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A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease.
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A gift in a Will. Cash gifts are called "pecuniary legacies", gifts of specified objects are called "specific legacies" and a right to receive a share of the residue is called "a residuary legacy".
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A gift of personal property or money to a beneficiary of a will. While, technically, legacy does not include property, legacy usually refers to any gift from the estate of one who has died.
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a designation of property under a will. Also called a bequest.
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A disposition of money or personal prop erty by will.
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Assets and property left to others as directed by the provisions of a last will and testament.
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A disposition in a will of a sum of money.
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A gift by will. Something handed down by an ancestor.
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A legacy is a gift left to someone in a will, but it does not include land.
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Money or property bequeathed to another in a will.
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A disposition of personal property or money by will. There are several types of legacies: specific or demonstrated legacy, paid from specified property or funds; general legacy, a specific amount payable out of general assets; residuary legacy, a gift of all personal assets and otherwise disposed. Legacy and bequest are equivalent terms.
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a gift from an ancestor or predecessor
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Something handed down by a predecessor.
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a bequest in an individual's will that leaves a gift to a charity or organisation
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a bequest of a specified thing, sum of money, right, or collection of things (for example, a library, while an inheritance is a disposition of the residue of the estate after the legacies have been deducted
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a bequest of money or property by means of a will
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a broad-based community campaign to inspire people to make charitable bequests
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a campaign conducted by the National Committee on Planned Giving to inspire people like you to make charitable bequests
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a gift from one generation to the next
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a gift of either personal property (e
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a gift to the future, an investment allowing us to plan effectively and develop new areas of service
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a public awareness campaign conducted by the National Committee on Planned Giving to inspire people to make charitable bequests
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a sum of money or article bequeathed by will and handed down from a predecessor
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a very special gift
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The result of your lifelong philanthropy. Also, a gift of property, especially personal property and money.
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A gift of personal property which you wish to leave a person or organisation under your will. There are several types of legacy including: a money legacy e.g. £1,000 to Mr Smith a specific legacy e.g. my gold wedding ring to my daughter
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A gift of property in a Will.
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An amount of money left in a will or a bequest of personal property.
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A specific item or sum of money left in a Will.
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A gift of money in a Will (see bequest)
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Property or money left to someone in a will.
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Legacies are gifts left to named individuals or charities that you make within you Will. They can be for specific items or pecuniary, (gifts of money). There are also Residuary Legacies which are the gifts of assets and money from the deceaseds estate from what is left once all the debts have been paid and specific legacies distributed.
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The gift that an individual leaves, both in the details of their will and in the tradition of giving they shared with their descendents. (See Bequest)
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A gift by will, especially of personal property and often of money.
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Another word for bequest
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Personal property left in a will (i.e. other than a house or land)
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Legacy and bequest are equivalent terms. A legacy is essentially a gift of personal property by will.
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property or money bequeathed to someone in a will.
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A specific gift left to a person rather than a share in the residue of the estate.
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A bequest or gift left in a will, which is intended to benefit named individuals or organisations after the death of the person concerned. Forms a more substantial part of the American cultural landscape than the European one, but now regarded as an area of considerable potential. This could be a stipulated cash sum, or a gift of financial shares, or investments made over legally to the beneficiary organisation.
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Gift of money by will.
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Money or property bequeathed to someone by will.
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The transfer of money by will.
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A gift of personal property by will that is usually referred to as a bequest; the recipient is called the legatee.
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A gift of a specific item left in a Will, apart from land.
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Another term for bequest, that is, the making of a gift by will. Note: Pecuniary legacy: A gift of a fixed sum of money left for example to an individual or a charity.
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Legally, a gift of personal property by will. Usually referred to as a bequest in today's usage.
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a legacy is a gift in a will of money or personal property.
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A bequest or gift left in your Will. It can be in the form of money, property, stocks and shares or possessions.
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A gift of Personal Property by will, usually money.
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a gift of personal property transmitted by a Will.
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A gift made in a Will.
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A monetary award, property, possession or gift designated in your will. A legacy can be given to an organization such as a charity or an individual of your choice.
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A specific sum left to a beneficiary.
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An outdated legal word meaning personal property left by a will. The more common term for this type of property is bequest. Compare devise.
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A gift of personal property by will, may be specific, general or demonstrative
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A gift personal property under a will (a bequest). General A pecuniary legacy payable out of the general assets of the estate.
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Personal property or money given by a will. Also called a bequest.
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A disposition of money or personal property by will.
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A gift left to a person or organisation in your will.
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