ADEMPTIO

ademptio ([schwa]-demp-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. Ademption. • The term referred to the revocation of a legacy under certain circumstances, as when the item bequeathed no longer existed or when the testator no longer owned the item. The ablative form ademptione means “by ademption.” Pl. ademptiones ([schwa]-demp-shee-oh-neez).