Specific Legacy in United States
Specific Legacy Definition
A bequest of a particular thing, so described that it may be identified. The description may be such as to distinguish a particular article among sevei:al of the class owned by testator, or it may embrace all the property of a class owned by him. Thus, a legacy of “one set of blacksmith’s tools” is general (8 N. Y. 520) ; but a legacy of “the diamond ring presented to me by A.,” or of “all the personal property on the farm or in the house at the time of my death” (30 Hun [N. Y.] 531), is specific.
Specific Legacy in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Specific Legacy
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| Link | Description |
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| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Specific Legacy | Specific Legacy in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A bequest of a particular thing, so described that it may be identified. The description may be such as to distinguish a particular article among sevei:al of the class owned by testator, or it may embrace all the property of a class owned by him. Thus, a legacy of “one set of blacksmith’s tools” is general (8 N. Y. 520) ; but a legacy of “the diamond ring presented to me by A.,” or of “all the personal property on the farm or in the house at the time of my death” (30 Hun [N. Y.] 531), is specific.
Notice
This definition of Specific Legacy is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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