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Specific devise

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004622

A gift of a particular, identifiable piece of real property made in a will. The testator designates a specific parcel of land or a named building to a named beneficiary. If the specified real property is no longer owned by the testator at the time of death, the devise may fail due to ademption.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004622
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004622",
  "term": "Specific devise",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A gift of a particular, identifiable piece of real property made in a will. The testator designates a specific parcel of land or a named building to a named beneficiary. If the specified real property is no longer owned by the testator at the time of death, the devise may fail due to ademption.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/specific-devise/"
}

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