单词 | demonstrative legacy |
释义 | > as lemmasdemonstrative legacy demonstrative legacy n. Law a legacy which is directed to be paid from a specified fund or pool. ΚΠ 1789 W. Brown Rep. High Court Chancery 2 111 In the civil law, there is a distinction taken between a demonstrative legacy, where the testator gives a general legacy, but points out the fund to satisfy it, and a taxative legacy, where he bequeaths a particular thing. 1892 L. Goodeve Mod. Law of Real Prop. 394 A demonstrative legacy is one which is in its nature a general legacy, but is directed by the testator to be paid out of a particular fund. 2009 C. Thomas Forsyth's Guide Trust & Estate Pract. (ed. 6) iii. 38 The demonstrative legacy cannot be abated until the indicated source of payment has been exhausted. < as lemmas |
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