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A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

To clothe; to clothe with possession; to deliver full possession of land or of an estate; to pass to a person; to give an immediate ^Vested. Fixed; passed in right or enjoyment. Vested legracy: a legacy the right to which is vested permanently in the legatee, though the legacy is not payable until a future time. Vested remainder: a fixed interest in lands or tenements to take effect in possession, after a particular estate is spent.