death duties
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914)
Definitions from Case Law
From 281 U.S. 497 - Tyler v. United States · 1930Most cited · 749 citing opinions
it is the power to transmit or the transmission or receipt of property by death which is the subject levied upon by all death duties
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Used in England to designate inheritance tax Tax.