Devisable - Law Dictionary Search Results
remainder
that which remains or is left ;specif : the property in a decedent's estate that is not otherwise devised or bequeathed [I leave the rest, residue, and of my estate to my son Michael]
principal
shall be applied first to interest and then to ] ;also : the main body of an estate, devise, or bequest
perpetuity
perpetuity pl: -ties 1 : the quality, state, or duration of being perpetual [devised to them in ] 2 a : the condition of a future estate limited in such a way as not to vest...
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leave
leave left leav·ing : bequeath devise
Contrive
To form by an exercise of ingenuity to devise to invent to design to plan
intangible tax
intangible tax : a tax imposed on the privilege of owning, transferring, devising, profiting by, or otherwise dealing with or benefiting from intangibles
heir
estate of a person by will or esp. by operation of law see also intestacy, unworthy compare ancestor, devisee, legatee, next of kin, successor apparent heir : heir apparent in this entry beneficiary heir in the civil
distribution
property and esp. personal property of an intestate among those entitled to it according to statute compare descent, devise NOTE: The laws dealing with intestate succession are often called laws of descent and distribution. b : the
devisee
devisee : one to whom a devise of property is made compare heir, legatee, next of kin
convey
a deed or will) [agreed to to the estate his Manhattan town house "R. H. Jensen"] compare alienate, devise, donate, give, grant, sell con·vey·ee [kən-vā-ē] n con·vey·or [kən-vā-ər] n
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