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Noun(1) someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed

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(1) Further, there is no reason why a legatee cannot effectively renounce his entitlement to shares without executing a deed.(2) Vanstone dies, and Magdalen, disguising herself as a parlourmaid, penetrates the house of the trustee of his will to find the document which reveals the legatee .(3) In these respects the u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510charityu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb is assimilated to an ordinary individual legatee .(4) The duty owed by the solicitors to the specific legatees is not a duty to take care to ensure that the specific legatee receives his legacy.(5) his sister Alice was his principal legatee(6) A will nominating no heir, but only legatees , i.e. persons who will receive certain objects or rights, is called a codicil.
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1. heir
2. successor
3. heiress
5. legatee
6. incomer


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