contingent legacy

A legacy that depends on an uncertain event and thus has not vested.

• An example is a legacy given to one’s granddaughter “if she attains the age of 21.” [Cases: Wills 628–638. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1320–1379, 1551.]


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