Causa Mortis See: contemplation of death
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CAUSA MORTIS: A Latin phrase meaning 'in contemplation of death', usually applied in connection with gifts made shortly before the donor's death.
Causa mortis
Definition - adj
[Latin mortis causa in contemplation of death]
: made or done in contemplation of one's impending death <rejected his claim that the gift was causa mortis W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.> usu.
A causa mortis gift is made by an individual who is in extremis.
Latin Phrase:
in extremis
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There are two main classes of gifts, gifts inter vivos and gifts causa mortis. The former is an outright transfer of property, the ordinary type of gift. A gift causa mortis, on the other hand, resembles a legacy, or bequest made under a will.
These gifts are so called to distinguish them from gifts causa-mortis, (vide Donatio causa mortise,) from which they differ essentially. 1.
(called a gift causa mortis by lawyers), a gift of personal property (not real estate) by a person expecting to die soon due to ill health or age.
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 See also: Gift, Law, Attorney, Attorn, Transfer
  
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