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General legacy

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One the bequest whereof does not describe specific chattels or money. See 6 N. J. L. 133, 10 Am. Dec. 392.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A pecuniary legacy, payable out of the general assets of a testator. 2 Bl. Comm. 512; Ward, Leg. 1, 16. One so given as not to amount to a bequest of a particular thing or particular money sf the testator, distinguished from others of the same kind; one of quantity merely, not specific. Tifft v. Porter, 8 N. Y. 5l8; Evans v. Hunter, 86 Iowa, 413, 53 N. W. 277, 17 In In A. 308, 41 Am. St. Rep. 503; Kelly v. Richardson, 100 Ala. 584, 13 South. 785.

Defined under Legacy in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A pecuniary legacy, payable out of the general assets of a testator. 2 Bl. Comm. 512; Ward, Leg. 1, 16.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A pecuniary legacy, payable out of the general assets of a testator. 2 BL Com, 612. Ward on Legacies, 1, 16.