Leave
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
1.
To die seized of or owning.- 3. To dispose of by will: as, for a decedent to "leave" property to a certain person.'
3.
To die with kindred surviving. " Leave " no issue, referring to realty, means an indefinite failure of issue; referring to personalty, a. definite failure of issue.* A posthumous child may be said to be a child whom an intestate "leaves" at his death.^ See Die, Without children. Leave of court. Permission given by a court to do something; as, to withdraw an appearance, or a paper filed. Compare Desertion; License; Start.