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ademption

Legal Definition of ademption

When property identified in a will cannot be given to the beneficiary because it no longer belonged to the deceased at the time of death.

Example: The particular gift may have been destroyed, given away or sold between the time of the death and the time of will.

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Etymology

adēmptiō

adēmptus

adimō

emō

Noun

ademption (uncountable)

(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.

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