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Definition of Adeem
1. v. t. To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift.
Definition of Adeem
1. Verb. (legal) To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adeem
1. to take away [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adeem
Literary usage of Adeem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Wills by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1866)
"Pledging or mortgaging goods specifically bequeathed, will not adeem legacy. 11.
... Mere partition of estate no such change of title as to adeem bequest. ..."
2. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by David Shephard Garland, John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie (1890)
"... advance unless shown that the advance was made on account of the legacy and
intended to adeem it, or that the legacy was given for a particular purpose, ..."
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