residuary bequest
residuary bequest 剩余动产遗赠 指遗嘱人对未处分的全部动产作出的遗赠。
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residuary bequest
A bequest of the remainder of the testator’s estate, after the payment of the debts, legacies, and specific bequests. — Also termed remainder bequest. [Cases: Wills 586. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1176–1179, 1184.]
survival clause
survival clause. Wills & estates. A testamentary provision conditioning a bequest on a beneficiary’s living for a specified period, often 60 days, after the testator’s death. • If the beneficiary dies within the stated period, the testamentary gift usu. accrues to the residuary estate. — Also termed survivorship clause. Cf. SIMULTANEOUS-DEATH CLAUSE.
legatee
legatee (leg-[schwa]-tee). 1. One who is named in a will to take personal property; one who has received a legacy or bequest. [Cases: Wills 492–520. C.J.S. Wills §§ 902–966.] 2. Loosely, one to whom a devise of real property is given. — Also termed (archaically) legatary. Cf. DEVISEE. general legatee. A person whose bequest is
specific devise
specific devise 特定的(不动产)遗赠 指特别指定具体地块作为遗赠物，以区别于一般遗赠〔general devise〕与剩余遗产的遗赠〔residuary devise〕。例如，在遗嘱中写明「将我在亨登哈尔的地产遗赠给…」属于特定遗赠，而写明「将我的所有土地遗赠给…」则属于一般遗赠。但在普通法中，实际上所有的遗赠都是「特定的」，无论是直接在遗赠遗嘱中，还是根据剩余遗产条款来确定遗赠的土地。 (→specific bequest)