ademption

ademption definition

ademp·tion (ə demp′s̸hən)

noun

Law the extinction of a legacy by, or inferred from, an act of the testator before death, as by the disposal of the bequeathed property

Etymology: < L ademptio, a taking away < adimere, take away < ad-, to + emere, take, buy: see redeem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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