands of the beneficiaries …
17decedent's estate — See estate of deceased person …
18Estate sale — An estate sale is a type of garage sale, yard sale or auction to dispose of the majority of the materials owned by a person who is deceased or will be moving. Estate sales are usually conducted by a professional, for a percentage of the revenues …
19Life estate — A life estate is a concept used in common law and statutory law to designate the ownership of land for the duration of a person s life. In legal terms it is an estate in real property that ends at death. The owner of a life estate is called a… …
20residuary estate — see estate 3a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. residuary estate …
