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Bequeath

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000702

To give personal property to a person or entity through the terms of a will. The gift itself is known as a bequest or a legacy. Historically, 'bequeath' applied only to personal property, while 'devise' was used for the transfer of real property, although modern statutes and courts now use the terms interchangeably.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000702
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000702",
  "term": "Bequeath",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To give personal property to a person or entity through the terms of a will. The gift itself is known as a bequest or a legacy. Historically, 'bequeath' applied only to personal property, while 'devise' was used for the transfer of real property, although modern statutes and courts now use the terms interchangeably.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/bequeath/"
}

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