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  2. Devise and bequeath - Wikipedia

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    Today, the two words are often used interchangeably due to their combination in many wills as devise and bequeath, a legal doublet. The phrase give, devise, and bequeath, a legal triplet, has been used for centuries, including the will of William Shakespeare. The word bequeath is a verb form for the act of making a bequest. [3]

  3. Will and testament - Wikipedia

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    Devise – testamentary gift of real property. Devisee – beneficiary of real property under a will. Distribution – succession to personal property. Executor/executrix or personal representative [PR] – person named to administer the estate, generally subject to the supervision of the probate court, in accordance with the testator's wishes ...

  4. Legal history of wills - Wikipedia

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    The Roman testatum applied to both movables and immovables; in England a legacy or bequest is a gift of personalty only, a gift of real estate being called a devise. The Roman will spoke from the time of making; the English speaks from the time of death.

  5. Legal doublet - Wikipedia

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    give, devise and bequeath [1] grant, bargain and sell [1] name, constitute and appoint [1] null, void and of no effect; tamper with, damage, or destroy; ordered, adjudged and decreed [4] peace, amity and commerce; remise, release and forever quit claim [1] rest, residue and remainder [1] right, title and interest [1] signed, sealed and ...

  6. Ademption - Wikipedia

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    For a devise (bequest) of a specific item of property (a specific gift), such property is considered adeemed, and the gift fails. For example, if a will bequeathed the testator's car to a specific beneficiary, but the testator owned no car at the time of his or her death, the gift would be adeemed and the aforementioned beneficiary would ...

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