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bequeath definition - legal

v

  1. To give a gift of personal property by means of a will. See also devise.
  2. In some states, to give a gift of any type of property by means of a will.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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