personal effects
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)
Definitions from Case Law
From 147 U.S. 494 - Arnold Constable Co v. United States · 1893Most cited · 76 citing opinions
other matters of personal baggage not used as clothing.
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 4244 — in this chapter
the term “personal effects” means articles which are not intended for sale and are part of a shipment of the household effects of a person who is moving his or her residence to or from the United States, or are included in personal accompanying baggage;
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Without qualifying words, "personal effects" generally include such tangible property as is worn or carried about the person, but for the most part, as used in wills, the phrase derives its meaning from descriptions of articles and classifications immediately preceding. 66 Ark. 381. See Personal Chattels.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In a will, the words are held not to include personal property in the testator’s house, such as furniture and pictures. Lippincott’s Estate, 173 Pa. 368, 34 Atl. 58. See Will.