Ademption in United States
Ademption Definition
The extinction of a specific legacy by the testator’s parting with the subject thereof during his life. Also applied to the payment of the testator during his life of a general legacy; but this is more properly known as satisfaction. 9 Barb. (N. Y.) 35; 3 Duer (N. Y.) 477. The term is not applied to devises. 108 N. Y. 535.
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The extinction of a specific legacy by the testator’s parting with the subject thereof during his life. Also applied to the payment of the testator during his life of a general legacy; but this is more properly known as satisfaction. 9 Barb. (N. Y.) 35; 3 Duer (N. Y.) 477. The term is not applied to devises. 108 N. Y. 535.
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Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
The failure of a specific legacy (see legacy (in U.S. law)) because the subject matter no longer belongs to the testator’s estate at his death. See also advancement (in U.S. law).
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Basic Meaning of Ademption
Ademption means: the extinction or withdrawal of an inheritance because decedent did not own the property at the time of death.