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Meaning of "ademption" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADEMPTION

From Latin ademptiōn- a taking away, from adimere to take away, take to (oneself), from ad- to + emere to buy, take.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ADEMPTION

əˈdɛmpʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADEMPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ademption is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADEMPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ademption

Sections ▪ Attestation clause ▪ Residuary clause ▪ Incorporation by reference Contest ▪ Testamentary capacity ▪ Undue influence ▪ Insane delusion ▪ Fraud ▪ No-contest clause Property disposition ▪ Lapse and anti-lapse ▪ Ademption ▪ Abatement ▪ Satisfaction of legacies ▪ Acts of independent significance ▪ Elective share ▪ Pretermitted heir ▪ Wills and conflict of laws Trusts ▪ Express ▪ Resulting ▪ Constructive Common types ▪ Bare ▪ Discretionary ▪ Accumulation and Maintenance ▪ Interest in possession ▪ Charitable ▪ Purpose ▪ Incentive Other types ▪ Protective ▪ Spendthrift ▪ Life insurance ▪ Remainder ▪ Life interest ▪ Reversionary interest ▪ Testamentary ▪ Honorary ▪ Asset-protection ▪ Special needs Governing doctrines ▪ Pour-over will ▪ Cy-près doctrine ▪ Hague Convention ▪ Application in...

Definition of ademption in the English dictionary

The definition of ademption in the dictionary is the failure of a specific legacy, as by a testator disposing of the subject matter in his lifetime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADEMPTION

assumption · coemption · consumption · description · diremption · emption · gumption · misassumption · nonconsumption · overconsumption · pre-emption · presumption · reassumption · redemption · resumption · rumblegumption · rumgumption · rummlegumption · subsumption · transumption

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADEMPTION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ADEMPTION

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Synonyms and antonyms of ademption in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ademption» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADEMPTION

Find out the translation of ademption to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ademption from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ademption» in English.
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ademption
1,325 millions of speakers
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ademption
570 millions of speakers
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ademption
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hi

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ademption
380 millions of speakers
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ademption
280 millions of speakers
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ademption
278 millions of speakers
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ademption
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কোনটিই
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

révocation implicite
220 millions of speakers
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Penebusan
190 millions of speakers
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ademption
180 millions of speakers
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ademption
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ademption
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Translator English - Javanese

Penebusan
85 millions of speakers
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ademption
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ademption
75 millions of speakers
mr

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मुक्ति
75 millions of speakers
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ademption
70 millions of speakers
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ademption
65 millions of speakers
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ademption
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ademption
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ademption
30 millions of speakers
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ademption
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stilswyende herroeping
14 millions of speakers
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ademption
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ademption
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Trends of use of ademption

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADEMPTION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ademption

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADEMPTION»

Discover the use of ademption in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ademption and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Real property
A. Conveyancing by will generally: The MBE examiners sometimes test on three common-law doctrines that are specific to conveyances of property by will:  ademption;  exoneration; and  lapse B. Ademption: The common-law doctrine of ...
Steven Emanuel, 2008
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The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in Texas: A ...
Ademption Statutes Yet another consideration is that of ademption. In ademption, there may be laws in place that protect heirs who do not or cannot receive what you leave to them. If you, for some reason, include property in your will and ...
Linda C. Ashar, 2011
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Family Law in the USA
Ademption by Extinction and Ademption by Satisfaction A. Ademption by Extinction 1237. If property is specifically identified in the will but at the death of the testator the property is no longer in the estate, the property is said to have “ adeemed ...
Lynn D. Wardle, Laurence C. Nolan, 2011
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Essential Succession
Where this is the case, the fact that T subsequently sells his Ford Escort will not cause the legacy to fail by ademption. In such an instance, ademption will only occur if at the time of T's death he owns no car at all. Ademption not affected by ...
Iwobi, 2001
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A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of the High Court ...
Is regard to Ademptions, it has been laid down that an alienation by a Testator of the subject of a Legacy, if there is nothing else in the case, is an Ademption, and Equity will not set it up again (m). Where Stock, in contemplation of a Marriage, ...
Henry Maddock, Thomas Huntington, 1827
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The Roman Law of Slavery: The Condition of the Slave in ...
Ademption is not necessarily by declaration in express words: it may be implied from certain dealings with the slave. An express ademption must no doubt be in the form required for ademption of legacies, and, in general, the tacit ademptions  ...
William Warwick Buckland, 2010
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Equity and the Law of Trusts in the Republic of Ireland
But under the decision in Pim v Lockyer,44 the ademption only operates pro tanto ; a child who is left €20,000 and is subsequently advanced €5,000 to set him up in business can claim the balance of €15,000 under the will. As we have just ...
Ronan Keane, Keane, 2011
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An Index to All the Repeated Cases, Statutes and General ...
Edward Chitty. intention, if no account can be given why it wa called in ; it is otherwise if a reason can be given as in this case it is not an ademption. limn Wing- v. Lister, Ambl. 401. Devise and legacy from an uncle to his nice held not adeemed ...
Edward Chitty, 1831
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English Private Law
Where the subject matter ofa specific legacy or a specific devise is no longer part of the testator's property at the time of his death, the gift is adeemed.398 Ademption does not depend on the testator's intention.399 IfA leaves 'my gold watch' to ...
Andrew Burrows, 2013
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Kenya Gazette
Of Ademption of Legacies. 142. Ademption explained. 143. Non-ademption of demonstrative legacy. 144. Ademption of specific bequest of right to receive something from third party. 145. Ademption pro tanto by testator's receipt of part of ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADEMPTION»

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Loss of benefit under a will, due to an attorney or an administrator's …
He held that the sale in those circumstances did not affect an ademption of the gift in the will. The proceeds of the sale were identifiable in the ... «Lexology, Jun 13»
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The American Law Institute Completes the Restatement (Third) of …
... the execution and revocation of wills, and post-execution events affecting the meaning of wills, such as ademption, lapse, and antilapse. «PR Newswire, Dec 11»
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Ademption: beware the potential failure of gifts
Professionals involved in the preparation of Wills should be made aware of the potential consequences of the doctrine of ademption. Put simply ... «Lexology, May 11»
REFERENCE
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