Legacy Duty
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A legacy tax In Great Britain, the rate of which rises according to the remoteness of the relationship of the legatee, and reaches its maximum where he is not related to the testator. See 26 Ch, Dlv. 538; Collateral Inheritance Tax; Tax.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A duty imposed in England upon personal property (other than leaseholds) devolving under any will or intestacy. Brown.
Defined under Legacy in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A duty imposed in England upon personal property (other than leaseholds) devolving under any will or intestucy. Brown.