Contingent Legacy
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A legacy made dependent upon some uncertain event. 1 Rop. Leg. 506. A legacy which has not vested. Williams, Ex'rs.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A legacy given to a person at a future uncertain time, that may or may not arrive ; as "at his age of twenty-one," or "if or "when he attains twenty-one." 2 Bl. Comm. 513; 2 Steph. Comm. 259. A legacy made dependent upon some uncertain event. 1 Rop. Leg 506. A legacy which has not vested. In re Engles' Estate, 166 Pa. 280, 31 Atl. 76; Andrews v. Russell, 127 Ala. 195, 2S South. 703; Ruben-cane v. McKee. 6 Del. Ch. 40, 6 Ali. 639.
Defined under Legacy in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A legacy given to a person at a future uncertain time. that may or nay not arrive; as “at his age of twenty-one,” or “if” or “when he attains twenty-one.” 2 Bl. Comm. 513; 2 Steph. Comm. 259. A legacy made dependent upon some uncertain event. 1 Rop. Leg. 506. A legacy which has not vested.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A legacy given to a person at a future uncertain time, that may or may not arrive; as "at his age of twenty-one," or "if," or "when he attains twenty-one." 2 Bl. Com. 513. 2 Steph. Com. 259. Ward on Legacies, 172.