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GENERAL BEQUEST [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

A general bequest is a gift of the testator's personal property described in general terms, as of "all my personal estate." ["Jarman on Wills," 8th ed., 1951, p. 1016].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

«Legs général» est la forme elliptique de «legs général de biens personnels».

OBS

legs général de biens personnels; legs général : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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