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demonstrative bequest

demonstrative bequest see bequest ...

bequest : an act of bequeathing ;also : something bequeathed : legacy de·mon·stra·tive bequest [di-mÄ n-strə-tiv-] : a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then from other sources to the extent that the first is insufficient general bequest : a bequest that is to be distributed from the general assets of the estate and that is not a particular thing spe·ci·fic bequest [spə-si-fik-] : a bequest of a particular item or part of an estate or that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets ...

Demonstration

Demonstration, demonstration is a visible manifestation of the feelings or sentiments of an individual or a group. It is thus a communication of one's ideas to others to whom it is intended to be conveyed. It is in effect therefore a form of speech or of expression, because speech need not be vocal since signs made by a dumb person would also be a form of speech, Kameshwar Prasad v. State of Bihar, AIR 1962 SC 1166: (1962) 3 Supp SCR 369. [Constitution of India, Art. 19(1)(a)]Any person who --(a) organises a demonstration in a public place in the designated area, or (b) takes part in a demonstration in a public place in the designated area, or (c) carries on a demonstration by himself in a public place in the designated area, is guilty of an offence if, when the demonstration starts, R (Haw) v. Home Secretary (DC), (2006) 2 WLR 50 [Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, 2005 (C 15) SS 132(1)]...

Demonstrative legacy

Demonstrative legacy, means where a testator bequeaths a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of any other commodity and refers to a particular fund or stock so as to constitute the same the primary fund or stock out of which payment is to be made, the legacy is said to be demonstrative. [Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), s. 150]A legacy of quantity is ordinarily a general legacy; but there are legacies of quantity in the nature of specific legacies, as of as much money, with reference to a particular fund for payment. This kind of legacy is called by the civilians a demonstrative legacy, and it is so far general, and differs so much in effect from one properly specific, that if the fund be called in or fail, the legatee will not be deprived of his legacy, but be permitted to receive it out of the general assets; yet the legacy is so far specific that it will not be liable to abate with general legacies upon a deficiency of assets, Consult Roper on Legacies; Theobald on Wills....

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