general bequest
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general bequest — see bequest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. general bequest n … Law dictionary
general bequest — One not segregated or withdrawn from estate under terms of will but to be paid in money or property as latter directs. Gift payable out of general assets of estate, not amounting to a bequest of particular thing or money. Feder v. Weissman, 81… … Black's law dictionary
general bequest — One not segregated or withdrawn from estate under terms of will but to be paid in money or property as latter directs. Gift payable out of general assets of estate, not amounting to a bequest of particular thing or money. Feder v. Weissman, 81… … Black's law dictionary
bequest — be·quest /bi kwest/ n: an act of bequeathing; also: something bequeathed: legacy de·mon·stra·tive bequest /di män strə tiv /: a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then… … Law dictionary
general — gen·er·al / jen rəl, je nə / adj 1: involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole 2: involving, relating to, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group 3: not confined by specialization or limitation 4: relating to, determined by … Law dictionary
bequest — /bakwest/ A gift (transfer) by will of personal property; a legacy. Disposition of realty in will is termed devise. See also charitable bequest demonstrative bequest devise general bequest legacy … Black's law dictionary
bequest — /bakwest/ A gift (transfer) by will of personal property; a legacy. Disposition of realty in will is termed devise. See also charitable bequest demonstrative bequest devise general bequest legacy … Black's law dictionary
Bequest — A bequest is the act of giving (not the act of receiving) property by will.[1] Strictly, bequest is used of personal property, and devise of real property. In legal terminology, bequeath is a verb form meaning to make a bequest. (From Old English … Wikipedia
general legacy — noun : a testamentary gift of tangible or intangible personal property not amounting to a bequest of specific money or of a particular thing and not identified by a description that sets it apart from all other assets of the same kind in the… … Useful english dictionary
demonstrative bequest — A testamentary gift which, by its terms, must be paid from a specific fund; e.g. bequest of one thousand dollars to be paid from testator s shares of stock in X Corporation. Hence, it is partly a general bequest and partly a specific bequest. See … Black's law dictionary
