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1. Bequest
   A bequest is the act of giving (not the act of receiving) property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. In legal terminology, "bequeath" is a verb form meaning "to make a bequest." (From Old English becwethan, to declare or express in words; cf. "quoth") == Interpreting bequests == Par...
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2. bequest
   arrangement to give something at death 
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3. bequest
   [n] - (law) a gift of personal property by will
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4. Bequest
   A gift in a will of personal property known also as a 'legacy'. A residuary bequest is a gift of the residue of the testator`s personal estate, namely, of what is left after payment of debts and legacies. A specific bequest is, strictly, where a testator bequeaths to a person all his property of a c...
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5. bequest
   A gift of chattels / assets by will
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6. Bequest
   The making of a gift by will. See... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/bequest.htm?id=141&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of bequest'>more</a>
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7. bequest
   D.something (as personal property) bequeathed: legacy.....testamentary gift of personalty...GEOME 63 157.. Category: Law
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8. Bequest
   A gift of money or property (other than land) in a Will. For land, see Devise.
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9. Bequest
   Be·quest' noun [ Middle English biquest , corrupted from bequide ; prefix be- + Anglo-Saxon cwide a saying, becweðan to bequeath. The ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest . See Bequ...
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10. Bequest
    Be·quest' transitive verb To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [ Obsolete] 'All I have to bequest .' Gascoigne.
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11. bequest
    legacy noun (law) a gift of personal property by will
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12. Bequest
    Property left to an heir under the terms of a will.
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13. Bequest
    • (v. t.) To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. • (n.) The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest of property by A. to B. • (n.) That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a legacy; also, a gift.
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14. Bequest
    - A gift by will of personal property. If the bequest is money to the extent it is paid out of income from property it is taxable to the recipient. Generally bequest value is fair market at the date of the decedent's death.
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15. bequest
    A direction by will to give personal property to a particular beneficiary; also called a legacy. A bequest may be general and unconditional, residuary, or contingent....
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16. Bequest
    An old legal term meaning to give a gift or leave property under the terms of a will.
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17. bequest
    bequest: see legacy.
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18. Bequest
    A gift by last will or testament of personal property. A bequest is the same as a legacy.
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19. Bequest
    (n) Bequest is the property or asset owned by a person gifted to another person by naming them in the will executed by the owner of such property or asset. A bequest may be a conditional or a non-conditional one depending up on the mode of conveyance of the property or asset
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