Bequeath
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bequeath
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Bequeath
Ordinarily accepted meaning and interpretation of the word bequeath confines it to real property derived under a testamentary instument. In modern usage , the word has been used to describe any kind of testamentary disposition of property real or personal. See devise. Baldwin v Zien 134 N. W. 498, 117 Minn. 178.
Bequeath Alternative Definition
To give personal property by will to another. 13 Barb. (N. Y.) 106. The word may be construed "devise," so as to pass real estata 36 Me. 216; 119 Mass. 525.
Synonyms of Bequeath
verb
administer to
afford
allow
assign dower
bestow upon
cede
change hands
contribute
deliver to
demise
devise
devolve upon
dispense
dispose of
distribute
donate
endow with
enfeoff
furnish
give
give away at death
give by will
grant
hand down
hanaon
hand over to
interchange
invest
leave
leave a legacy
leave by will
leave to
make a bequest
make a present of
make legacies
pass on to
pass over to
provide
put in possession
remit
render
transfer ownership
vest in
will to Associated Concepts: bequest
foreign phrases: Da tua dum tua sunt
post mortem tunc tua non sunt
Give that which is yours while it is yours
after death it is not yours
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What does Bequeath mean in American Law?
The definition of Bequeath in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
To make a testamentary gift of personal property; "devise" is the correct term for a testamentary gift of real property. But the distinction has long been fading, and if the context makes it at all proper, a court will find that "bequeath" includes or even means "devise," and vice versa.
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Bequeath in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
A gift of personal property by will.
Note: This legal definition of Bequeath in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Bequeath
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Old English becwe_an "to say, speak to, exhort, blame," also "leave by will;" from be- + cwe_an "to say," from Proto-Germanic *kwethan, from PIE *gwet- "to say, speak." Original sense of "say, utter" died out 13c., leaving legal sense of "transfer by will." Closely related to bequest. "An old word kept alive in wills" [OED 1st ed.]. Old English beque_ere meant "interpreter, translator." Related: Bequeathed; bequeathing.
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English Legal System: Bequeath
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bequeath:
To dispose by will of property other than land.
Compare devise.
Meaning of Bequeath in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Bequ eath published by the National Association for Court Management: To give a gift to someone through a will.
Concept of Bequeath in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Bequeath: To give personal property by will.
Concept of Bequeath in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Bequeath: To give personal property by will.
What is Give and Bequeath?
A definition of give and bequeath is: These words, in a will, import a benefit in point of right, to take effect upon the decease of the testator and proof of the will, unless it is made in terms to depend upon some contingency or condition precedent.[1]
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Notes
"Give and Bequeath" in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)