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ademption

ademption noun: 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.

Noun

ademption (countable and uncountable, plural ademptions)

  1. 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.

Forms of ademption

pluralademptions

Origin of ademption

From Latin adēmptiō (“a taking away”), from adēmptus, perfect passive participle of adimō (“take away”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + emō (“buy; obtain, take”).

Questions about ademption

What does ademption mean?
Ademption means 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.
What part of speech is ademption?
Ademption is a noun.
What is the plural of ademption?
The plural of ademption is ademptions.

Words near ademption in the dictionary

  1. ademonist
  2. ademonists
  3. adempt
  4. adempted
  5. adempting
  6. ademption
  7. ademptions
  8. adempts
  9. Adems
  10. Aden
  11. Aden ulcer

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