单词 | ademption |
释义 | ademption[ uh-demp-shuhn ] / əˈdɛmp ʃən / noun Law.the failure of a legacy because the subject matter no longer belongs to the testator's estate at death. Origin of ademption1580–90; <Latin ademptiōn- (stem of ademptiō) a taking away, equivalent to adempt(us) (ad-ad- + em(p)-, stem of emere to take + -tus past participle suffix) + -ion--ion Words nearby ademptionAdélie Land, Adélie penguin, Adeline, adelomorphous, -adelphous, ademption, Aden, adenalgia, Adenauer, adendric, adenectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ademption
British Dictionary definitions for ademptionademption / (əˈdɛmpʃən) / nounproperty law the failure of a specific legacy, as by a testator disposing of the subject matter in his lifetime Word Origin for ademptionC16: from Latin ademptiōn- a taking away, from adimere to take away, take to (oneself), from ad- to + emere to buy, take Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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