Devise An old legal term that is generally used to refer to real estate left to someone under the terms of a will, or to the act of leaving such real estate.
Devise definition:
The transfer or conveyance of real property by will.
The transfer or gift of real property by will.
Devisee
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DEVISE - A gift in a will. A disposition of real property by a person's last will and testament, to take effect after the testator's death.
devise deĀ-vised deĀ-visĀ-ing [Anglo-French deviser to divide, share, bequeath, ultimately from Latin dividere to divide] : to give (property) by will ;specif : to give (real property) by will ...
devise - The act of leaving property by a will or the property which is left by will.
devisee - The person who receives property under the terms of a will.
Devise: A gift originating from a clause in a will, usually a gift of real estate. However, a devise may refer to a gift of personal property.
Devise:
The transfer or conveyance of real property by will.
Dicta or Dictum: ...
Devise
Real estate left by will.
Devisee
One to whom real estate is given by will.
devisee
n. a person who receives a gift of real property by a will. The distinction between gifts of real property and personal property is actually blurred, so terms like beneficiary or legatee cover those receiving any gift by a will.
devise (noun or verb) A gift of real property by one's will; as distinguished from a bequest, which is a gift of personal property.
devisee A person who receives a gift of real property under the will of another.
dictum See obiter dictum.
DEVISEE -- A person given real or personal property under a will.
Dicta or dictum - Latin: an observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining the issue before the court; ...
DEVISEE. A person to whom a devise has been made.
2. All persons who are in rerum natura, and even embryos, may be devisees, unless excepted by some positive law.
Devise
Definition - Transitive Verb
[Anglo-French deviser to divide, share, bequeath, ultimately from Latin dividere to divide]
: to give (property) by will
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: to give (real property) by will ...
specific devise
n. the gift in a will of a certain piece of real estate to a cert...
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Congress has devised a procedure by which broadcasters are granted an exclusive right or license to broadcast over a particular frequency for a statutory maximum number of years.
CONTINGENT DEVISEE(s): One or more persons named in a will to take in place of a devisee, if that devisee does not survive the decedent by a specified period of time.
CONTINUANCE : Postponement of a proceeding.
Any devise or false representation by which one man misleads another to his injury. Formerly, the remedy was a "writ of deceit"; now, unless otherwise provided by statute, it is by an "action of trespass on the case".
In pursuing the fusion of law and equity which was the dominant legal idea of law reformers of that period, the framers of the first set of rules devised a system which they thought would meet the defects of both systems, ...
A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy bequeaths a designated object, e.g., a named painting.
Ademption by extinction occurs when a testator devises a specific piece of property in his will and the testator no longer owns that property at his death. That specifically devised property is therefore adeemed, and the devise fails.
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Trademark - A word, name, symbol, or devise used by a manufacturer to distinguish his goods from those sold by others.
ABATEMENT OF A FREEHOLD
The entry of a stranger after the death of the ancestor, and before the heir or devisee takes possession, by which the rightful possession of the heir or... more
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Child Support Worksheet: A court form devised to calculate the child support guidelines.
A notice for discovery and inspection is a discovery devise used to obtain documents and to inspect other tangible items.
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An outdated legal word meaning personal property left by a will. The more common term for this type of property is bequest. Compare devise.
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Request for production of documents - A direction or command served upon another party for production of specified documents for review with respect to a suit; a discovery devise.
Request to admit See, Request for Admission.
Medical specialists use special guidelines to calculate the percentage of lost functioning or impairment a person has permanently lost because of their injury, which have been specifically devised for this purpose, called the AMA Guides.
Cross-examination Cross-examination is sometimes said to be the most powerful engine ever devised by man for getting at the truth. It is a process of questioning witnesses whereby the answer may be presented as part of the question.
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